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• All Articles on Seeking Alpha Commodities: Oil Nears $100/Bbl Amid Persian Gulf Escalation
• Reuters Oil nears $100 as fresh Middle East strikes raise supply risks reut.rs/46d2L8U
• Bloomberg Brent oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time since July, as attacks between the US and Iran and a recovery in Chinese oil buying propel the global crude benchmark higher.
• Sky News There is mounting concern over the impact of intensifying hostilities in the Middle East on the global economy, as oil prices top $100 a barrel again.
• The New York Times The global price of oil reached $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since July as tensions in the Middle East escalated. That’s nearly 40 percent higher than on the eve of the war in Iran.
• MarketWatch Oil prices advanced on Thursday after the U.S. said it destroyed five Iranian crude oil vessels.
• CNBC Oil prices crossed the $100 threshold early Wednesday, as escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran fueled concerns over further disruptions to Middle East energy supplies. An expert says hitting $120 a barrel is "definitely plausible." Read more here: cnb.cx/4gHE22v
• Business Insider Oil prices surge as Middle East conflict intensifies. Brent crude hits $100, stoking fears of supply disruption. Iranian forces and Houthi militants heighten tensions. https://bit.ly/46iK97k
• Yahoo Finance Brent oil crosses $100 for first time in two months as Middle East conflict flares

• dw.com Dallas Republican convention: How Trump looms over midterms
• The Economist Donald Trump’s unconventional convention
• NPR Politics Republicans have never held a midterm convention before. But there's also never been a president like Donald Trump. We explore what the party is hoping to get out of the gathering.
• Fox News Donald Trump headlines the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas, aiming to energize low-propensity MAGA voters ahead of key 2026 races.
• The New York Times Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch.
• The Wall Street Journal Republicans are putting an unpopular president at the center of their campaign to keep control of Congress. During the GOP’s two-day convention in Dallas, President Trump—term-limited and facing backlash from voters—will be everywhere.
• The Guardian Republicans plan to center the US president at the two-day event, while slamming Democrats as socialists Republicans will gather in Texas on Wednesday for a rare “midterm convention”, as they attempt to convince Americans to vote for a party led by a deeply unpopular president who has overseen price increases, inflation, and led the US into an increasingly unpopular war. Donald Trump will dominate the two-day convention, appearing both nights as the GOP works to cling to control of the House of
• Reuters Republicans tie midterm hopes to Trump at Dallas convention despite political risks
• time.com With Republican Convention, Trump Hopes to Pull His Party Out of a Tailspin
• Al Jazeera Trump and JD Vance headline the unusual two-day Republican convention before the November midterm elections.

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Brent crude advances amid fears of a renewed global supply crunch

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• Financial Times Brent crude advances amid fears of a renewed global supply crunch
• The Guardian Brent crude rises by 2% as jump in energy costs stokes fears over inflation and higher interest rates Business live – latest updates The price of oil has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as the escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens further disruption to global supplies. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose 2.1% to over $100 a barrel after tensions stepped up in the Gulf with the Iran-backed Houthis attacking four cities in Saudi Arabia o
• WSJ Markets Brent crude futures hit $100 a barrel amid fears of prolonged supply disruptions after fresh U.S.-Iranian attacks added to an escalating conflict.
• Reuters Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict escalates reut.rs/4yt5qqV
• BBC World Brent crude - the global benchmark for prices - rises after the US hit five Iranian tankers on Tuesday
• ABC News: Top Stories Brent crude oil prices, a benchmark for global trading, climbed on Wednesday.
• Yahoo Finance Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict intensifies

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• The Washington Post As Canada’s tariffs take effect, Trump’s trade war complicates GOP election pitch
• CNBC U.S. reveals import ban on slew of Canadian goods as trade war escalates
• ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Trump ratchets up trade war, moves to ban many Canadian goods from entering US - ABC News
• The Hill President Trump’s escalation of the trade war with Canada is coming at a bad time for Senate Republican candidates, who are being put in the awkward place of having to defend the administration’s economic record while having to push back against Trump’s targeting of critical Canadian imports and companies. Trump got pushback from a loyal…
• ABC News: Top Stories President Donald Trump has escalated his economic pressure against Canada following its retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.
• Bloomberg News Prime Minister Mark Carney said he doesn’t believe in escalating the trade war with the US, but he argued counter-tariffs are necessary to cushion the blow for Canadian businesses and workers.

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Technical issue at air traffic control provider Nats grounds flights to and from UK airports for second day Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. The boss of the air traffic control provider Nats has been summoned by the UK transport secretary, as flight chaos carried on into a second day after a system issue, with after more than 1,300 flights cancelled to and from UK airports. I am the CEO of a piece of critical infrastructu

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• Guardian Business Technical issue at air traffic control provider Nats grounds flights to and from UK airports for second day Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. The boss of the air traffic control provider Nats has been summoned by the UK transport secretary, as flight chaos carried on into a second day after a system issue, with after more than 1,300 flights cancelled to and from UK airports. I am the CEO of a piece of critical infrastructu
• The Guardian Air traffic control boss rules out cyber-attack and apologises to passengers as UK flight chaos enters second day – business live
• The Guardian Martin Rolfe, who faces pressure to resign, due to brief Heidi Alexander after cancellations hit 1,300 Business live – latest updates The boss of the air traffic control provider Nats has been summoned to meet the UK transport secretary as the number of flight cancellations hit 1,300 in a second day of disruption for hundreds of thousands of passengers. Martin Rolfe, who is facing increasing pressure to resign over a third major stoppage to flights in just over three years, is due to brief Heidi
• BBC Business Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.

After Alternative for Germany’s state-election win, the party is close to actually governing—and it sees Saxony-Anhalt as a showcase for its ideas on immigration, education, culture and demographics.

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• The Wall Street Journal After Alternative for Germany’s state-election win, the party is close to actually governing—and it sees Saxony-Anhalt as a showcase for its ideas on immigration, education, culture and demographics.
• The Economist The populist-right party performed better than polls had predicted. The outcome will resonate far beyond Saxony-Anhalt
• The Guardian Friedrich Merz says Alternative für Deutschland is ‘dividing our society’ after party won nearly 44% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt state election Europe live – latest updates Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive, after the nativist party’s seismic weekend victory in a state election. In their first public confrontation since Sunday’s shock outcome in Saxony-Anhalt, Merz said at a ra

• Bloomberg FTSE 100 Live: UK Stock Futures Slide as Oil Keeps $100 in Sight
• Investing.com Stocks FTSE 100 today: Stocks retreat as Gulf strikes send oil toward $100
• Stocktwits Nasdaq, Dow, S&P 500 Futures Mixed As Oil Hits $100 Again: QCOM, ORCL, AAPL, AMD, TSLA, RKLB, HOOD, GME In Focus
• Yahoo Finance Dow Jones Futures Fall As Brent Oil Prices Hit $100, Apple iPhone Event Due; AMD, HPE Are New Buys
• All Articles on Seeking Alpha Oil Hits $100: The Market Is Watching The Wrong Number

The departing researcher said AI companies are ‘gambling with our lives’ by racing to develop self-improving AI. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

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• The Verge The departing researcher said AI companies are ‘gambling with our lives’ by racing to develop self-improving AI. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
• The Wall Street Journal Concerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing tech companies to race toward self-improving models that risk spiraling out of human control. on.wsj.com/4xlFTit

Google said its largest single investment in Europe would power its popular services — such as Gemini, Search, Maps, and YouTube.

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• WSJ Markets Google said its largest single investment in Europe would power its popular services — such as Gemini, Search, Maps, and YouTube.
• Investing.com Stocks Google plans €13 billion AI infrastructure investment in Finland
• Reuters Google to invest $15 billion in AI infrastructure in Finland reut.rs/4qZywvs
• CNBC Google to invest $15 billion into AI infrastructure in Finland in biggest-ever Europe investment
• Yahoo Finance Google to Invest $15 Billion on AI Infrastructure in Finland

• Crypto News Jack Dorsey’s Block files OCC application for Bitcoin and stablecoin custody bank
• Bloomberg News Jack Dorsey’s Block said it has applied to establish Builders Bank, an uninsured national trust bank that would give the company a federal framework for custody of Bitcoin, stablecoins and other digital assets
• lcx.com Jack Dorsey’s Block seeks US trust bank charter for Bitcoin, stablecoin
• Decrypt Jack Dorsey's Block Applies for Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin
• Bitcoin Foundation Jack Dorsey’s Block Seeks US Bank Charter for Bitcoin and Stablecoin Custody

Argentina football great Lionel Messi is set to become majority owner of Spanish second-division club CD Eldense, Spanish sports daily AS reported late on Tuesday. AS said that the 2022 World Cup winner had reached a basic agreement with Colombian investment group TH to take over 100% of the shares.

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• Yahoo Sports Argentina football great Lionel Messi is set to become majority owner of Spanish second-division club CD Eldense, Spanish sports daily AS reported late on Tuesday. AS said that the 2022 World Cup winner had reached a basic agreement with Colombian investment group TH to take over 100% of the shares.
• Bloomberg News Lionel Messi's business empire keeps scoring deals. The football superstar is close to a deal to buy the Spanish team Eldense, reports say, to add to his growing stable of clubs. bloom.bg/3V00JGA 📷: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images
• BBC Football Spanish second-division side Eldense say Argentina great Lionel Messi has reached a "preliminary agreement" to become the club's majority shareholder.

Authorities and public bodies to be urged to buy goods and services from Europe, but without binding quotas European authorities will be encouraged to buy more domestic goods and services when they spend public money under the EU latest effort to counter China’s economic might. In a further “Buy European” plan, the European Commission published proposals on Wednesday for a sweeping overhaul of EU public procurement rules. Continue reading...

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• Guardian Business Authorities and public bodies to be urged to buy goods and services from Europe, but without binding quotas European authorities will be encouraged to buy more domestic goods and services when they spend public money under the EU latest effort to counter China’s economic might. In a further “Buy European” plan, the European Commission published proposals on Wednesday for a sweeping overhaul of EU public procurement rules. Continue reading...
• Reuters EU proposes simpler public tender rules, 'Buy European' criteria to cut foreign dependence reut.rs/4yrh3yw
• The Guardian EU unveils ‘buy European’ public procurement rules to counter China

LIV Golf filed for bankruptcy protection in the US on Tuesday

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• Yahoo Sports LIV Golf filed for bankruptcy protection in the US on Tuesday
• The Wall Street Journal The golfers who bolted to LIV Golf for its seemingly bottomless coffers have a new role. They are now LIV’s biggest creditors.
• Al Jazeera LIV Golf says it intends to restructure its business with a $49.6m bankruptcy loan provided by the Saudi PIF.

Barcelona vs. Feyenoord start time: Here’s how to watch the Champions League match on TV and live stream. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.

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• Sporting News Barcelona vs. Feyenoord start time: Here’s how to watch the Champions League match on TV and live stream. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.
• Video Games Chronicle Nintendo Direct: Here’s where to watch today’s big presentation
• Bloomberg News Here’s what you need to know to start your day

The new model will serve as the first big test for John Ternus, who took the role last week All eyes are on Apple’s annual fall announcement of new products this afternoon, where the company is expected to unveil the most significant change to the iPhone since the smartphone’s introduction in 2007. Unlike previous iterations, the new iPhone is expected to fold, opening and closing like a passport to double its screen size. Continue reading...

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• The Guardian The new model will serve as the first big test for John Ternus, who took the role last week All eyes are on Apple’s annual fall announcement of new products this afternoon, where the company is expected to unveil the most significant change to the iPhone since the smartphone’s introduction in 2007. Unlike previous iterations, the new iPhone is expected to fold, opening and closing like a passport to double its screen size. Continue reading...
• Bloomberg Apple Inc.’s $570 billion summer surge is saddling new Chief Executive Officer John Ternus with high expectations heading into the company’s most anticipated event in years: the unveiling of the foldable iPhone on Wednesday.
• Investing.com Stocks Apple expected to unveil first folding phone, with new CEO Ternus in command

• Bloomberg The risk of a US stock pullback of as much as 10% is rising as midterm elections approach and the market heads into a seasonally challenging stretch, according to RBC Capital Markets strategists.
• Yahoo Finance Analysis-Fearless US stock market vulnerable to shocks as midterms loom
• Reuters Fearless US stock market vulnerable to shocks as midterms loom

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration would try to plan to lower the federal budget deficit through Congress by the end of this year if Democrats are able to flip either chambers in the November midterm elections

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• Bloomberg News Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration would try to plan to lower the federal budget deficit through Congress by the end of this year if Democrats are able to flip either chambers in the November midterm elections
• MarketWatch Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has never been accused of being a wallflower, but speaking in front of Southern Methodist University’s business school on Tuesday night he made perhaps the most strident comment of his governmental career.
• Bloomberg Market participants will find out Wednesday how far Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is initially willing to go to restrain US bond yields via an expanded buyback program. The Treasury Department is expected to announce the size of the next day’s operation to repurchase outstanding 10-year to 20-year securities. Ven Ram of Bloomberg MLIV has more. (Source: Bloomberg)

Will higher oil and rates derail Europe’s rally?

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• Investing.com Stocks Will higher oil and rates derail Europe’s rally?
• marketscreener.com European Central Bank, Oil Outlooks Blunt European Bourses Midday

Jersey Mike's Faces Key Test With First Earnings Report Since IPO

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• Yahoo Finance Jersey Mike's Faces Key Test With First Earnings Report Since IPO
• The Wall Street Journal Jersey Mike’s Subs reported higher revenue and sales in its first quarterly readout since its Blackstone-backed initial public offering this summer, as the company continues to broaden its customer base and grow its digital channels. on.wsj.com/4gUHeGD

• FXStreet European Central Bank: Further hikes risk skewed to upside – Nomura
• The Economist Whatever the future holds, many central banks are in no mood to take chances. Register to read why a new tightening cycle may be just getting started

Why is Chime Financial stock surging today?

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• Investing.com Stocks Why is Chime Financial stock surging today?
• Yahoo Finance Chime Financial shares rise 10.5% after $590 million Stride Bank acquisition agreement

• All Articles on Seeking Alpha An Emerging AI Agent Economy: First A Software Apocalypse, Now A Renaissance?
• Investing.com Stocks OpenAI targets enterprise growth with cheaper AI models

Mortgage & refinance rates today, Wednesday, September 9, 2026: Fixed rates inch upward, 5/1 ARM breaks past 7% as oil prices rise

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• Yahoo Finance Mortgage & refinance rates today, Wednesday, September 9, 2026: Fixed rates inch upward, 5/1 ARM breaks past 7% as oil prices rise
• CNBC Demand for riskier mortgages rises again, along with interest rates

China oil demand to fall 8.9% in 2026, Sinopec research says reut.rs/4xaMc8B

2 outlets · War & Geopolitics

• Reuters China oil demand to fall 8.9% in 2026, Sinopec research says reut.rs/4xaMc8B
• Bloomberg China’s oil demand is expected to fall by 600,000 barrels a day in 2026 on the impact of the US-Iran war and spread of electric vehicles, according to the research arm of Sinopec Group, the top state-owned refiner.

• Bloomberg Iraq is seeking a significant increase in the country’s oil production quota as OPEC and its allies conduct a review of members’ capacities aimed at determining how much they can pump next year, according to people familiar with the matter.
• Reuters Iraq seeks output quota increase in OPEC+ audit, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/3V07fNy

• Bloomberg The platinum market is set to swing into surplus this year after three years of shortfalls amid heavy investor selling and weaker Chinese jewelry demand, according to the World Platinum Investment Council.
• WSJ Markets Supplies will be in surplus this year as investors turn their back on the metal and Chinese jewelry demand weakens, the World Platinum Investment Council said.

Richemont appoints Rupert's son Anton co-deputy chairman reut.rs/4hhQ172

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• Reuters Richemont appoints Rupert's son Anton co-deputy chairman reut.rs/4hhQ172
• WSJ Markets Anton Rupert will oversee the strategic product and communications committee and serve alongside fellow nonexecutive co-deputy chairman Bram Schot.

U.S. reveals import ban on slew of Canadian goods as trade war escalates

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• CNBC U.S. reveals import ban on slew of Canadian goods as trade war escalates
• BBC Business It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes after Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force.

Technical issue at Nats resolved but flights to and from UK airports still disrupted; oil prices hit $100 a barrel for first time since July Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates In total, more 1,900 flights had been cancelled by 5am today, according to the aviation analytics company Cirium, since yesterday’s system issue at National Air Traffic Services. Nats provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports. While the technical problem has be

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• Guardian Business Technical issue at Nats resolved but flights to and from UK airports still disrupted; oil prices hit $100 a barrel for first time since July Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates In total, more 1,900 flights had been cancelled by 5am today, according to the aviation analytics company Cirium, since yesterday’s system issue at National Air Traffic Services. Nats provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports. While the technical problem has be
• The Guardian Air traffic control issue affecting UK airports on Tuesday has been resolved, but disruption continues into Wednesday Flight disruption continues after air traffic control technical issue Airports across the UK including Manchester, Birmingham and all those in London were hit by problems at air traffic control on Tuesday, which continued into Wednesday. The technical issue was announced shortly before 2pm and was resolved about three hours later. By that time, hundreds of flights had been cancel

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