August 18, 2026

Synchrony Adopts AI for Seamless Checkout with ChatGPT

Synchrony Financial (SYF) said Monday it will embed OpenAI models into its consumer portals and launch a ChatGPT plugin, a move designed to keep its roughly 70 million cardholders relevant as AI agents reshape online shopping. For SYF shareholders, the deal signals a strategic...

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Copper Takes Top Spot, Boosting BHP Dividends

BHP Group (BHP.AX) shares surged 4.2% to a two-month high after the world’s biggest listed miner...

Apple's AI Boost: Nvidia Deal Could Drive Growth

A Rothschild & Co Redburn analyst said Apple (AAPL) could see its stock climb as much as 30% if the iPhone maker strikes a deal to deploy Nvidia’s...

Alibaba Sells Lingxi, Boosts AI Strategy

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Nubank's $1B Profit: Margin Excellence Drives Surge

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Nu Holdings (NU.N) posted its first-ever billion-dollar quarterly profit on Thursday, with shares jumping 9.5% after hours as a sharp improvement in risk-adjusted net interest...

Hormuz Traffic Plummets: Tehran Rejects US Claims

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Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority flatly rejected U.S. claims of dominance over the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as vessel transit data showed traffic has plunged roughly...

Japan's $1T Reserve & Yen Intervention Impact

5 days ago

Goldman Sachs said Japan’s roughly $1 trillion in dollar reserves gives Tokyo firepower for multiple additional yen-support operations, even as USD/JPY drifts back toward...

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Lincoln Models to Return to US, Escaping 52.5% Tariff

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Ford Motor (F.N) said Wednesday it will shift production of select Lincoln models from China to the United States by 2030, a direct response to a 52.5% tariff on Chinese-built...

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US-JP Unite on Yen: Strategic Currency Move

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Japan’s Finance Ministry and the U.S. Treasury confirmed a coordinated yen-buying intervention on Friday, signalling a rare bilateral currency alliance that could reshape...

August 18, 2026

Nubank's $1B Profit: Margin Excellence Drives Surge

Hormuz Traffic Plummets: Tehran Rejects US Claims

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Lincoln Models to Return to US, Escaping 52.5% Tariff

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