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Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · Vol. 01 · No. 142
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GLOBALNEWSWIREGlobalNewswire · 12h ago

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CNBCCNBC · 12h agoFeatured

Chip stocks are bouncing back, one day before Nvidia's earnings report Wednesday night.

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GLOBALNEWSWIRE12h ago

Form 8.3 - Picton Property Income Limited

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CNBCCNBC · 13h ago

Canadian trade negotiators left the U.S. last week after failing to clinch a trade deal that would stop President Donald Trump's new tariffs from taking effect.

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8.3

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REUTERS13h ago

Why the bond market may be resetting expectations about the US  Reuters

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Equities

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EquitiesMarketWatch · 13h ago

Major Alibaba shareholders have made big share purchases ahead of vital secondary market offering

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“We don’t know whether they have signed leases or are renting month to month.”

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Macro

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MacroCNBC · 13h ago

U.S. equity futures rose on Tuesday as Treasury yields fell for another day. Chip stocks also moved higher, with investors looking ahead to Nvidia's earnings.

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MacroGlobalNewswire · 13h ago

Successful closing of the previously announced acquisition by the Mount Logan-managed Opportunistic Credit Interval Fund (SOFIX) of the approximately $130 million in assets of the Yieldstreet Alternative Income Fund (YS AIF), nearly doubling SOFIX’s net assets

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MacroMarketWatch · 14h ago

BofA says investors continue to overlook value stocks, which work particularly well in a new era of higher interest rates and inflation.

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MacroMarketWatch · 16h ago

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent maneuvers in the bond market have come in for some searing criticism from illustrious investor Stanley Druckenmiller — his long-time ally and mentor.

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World

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WorldCNBC · 13h ago

Investors shrugged off the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war.

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WorldReuters · 13h ago

What are the new US economic sanctions on Iran and its trade partners?  Reuters

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Oil prices declined on Tuesday as traders shrugged off U.S. threats of an ”economic D-Day” against Iran, while a flurry of headlines helped to renew hopes that the conflict could soon come to an end.

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WorldReuters · 13h ago

Bessent's D-Day sanctions are more Anzio, but Iran response is key  Reuters

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Tech

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TechCNBC · 13h ago

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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Crypto

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CryptoCointelegraph · 13h ago

India plans to test tokenized corporate bonds in a September pilot, with state-controlled REC issuing the debt and select investors using wholesale CBDC payments.

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CryptoCointelegraph · 13h ago

The funding loss leaves InterPlanetary File System software without dedicated maintainers and puts the future of key public services in Protocol Labs’ hands.

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CryptoCNBC · 14h ago

Concern over the size and the cost of U.S. government spending has given new life to the debasement trade.

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CryptoCointelegraph · 15h ago

Bitcoin price analysis eyes the potential end of its current macro downtrend based on weekly RSI signals.

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Deals

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DealsGlobalNewswire · 13h ago

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Founder Group Limited (“Founder Group” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FGL), a Malaysia-headquartered, pure-play end-to-end EPCC solutions provider for solar PV facilities announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 19.90% equity interest in Nichcom Go Sdn. Bhd. (“Nichcom Go”), the Malaysian Charge Point Operator (CPO) behind the SpacePlus EV charging brand. Nichcom Go primarily provides services in relation to electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities.

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DealsGlobalNewswire · 13h ago

NEW YORK and SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill., Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Valley National Bancorp (“Valley”) (NASDAQ: VLY) and Providence Financial Corporation (“Providence”) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby Valley will acquire Providence, parent company of Providence Bank & Trust. The acquisition is a continuation of Valley’s recent investments to accelerate retail and small business growth, which began with the hiring of Patrick Smith as President of Consumer Banking in September 2025. Consistent with Valley’s strategic focus to enhance its funding profile and expand in attractive target markets, Providence provides an attractive and established physical delivery channel in the Chicagoland area to supplement Valley’s existing commercial presence in the market.

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DealsGlobalNewswire · 13h ago

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“ZenaTech”), a technology solution provider specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, announces the acquisition of ESM Software, a Boston-based strategy execution and performance management software company. ESM serves government, school systems, healthcare, utilities and energy, financial services and retail customers across the United States and globally in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Australia. In operation since 1998, the company now supports over 120,000 users and has spent more than 25 years helping organizations turn strategic plans into measurable results. This 13th addition to the company’s SaaS portfolio of software brands provides important value to its growing platform and adds recurring revenue and long-standing, multi-year customer relationships.

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DealsGlobalNewswire · 13h ago

1606 Corp Advances Project as MDM and Company Pursues Data Center End Users, Plant Recommissioning and Strategic Sale Opportunities

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DealsGlobalNewswire · 14h ago

FORM 8.3

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FORM 8.3

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Markets

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