Global bond sell-off reignites as oil jumps to $109
US yields reach highs of the day after Scott Bessent’s Treasury buyback operation undershoots its target
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Druckenmiller says US borrowing costs still ‘a little low’ despite surge in yields
Close ally of Kevin Warsh says Federal Reserve officials who argue rates are restrictive are ‘just ridiculous’
Silicon Valley bets on the impossible again
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Hugging Face co-founder: What we learnt from OpenAI’s hack
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Starbucks bets $1bn on coffee house antidote to lonely digital lives
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How would Trump’s $5,000 voting payout work?
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President puts himself at centre of congressional election campaign despite his plummeting approval ratings
Anthropic says it stopped scientists potentially developing bioweapons with AI
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Houthis capture Red Sea port in blow to Saudis
Rebels overrun historic Yemeni port of Mocha as they advance south towards strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait
Saudi Arabia cuts oil output to lowest this year on Houthi threats
Rebels announced ‘maritime embargo’ against kingdom’s exports in July, forcing world’s biggest exporter to cut production
Oracle’s data centre revenue surges as AI strategy accelerates
Faster sales growth suggests progress in its risky push to compete in the AI infrastructure race
Vantage Data Centers seeks $2bn in loans from Pimco and PGIM
DigitalBridge-backed firm taps new investors for AI infrastructure as Wall Street banks limit exposure