BusinessABC NewsBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minBatteries send power prices up in midnight charging mysteryAustralia is leading the world in the adoption of batteries big and small. But in one state, storage is fuelling some perverse and pricey outcomes.ABC News
BusinessCNBCBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minAn overlooked AI winner names a new CFO — plus, Nvidia's key earnings loomEvery weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.CNBC
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minUS Chief Justice Lets Trump Keep Building Ballroom for NowUS Chief Justice John Roberts said President Donald Trump can keep building his new White House ballroom for now while the Supreme Court considers issuing a longer-term order blessing continued construction of the massive structure…Bloomberg
BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minIran’s president calls to end war with US from ‘position of strength’Masoud Pezeshkian’s comments reflect debate within regime over how much economic pressure country can endureFinancial Times
BusinessTASSBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minNational debt worth $50 trillion threatens US as early as 2029 — expertIlya Grashchenkov also said the $50 trillion mark itself is not a threshold beyond which the US economy would automatically collapseTASS
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minApple Cuts Jobs in Siri, Vision Pro Immersive Video and Gaming TeamsApple Inc. is cutting jobs across teams responsible for the Siri digital assistant and the Vision Pro headset, part of an effort to focus on new devices and artificial intelligence.Bloomberg
BusinessThe New York TimesBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minMark Zuckerberg Buys an Irish CastleOne of the 21st century’s most prominent landowners has added a nearly 200-year-old estate to his holdings. Archival information says it can take “a brisk walk of 4½ minutes to reach the dining room from the kitchen.”The New York Times
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minRockstar Rattled As ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Leaks AgainAfter a leak in 2022 Rockstar took drastic measures to try to prevent another hack. It didn’t work.Bloomberg
BusinessCNBCBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minSupreme Court allows Trump to continue White House ballroom construction for nowPresident Donald Trump had the White House's East Wing demolished in 2025 to make way for his controversial planned ballroom.CNBC
BusinessMarketWatchBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minTrump, Vance and Bessent try to calm the bond market with ‘alternative facts’Maybe this stuff works on TV or on the stump. But it doesn’t work on Wall Street, where people can count.MarketWatch
BusinessTASSBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minCongress of Industrialists, BRICS Innovation Center sign cooperation agreementAccording to experts, the opening of an ICIE representative office at the BRICS Innovation Center in Xiamen in 2027 will mark a significant step in the development of Russian-Chinese economic cooperationTASS
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 21, 2026 · 1 minClock Ticks Down on New Canada Tariff DeadlineSarah Bianchi, senior managing director at Evercore ISI and former deputy US trade representative, joined Balance of Power to discuss the upcoming tariff deadline. Bianchi said that after the US strikes a tariff deal with Canada, Mexico…Bloomberg