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Google’s Shakeup Complicates Race With OpenAI, Anthropic

The tech giant is entering a new period of transition.

Top Japan Insurer Urges Companies to Issue Bonds in Yield Hunt

Daiichi Life Group Inc. has been stepping into bankers’ shoes and contacting companies directly to see if they want to issue bonds, in an unusual investment tactic for an insurer.

Quiz: The Hard Word ... enforced or extreme economy

One word, one clue, one minute. Can you solve today’s Hard Word?

Gold prices are breaking higher after a tough stretch. Could fresh records be within reach?

Gold miners’ stocks can offer a high-quality play for investors worried about inflation and the Fed.

How to wish Social Security a happy 91st birthday

Let’s all agree that, going forward, we’ll stop saying that Social Security will “run out of money” in 2032.

Kirin to Buy Vitamins Firm Jamieson in $1.4 Billion Deal

Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings Co. is acquiring Toronto-based Jamieson Wellness Inc. in a deal that values the Canadian vitamins and supplements maker at about C$2 billion ($1.4 billion).

Virginia governor to intervene in NextEra, Dominion merger over electricity price concerns

Virginia's State Corporation Commission is tasked with reviewing the deal and will either accept, reject or impose conditions on it.

GoodRx Lets Customers Shop Where They Want, CEO Says

GoodRx CEO Wendy Barnes says strategic partnerships are helping drive strong earnings, even as its legacy prescription business is shrinking. She speaks on "Bloomberg The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)

Europe Intelligence Brief – Thursday, August 6, 2026

Europe Intelligence Brief for August 6: German factory orders jumped 3.1% but fell 0.5% without large contracts, while industrial output shrank in Italy, The post Europe Intelligence Brief – Thursday, August 6, 2026 appeared first on The…

Trump unveils trade actions to protect key solar and semiconductor material

Trump signs executive order to protect US polysilicon industry

Fed’s Fima Repo Facility Went Unused for 8th Straight Week

A rarely used Federal Reserve liquidity facility saw no activity last week, suggesting Japan didn’t use the tool in its latest effort to support the yen.