Market Beats | OpenAI Unveils Misalignment Incident Tracking Framework; CleanSpark Seeks $2.23 Billion Junk-Bond Offering for Meta-Tied AI Infrastructure; US Pending Home Sales Picked Up Slightly in August; US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest Since July; CoreWeave Launches $3 Billion Convertible Bond Sale and Shares Offering; China’s US Treasury Holdings Drop to Lowest Since 2008; HSBC Phasing Out $38,000 School Fee Subsidy for New Hires in Hong Kong

—— OpenAI Unveils Misalignment Incident Tracking Framework; CleanSpark Seeks $2.23 Billion Junk-Bond Offering for Meta-Tied AI Infrastructure; US Pending Home Sales Picked Up Slightly in August; US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest Since July; CoreWeave Launches $3 Billion Convertible Bond Sale and Shares Offering; China’s US Treasury Holdings Drop to Lowest Since 2008; HSBC …

Market Beats | US Retail Sales Rose 1.2% in August, Showing Consumer Resilience; US 30-Year Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.97%; Novo Nordisk Partners with Anthropic to Speed Up AI-Driven Drug Discovery; Federal Reserve Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023; PwC UK Revenues Fall for First Time in Two Decades; OpenAI Seeks $1.2tn Valuation in Private Funding Ahead of Planned IPO; US House Panel Votes to Hold Apollo Co-Founder Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas

—— US Retail Sales Rose 1.2% in August, Showing Consumer Resilience; US 30-Year Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.97%; Novo Nordisk Partners with Anthropic to Speed Up AI-Driven Drug Discovery; Federal Reserve Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023; PwC UK Revenues Fall for First Time in Two Decades; OpenAI Seeks $1.2tn Valuation in Private Funding …

Market Beats | US and China Discuss Slashing Tariffs Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit; US Attorney General Todd Blanche Opposes AI ‘Regulation by Prosecution’; OpenAI Partners With Rivals Anthropic and Google DeepMind on AI Safety; Iran War Has Cost $38bn So Far, Will Boost US Inflation; US Borrowing Costs Hit Highest Level Since 2007; Radiant and Sapphire Sue Glencore for $2 Billion in Singapore; AI Agents Lied, Stole and Voted to ‘Kill’ Their Own in Simulation

—— US and China Discuss Slashing Tariffs Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit; US Attorney General Todd Blanche Opposes AI ‘Regulation by Prosecution’; OpenAI Partners With Rivals Anthropic and Google DeepMind on AI Safety; Iran War Has Cost $38bn So Far, Will Boost US Inflation; US Borrowing Costs Hit Highest Level Since 2007; Radiant and Sapphire Sue …

Market Beats | Experts warn AI could wipe out humanity within a decade; Oracle founder cancels $7.5 billion share sale; Anthropic chooses Nasdaq for IPO listing; Trump rejects calls to slow AI development; Texas governor pauses approval of new data center projects; Dell family office acquires insurance brokerage; Accident at Citadel’s Miami headquarters construction site

1. Experts warn AI could wipe out humanity within a decade; 2. Oracle founder cancels $7.5 billion share sale; 3. Anthropic chooses Nasdaq for IPO listing; 4. Trump rejects calls to slow AI development; 5. Texas governor pauses approval of new data center projects; 6. Dell family office acquires insurance brokerage; 7. Accident at Citadel’s …

Market Beats | US diesel prices hit historic $6 high; scientists attempt to use AI to develop bioweapons; Israeli military destroys Hezbollah tunnel network; US core CPI grows more than expected; French government bond interest costs surge 25%; Houthi forces seize key Red Sea islands in lightning offensive; Oracle cloud infrastructure revenue surges 121%

—— US diesel prices hit historic $6 high; scientists attempt to use AI to develop bioweapons; Israeli military destroys Hezbollah tunnel network; US core CPI grows more than expected; French government bond interest costs surge 25%; Houthi forces seize key Red Sea islands in lightning offensive; Oracle cloud infrastructure revenue surges 121% 1. US Diesel …

Market Beats | Lower Manhattan Office Market Shows Early Signs of Revival; Canada Small Businesses Suffer as Trade War Escalates; Hedge Fund Millennium Management in Discussions with Geneva Authorities over Tax Deal; Qualcomm Wins Amazon as Data Center Chip Customer in $60 Billion Deal; US Consumer Borrowing Increases in July by More Than Expected; The $2tn Debt-Servicing Monster Threatening Global Leaders; Brent Oil Rises to Highest Since July on Mideast Supply Risks

—— Lower Manhattan Office Market Shows Early Signs of Revival; Canada Small Businesses Suffer as Trade War Escalates; Hedge Fund Millennium Management in Discussions with Geneva Authorities over Tax Deal; Qualcomm Wins Amazon as Data Center Chip Customer in $60 Billion Deal; US Consumer Borrowing Increases in July by More Than Expected; The $2tn Debt-Servicing …

Market Beats | Nvidia Invests $3.5 Billion in MediaTek; US 10-Year Yield Tops 4.75% as Rising Oil Prices Fuel Fed Rate Hike Bets; SEC Plans to Scrap Shareholder Proxy Rules to Return Power to States; California Utility Stocks Plunge as Wildfire Liability Relief Effort Fails; LIV Golf May File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week; Cash-Strapped Colleges Drain Endowments to Survive Deficits; US and Iran Exchange Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate

—— Nvidia Invests $3.5 Billion in MediaTek; US 10-Year Yield Tops 4.75% as Rising Oil Prices Fuel Fed Rate Hike Bets; SEC Plans to Scrap Shareholder Proxy Rules to Return Power to States; California Utility Stocks Plunge as Wildfire Liability Relief Effort Fails; LIV Golf May File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week; Cash-Strapped …

Market Beats | Trump Vows to Double Automobile Tariffs on Canadian Vehicles and Parts; Pricey Elite US Private Schools Rethink Strategy; FTC Reaches Settlement with Zillow and Redfin; TotalEnergies CEO Says Hormuz Oil Shipping Costs About $20 Million; Porsche Partners with TCS in €1.25 Billion AI Deal; Ukraine Systematically Targets Warehouses of Russia’s Ozon Marketplace; Trump Administration Seeks $100,000 H-1B Fee via Regulation

—— Trump Vows to Double Automobile Tariffs on Canadian Vehicles and Parts; Pricey Elite US Private Schools Rethink Strategy; FTC Reaches Settlement with Zillow and Redfin; TotalEnergies CEO Says Hormuz Oil Shipping Costs About $20 Million; Porsche Partners with TCS in €1.25 Billion AI Deal; Ukraine Systematically Targets Warehouses of Russia’s Ozon Marketplace; Trump Administration …

Market Beats | Tesla, Eight Automakers Recall Millions in China Over Door-Handle Flaws; OpenAI Releases iMessage Control via ChatGPT on Mac; Samsung Electronics to Return Record $80bn to Shareholders; Japanese Inflation Accelerates in July; Ray Dalio Urges Investors to Hold Gold to Hedge US Debt Risks; Apollo Targeted in Social Engineering Cyber Attack; Former Bank of America Banker Accused by SEC of $18.5 Million Insider-Trading Tip

—— Tesla, Eight Automakers Recall Millions in China Over Door-Handle Flaws; OpenAI Releases iMessage Control via ChatGPT on Mac; Samsung Electronics to Return Record $80bn to Shareholders; Japanese Inflation Accelerates in July; Ray Dalio Urges Investors to Hold Gold to Hedge US Debt Risks; Apollo Targeted in Social Engineering Cyber Attack; Former Bank of America …

Market Beats | Meta Becomes One of Microsoft’s Biggest AI Customers; Nintendo Switch 2 US Sales Plummet Amid Component Crisis; Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan Sentenced to Life in Prison; Walmart Misses Sales Targets as US Consumer Growth Decelerates; Switzerland and China Agree New Trade Accord; Key US Housing Affordability Metric Worsens for First Time in Three Years; Anthropic Prepares Potential Mega-IPO to Match or Beat SpaceX’s Record

—— Meta Becomes One of Microsoft’s Biggest AI Customers; Nintendo Switch 2 US Sales Plummet Amid Component Crisis; Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan Sentenced to Life in Prison; Walmart Misses Sales Targets as US Consumer Growth Decelerates; Switzerland and China Agree New Trade Accord; Key US Housing Affordability Metric Worsens for First Time in Three …