Taylor Farms lettuce may have reached 7 more states, DC and Puerto Rico The Washington PostTaylor Farms remains linked to outbreaks. Is our food safety system working? Serious Foods Is it safe to eat salad? How New Yorkers face the threat of cyclosporiasis. GothamistCyclospora Outbreak Linked to Lettuce Hits Produce Sales, But Recovery Begins KSBWShould … Read more
US borrowing costs rise as attempts to cut rates prove short-lived BBCOpinion | The United States is about to get more expensive The New York Times Bond yields rise again, giving back almost all the gains since the Treasury Department’s intervention Yahoo Finance What are bonds and why is everyone talking about them now? NBC … Read more
Citadel’s Ken Griffin, in a letter to clients on Friday, addressed for the first time the firm’s purchase of assets from Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness hedge fund. According to a letter obtained by CNBC’s Sara Eisen, Griffin told clients that Citadel has untangled more than 80% of the aggregate risk of the original acquired portfolio … Read more
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Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi showed off its humanoid robot in Beijing at the World Humanoid Conference in August 2026. Evelyn Cheng | CNBCBEIJING — The big challenge for humanoid robots remains getting the technology to work well, according to industry leaders who spoke at the World Robot Conference in Beijing this week. Robots are … Read more
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 18, 2026 in New York City. Miguel M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures were steady early Friday, following a sharp pullback on Wall Street that put major averages on track for weekly declines. S&P 500 futures were … Read more
‘Absolutely ridiculous’: Bus mistakenly transports passengers to North Shore, instead of North Station. BOSTON — The MBTA apologized to passengers after the driver of an Orange Line bus took them to Stoneham on the North Shore instead of the North Station, 10 miles away. The incident occurred Thursday morning, the first day of an 11-day … Read more
The bond market on Thursday shrugged off Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s unusual effort to prevent rising government borrowing costs. In early trading, the 30-year bond yield rose to 5.27 percent before falling back to 5.24 percent, erasing more than half of the drop in costs that Bessent’s market intervention had received.
Charter Communications is now the biggest broadband and video company in the country after closing its acquisitions of Cox Communications and Liberty Broadband Corporation.The deals also make Charter the fastest-growing mobile provider in its service area.The company says customers can expect seamless connectivity, video entertainment and high-quality customer service. Charter says the mergers will be … Read more