U.S. stock futures fell Tuesday morning as investors prepared for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision on Wednesday and monitored the fallout from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s essay on fears about AI safety. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) led the decline, falling 0.6%, while S&P 500 futures (ES=F) fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq-100 (NQ=F) … Read more
Former Washington Governor Christine Gregoire says the evidence is clear that the region is losing financial advantages, and leaders must also lose their complacency to reverse the trends. “We have lost our competitive advantage,” Gregoire, CEO of Challenge Seattle, told KOMO News. “We have tremendous assets, but the warning signs are very, very clear.” In … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 9, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose to its highest level since 2007 on Tuesday as the sell-off of US government debt deepened ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 9, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were nearly flat Monday night as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision due later this week and weighed a recent rise in oil prices and Treasury yields. … Read more
The governments of Austria, Finland, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands have responded by formally advising citizens to keep a minimum amount of cash at home, insurance against blackouts, cyberattacks or war. It is evident that cash, both in rich democracies and in India, is being repositioned as critical infrastructure for bad days and not good … Read more
With an aerodynamic coefficient of only 0.158, it has the most aerodynamic body of all cars approved for road use. It is also the most efficient electric vehicle in its class, consuming only 6.89 kWh/100 km without charge losses. The VW Mission Efficiency covered 1,278 km (794 miles) after making a single charging stop and … Read more
AI ‘off switch’ may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder tells BBC. The fight to build AI kill switches before a disaster strikes Axios. AI is getting more powerful “every day” and a kill switch should be needed, tech chief tells BBC. BBCThe Debate – Where is the off switch? Apocalyptic AI warnings trigger calls … Read more
Dangote refinery: Nigerians take part in Africa’s biggest share sale BBCBillionaire Dangote launches oil refinery’s popular ‘IPO’, Africa’s biggest IPO ReutersAfrica’s richest man aims to make $23bn from biggest IPO ever on continent The GuardianDangote’s fortune to rise by $23bn in refinery IPO Bloomberg.comDangote’s fortune has risen by $20bn. More riches may be on the … Read more
Microsoft publishes a 37-page “humanistic AI code of conduct” today, amid growing security concerns about the progress of the AI model. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slowdown in AI development over the weekend, after researchers recently warned that AI model progress could outpace our ability to safely deploy increasingly complex systems and … Read more
The price of oil jumped on Monday after Saudi Arabia shut down a critical pipeline and talks on the future of the Strait of Hormuz were postponed. The international benchmark oil, Brent crude, rose to $108, while US crude reached $103 per barrel. digits in recent days. Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said Friday that “the … Read more