BusinessThe New York TimesBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minWalmart Posts Slowest Sales Growth in Years as Americans Tighten WalletsWalmart and other big U.S. retailers have warned that consumers were being cautious, even if personal balance sheets seemed healthy.The New York Times
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minTPG-Backed Korean Ride-Hailing Firm Eyes ADR After Hynix TriumphKakao Mobility is considering listing shares held by TPG Capital on a US exchange, seeking to tap the global appetite for Korean companies highlighted by SK Hynix Inc.’s blockbuster offering last month.Bloomberg
BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minInvestors cut bets on US and UK rate risesWeaker economic data has changed expectations despite a rally in oil pricesFinancial Times
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minWalmart Posts Slowest US Sales Growth in Six YearsWalmart saw second-quarter sales at US stores open at least a year, excluding fuel, rise 2.6%, the retailer’s slowest rate of growth in more than six years. David Bellinger, senior equity analyst at Mizuho examines the results. (Source…Bloomberg
BusinessTASSBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minRussia only country in world with expertise across entire nuclear energy sector — PutinThese competitive advantages enable the country to hold a leading position in the market for the construction of nuclear power plants abroad, the Russian leader stressedTASS
BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minUS long-term bonds slide as Bessent intervention fails to soothe investorsYield on 30-year Treasuries rises despite move to ‘at least double’ purchases of securitiesFinancial Times
BusinessTASSBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minScientists develop water purifying sorbent of Arctic mossesThe new material may be used for the post-treatment of surface wastewater from urbanized and industrial sites, as well as industrial wastewater before they are discharged into water bodiesTASS
BusinessTASSBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minExplosive growth of AI-generated content worsens disinformation problem — GFCNCountering modern information threats requires not only fact-checking individual reports "but also building a resilient infrastructure for international cooperation," the expert saidTASS
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minCrypto Industry Will Get Rules One Way or Another, Selig SaysThe crypto industry will get market structure rules even if Congress fails to pass landmark legislation, the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Thursday.Bloomberg
BusinessTASSBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minRussian environmental movement invites BRICS countries to join Spitsbergen volunteer campThe Clean Arctic project has been working on a list of Russian and foreign organizations that would be invited to participate in the creation of an international volunteer campTASS
BusinessThe GuardianBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minBoohoo fined €2.3m by French watchdog over deceptive discountsFashion site also broke rules on labelling by using terms ‘leather’ or ‘suede’ for synthetic products The British online fashion seller Boohoo has been fined €2.3m (£2m) by France’s consumer watchdog for deceptive practices such as…The Guardian
BusinessCNBCBusinessAug 20, 2026 · 1 minWhere commercial real estate demand is the highest, according to new dataThe National Association of Realtors has released a new index that uses factors in local economies to indicate future demand.CNBC