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Iran War: Trump Says US Waging Economic Warfare | The Pulse 8/20/2026

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Jack Ma-Backed Ant’s Profit Flattened After AI, Expansion Costs

Ant Group Co. barely grew quarterly profit after the company increased investment in artificial intelligence technology for its healthcare, large language model and payment services.

Wirral families supported with cost of school uniforms

For the past 14 years, Wirral Free Uniforms for Schools (FUSS) has provided good quality school uniforms for free, as many parents struggle to afford new uniforms for the coming term.

Manulife CQS Touts Double-Digit SRT Returns in $1 Billion Pitch

Manulife CQS Investment Management is touting double-digit annual returns in a bid to encourage investors to bet on the boom in significant risk transfers.

Ant Group quarterly profits rise 1% on year

Treasury Bond Fix Could Backfire, Warns JPMorgan

JPMorgan is warning that the US Treasury's surprise move to bring down long-term borrowing costs could make things worse. Scott Bessent's Treasury said yesterday it would at least double the size of its bond buybacks. That initially sent…

Exclusive-How a Texas student blew the whistle on a rogue AI hacking attempt

Nearly 3,000 metric tons of wheat exported from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan — agency

Azerbaijan lifted its ban on the transit of goods bound for Armenia through its territory in October 2025

Satellite proliferation imperils astronomical observations, study finds

Ping An’s Profit Rises as Stock Market Rally Boosts Returns

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co.’s profit rose 36% in the first half, as China’s stock-market rally bolstered investment returns.

Crypto bank part-owned by Trump family offers depositors way to ‘gain favor’ with White House, experts say

Democrats have called World Liberty Trust Company a stark example of corruption but officials claim there is no insider dealing Two fundamentals underpin the business model of a new crypto bank partly owned by the Trump family…

We are finally witnessing the decline of corporate Democrats | Robert Reich

Americans are backing progressives not because they want socialism, but because they want candidates who will fight for the working class Most discussions about the Democratic party in this election cycle focus on the remarkable rise of…