Last updated: September 8, 2026, 6:42 AM ET
Global Markets
Global stocks fell as Brent crude approached $100 a barrel, reinforcing expectations that central banks will have to raise interest rates to contain inflation. The yen hit its highest level since February, adding to pressure on Japanese exporters. The stock market’s breezy summer is over, with the Fed and inflation back in focus as investors face down an often bumpy stretch for markets, according to the WSJ’s market outlook. Stock funds are up 12.6% for the year to date despite August’s positive month, per the latest fund data.
A wall of political and economic risks is growing, with stock investors caught between the pull of strong earnings and mounting macroeconomic risks, as key events carry binary outcomes that argue for some protection, according to Bloomberg’s Taking Stock column. Global financial markets already under strain from a bond selloff and sharp currency swings face the risk of more volatility in the months ahead with the prospect of interest-rate hikes and mounting concerns, as the summer lull ends. Asian stock markets were mixed as investors looked to U.S. consumer inflation data, with regional markets lacking cues given Monday’s Labor Day holiday, per the latest trading report.
Currencies
The yen surged to a six-month high against the dollar, bolstered by expectations of faster interest-rate increases by the Bank of Japan and the potential for investment inflows into Japanese assets, per the WSJ currency report. The Japanese currency strengthened further against the dollar and other currencies in early Asian trade, as sentiment toward the currency has “materially” shifted, according to market analysts. The yen’s rally through the key 155 level put the currency’s 2026 high in reach, with the 152 area firmly in traders’ sights after triggering stop-loss orders, per Bloomberg’s analysis.
The Australian dollar rose to a fresh 13-year high against its New Zealand peer, driven by a diverging interest-rate outlook by their central banks and a lift in metals prices, per the AUD/NZD report. Sterling edged higher against the dollar and the euro after U.K. Treasury Chief John Healey pledged government plans to drive economic growth, according to currency traders. The yen strengthened to below ¥154 per dollar, extending gains after a steep rise in London, with traders staying alert for signs of intervention, per the FT’s currency desk.
Fixed Income & Rates
Eurozone government bond yields were marginally lower, awaiting Thursday’s ECB interest-rate decision, according to the latest bond market report. The recent rise in German Bund yields reflects expectations of higher eurozone interest rates rather than demand for compensation for buying longer-dated debt, Generali said, per the yield analysis. Japan’s five-year government bond auction saw slightly tepid demand as investors turned cautious ahead of this month’s Bank of Japan meeting, per the auction results.
Japan’s government bonds are generally viewed as one of the safest assets to invest in, yet yields are surging to levels not seen this century, with the yield surge explained. Investors are underestimating the scale of rate hikes needed to tackle inflation given upward pressure on prices, according to Deutsche Bank strategist Henry Allen, who says traders are wrong on rates or prices, per the Deutsche Bank warning. A 10-year US Treasury yield of 5.5% represents the threshold at which higher borrowing costs would overwhelm earnings growth and begin to pressure equity valuations, according to Alain Bokobza, head of SocGen strategy.
The world’s interest bill has surpassed $2 trillion, with many countries now spending more on debt servicing than defence, including the US, France and the UK, according to the FT’s global debt analysis. The world’s approach to sovereign debt needs to change, as informal conventions on restructurings need to give way to clearer international rules, per the sovereign debt commentary. Japan Inc can brush off interest-rate hikes better than America can, as divergent reactions underline the importance of the narrative behind rate rises, according to the FT’s analysis.
Commodities
Oil prices surged toward $100 a barrel after Saudi Arabia halted some energy operations near its border with Yemen due to attacks, highlighting risks to supply from the region, according to the latest oil market news. Saudi Arabia said operations at several energy facilities in the kingdom’s south were halted after attacks ignited fires, the latest escalation in the region bordering Yemen, per the Saudi energy report. Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, rose to about $97 a barrel on Monday, while the national average price of gas was $4.15 a gallon, per the NYT oil update.
Traders warn that “something has to break” amid attacks on shipping and eroding inventories as oil closes in on $100, per the FT’s supply analysis. American drivers were paying record Labor Day prices at the pump as more expensive crude and supply disruptions in the Middle East and Russia tightened global markets and raised fuel costs, per the gasoline price report. Pricey oil is laying the groundwork for its own decline, as crude is helping to make clean technologies more competitive, according to the FT’s energy transition piece.
Copper surged to its highest-ever price on the London Metal Exchange after a weeks-long rally fueled by anticipation that President Donald Trump will expand US tariffs to imports of refined metal, per the LME copper report. Copper extended gains, hitting a record high for a second straight session, as tight near-term supplies and expectations the US will tariff imports of refined metal buoyed prices, per the copper price surge. Copper prices surged to a fresh record on the London Metal Exchange as mounting concerns over mine supply and the prospect of potential U.S. tariffs sent buyers scrambling for the metal, according to the WSJ commodities report. Copper also held steady near an all-time high, with traders weighing ongoing risks of supply tightness while the closure of US markets sapped risk appetite, per the latest copper update.
Wheat jumped the most in almost two weeks as Russia rejected a proposed moratorium on attacks against ships carrying civilian goods in the Black Sea, heightening concerns about prolonged disruptions to grain shipments, per the wheat market report. Gold wavered as traders weighed the competing effects of rising Middle East tensions and the US dollar’s decline against the yen, according to the gold market update. In gold, the bulls are everywhere — “Across positioning, flow, and derivatives data, every signal we track continues to point in the same direction: the market is bullish on gold across all fronts,” said Société Générale, per the gold sentiment report.
Equities
The Nifty 50 stayed muted with the index recording muted daily moves for 25 straight sessions, the longest such run this year, even as Asia’s tech rally powered ahead, per the Indian market report. Japanese stocks were lower as uncertainty over the Middle East conflict and the Fed policy persists, with the Nikkei falling 0.6% dragged by electronics and machinery stocks, per the Nikkei report. Poland’s benchmark equity index is outperforming US stocks and all primary markets in Europe since June as foreign investors are lured by improving earnings and the country’s robust $1 trillion economy, per the Polish stocks report.
Deals & Corporate Finance
Gaw Capital Partners has secured a HK$4.29 billion ($547 million) loan backed by its Regent Hong Kong hotel with lender commitments exceeding the target amount, underlining strong demand for prime hospitality assets, per the Bloomberg loan report. Cinven has raised €2.3 billion ($2.7 billion) for its latest fund targeting mid-sized deals, exceeding its target at a time of elevated demand for buyout assets that can be more easily monetized, per the fundraising announcement. Bridgepoint Credit has transferred €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) of loans from an older direct-lending fund into a new continuation vehicle, according to a statement seen by Bloomberg, per the loan portfolio sale.
Borrowers from around the Asia Pacific stormed the dollar bond market on Tuesday, unleashing one of the busiest sessions of the year in the region, as companies across the globe are primed to tap investors, per the bond issuance report. Vista Land & Landscapes Inc., owned by Philippine billionaire Manuel Villar, said it’s evaluating options to raise funds including the sale of assets to ensure it’s able to meet obligations, including a $420 million bond repayment, per the Vista Land report. Singapore’s Capita Land Investment Ltd. is targeting $500 million in commitments from investors for its third Asia Pacific credit program, according to people familiar with the matter, per the fund target report.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. is planning to raise as much as 125 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) via local-currency bonds as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, per the Reliance bond report. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms Ltd. plans to formally kick off investor outreach for its initial public offering as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, advancing what could be India’s largest IPO, per the Jio IPO report. Billionaire Aliko Dangote has opened up ownership of his Nigerian refinery to ordinary Africans for as little as $4 apiece, calling it an initial public offering “for the people,” per the Dangote IPO report. Aliko Dangote targets 10 million shareholders as he floats his $49 billion refinery business on the Nigerian stock exchange, seeking to raise $1.6 billion in the continent’s biggest IPO, per the FT’s coverage.
Ever Bank Financial has reached a deal to pursue a reverse merger with the smaller WaFd in the Pacific Northwest, creating a $75 billion bank, per the merger announcement. Robinhood has won an underwriter role in the Oura IPO, which could give the retail brokerage more influence over the number of shares allocated to its customers, per the IPO underwriting report. A fund run by a Jefferies Financial Group Inc. subsidiary is seeking a freezing injunction against iron ore trader Radiant World and its founder Pinkesh Nahar in Singapore, days after securing a worldwide asset freeze, per the legal action report.
KKR & Co.-backed South Korean fashion retailer Musinsa Co. has taken the first formal step toward what could be one of the country’s biggest initial public offerings in years, per the Korea IPO filing. PT Merdeka Battery Materials is considering a sale of depositary receipts in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially following other Indonesian miners looking to raise capital, per the Merdeka report. Angola plans to raise as much as 208.5 billion kwanzas ($228 million) from the sale of a 34% stake in Standard Bank de Angola SA previously held by a jailed former insurance tycoon, per the privatization report.
AI & Technology
French AI startup Mistral has raised $3.48 billion from a pool of existing investors such as Samsung and ASML Holding, as well as new backers, exceeding a $24 billion valuation, per the WSJ report. The new funding round led by Samsung comes as the French AI model maker continues to challenge US and Chinese rivals, with the record €3 billion raise highlighting Europe’s struggle to keep pace in the AI race, per the FT’s coverage. Mistral is trying to keep pace with American and Chinese rivals while offering customers a European alternative for artificial intelligence, per the NYT analysis.
Bankers for Anthropic and OpenAI are pushing for top-tier credit ratings post-IPO, as an investment-grade designation would unlock cheaper financing for AI labs and their infrastructure partners, per the credit rating report. The tech infrastructure boom is “fundamentally different” and AI computing demand may never be sated, according to the co-founder of cloud computing challenger Iren, a Nvidia partner, per the Iren CEO interview. Huawei is leading China’s push to break reliance on foreign chip technology, playing a “project management” role to build components needed for DUV machines and avoid export controls, per the FT’s chip report.
Washington imposed sanctions on Inspur because of its work with the Chinese military, but the company’s subsidiary kept shipping Nvidia’s best chips to feed China’s leading A.I. firms, per the NYT investigation. Prosecutors in Belgium cite “indications” that a Belgian-Chinese researcher took a role at a tech company in China months after joining now-defunct semiconductor maker Belgan, arresting the individual over suspected theft of chip secrets, per the arrest report. Samsung Electronics Co.’s anticipated equity buyback is raising investor expectations that the Korean giant will buy up non-voting preferred shares, narrowing a steep discount and setting an example for the market, per the Samsung buyback analysis.
Regulation & Policy
The EU’s top competition official says deals helping companies scale up and innovate will get a closer hearing as the region seeks to keep pace with the US and China, opening the door to larger corporate mergers, per the EU merger policy report. Antitrust is not the enemy of industrial policy, according to the EU competition enforcer, per the FT newsletter. Australia has proposed an opt-out law for social media algorithms, following an under-16 ban as part of a widening effort to rein in Big Tech, per the FT’s Australia report.
The UK’s competition watchdog is seeking to work with the Ministry of Defence to curb bid-rigging, petitioning the government to get behind a crackdown on public procurement, per the CMA report. Law schools are telling students to put AI away, banning the technology from certain classrooms to remove shortcuts that “stunt intellectual growth,” per the legal education report. Alpha Grep Securities Pvt., one of India’s largest high-frequency trading firms, is turning to the bond market for funding after the regulator tightened banks’ exposure to trading firms that use their own capital, per the AlphaGrep report.
Geopolitics & Trade
Houthi strikes on southern Saudi Arabia injured dozens, with the Houthi-run news agency in Yemen saying the militia would issue a statement about a “large-scale” military operation, per the NYT report. Saudi Aramco’s Jizan facilities, near the Yemeni border, have been repeatedly targeted by Houthi rebels in their campaign against Saudi Arabia, with new strikes hitting oil facilities, per the FT’s Aramco report. Canada imposed new tariffs on U.S. goods as retaliation against President Trump’s recent tariffs, raising concerns about further escalation in the trade war, per the NYT trade report. New Canadian levies of up to 50 percent are expected to begin Tuesday, even as Washington warns of a new round of American tariffs, per the escalation update.
China’s export surge has set the stage for a record annual trade surplus, with data released ahead of a crucial meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on extending a tariff truce, per the FT’s China trade report. Offshore borrowing in renminbi has hit a record high of nearly $150 billion, with issuance of “dim sum” and “panda” bonds rising past $149 billion so far this year, per the FT’s renminbi report. Wars and the growth of the shadow fleet are causing a “structural shift” in global trade, according to 18 maritime authorities who warn that global shipping rules are collapsing, per the FT’s maritime report. A group of seafaring nations has warned that the rules of the sea are at risk of collapsing following the Iran war and the rise of shadow fleets, per the FT’s analysis.
Argentina will file a criminal case against Falklands oil driller Navitas Petroleum, as Javier Milei escalates a sovereignty dispute with the Israeli company, per the FT’s Argentina report. After more than 50 months of the Russia-Ukraine war, the next few could be decisive, but Russia is not losing the war, per the NYT strategic assessment. The Trump administration had let the Ukraine peace process enter such a freeze that a trip to Kyiv was just an initial step, with any new talks to happen alongside escalating fighting, per the NYT peace process report.
Regional Markets & Economy
Old Mutual posted its first profit drop since 2022 as risk-off sentiment from conflicts in the Middle East curbed investment returns at Africa’s biggest insurer by assets, per the Old Mutual earnings report. South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s near decade-long backing for phosphate producer Kropz Plc has backfired, with the company announcing the restructuring of its sole operating asset and hundreds of jobs at stake, per the Kropz report. South Africa is preparing to identify a transaction adviser to create a fully independent transmission system operator by the end of next year, a process that will include engaging with possible equity partners, per the Eskom spin-off report.
The resignations of the chair and chief executive in a span of less than six months have laid bare corporate governance issues at HDFC Bank, one of India’s biggest banks, per the FT’s HDFC analysis. A Nordic group of the region’s largest companies and top investors are working on a proposal to create an investment fund aimed at closing a funding gap that pushes growing companies to seek financing in the US, per the Nordic fund report. The Japanese health minister who oversees the Government Pension Investment Fund said the GPIF is still considering whether a review of its asset allocation is needed, per the GPIF report.
Autos & Manufacturing
Jaguar Land Rover faces headwinds from intensifying Chinese competition and U.S. tariffs, and said that it must simplify its organization, launching a redundancy program to cut 4,000 jobs, per the JLR report. Volkswagen’s embattled Osnabrück factory will be converted to defence production following an agreement with Aurelius Capital, shifting the plant from cars to air defence, per the FT’s VW report. Under the deal, investment company Aurelius would take over the plant as majority owner, together with the state of Lower Saxony, per the WSJ’s VW coverage.
European “wealth” is threatened by the decline of the region’s carmakers, with a car parts chief saying salvaging the auto industry is crucial for steel, aluminium, glass and chemical sectors, per the FT’s auto industry analysis. A tribunal ruled that FTSE 100 group Next is justified in paying warehouse workers more than mostly female shop workers, a “landmark” judgment in UK retail’s multibillion-pound equal pay battle, per the Next judgment report. US shale pioneers hope to export their practices around the world as countries seek new supplies due to the Iran war, taking fracking to Australia’s remote Beetaloo gas frontier, per the shale expansion report.
Real Estate & Infrastructure
Sydney property developer Bathla Group’s collapse has left thousands of Australian homebuyers who have paid deposits and are waiting for their off-the-plan homes to be built in limbo, per the Bathla collapse report. The Panama Canal’s new administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta takes over as low water restricts shipping and drives auction prices to a record $5.3 million, inheriting a drought and a bidding war for transit slots, per the WSJ Panama Canal report. The Panama Canal faces new shipping cuts as water levels drop, with the new administrator citing the impact from water shortages at a time when the Iran war has strained trade flows, per the FT’s Panama report.
Almost 100 lawsuits are active in London as developers, builders and architects sue over remediation costs, creating Grenfell’s £1.2 billion legal legacy, per the FT’s Grenfell report. Britain’s grid operator Neso awarded Palantir a £21 million contract without inviting rival bids, citing a legal exemption that removes the requirement to consider other suppliers if dependencies leave no alternative, per the FT’s Palantir report. Runaway property prices in Seoul are becoming a political risk for President Lee Jae Myung as youth anger mounts over the “ticking bomb” of Korea’s AI property boom, per the FT’s Korea property report.
Infrastructure & Energy Transition
Developers are drawing on technology and techniques from the offshore oil and gas industry for the next frontier in renewables: floating wind turbines, per the FT’s floating wind report. Growing interest in pumped hydropower is driven by the technology’s large storage potential, with “water batteries” potentially serving as a crucial complement to renewables, per the FT’s pumped hydro report. Alternative formulations are available, as well as the possibility of pumping emissions underground, showing how cement can be made greener, per the FT’s cement report.
France’s Champagne output is set to fall by almost half from 2025 as extreme weather batters yields, with heat waves and drought halving production, per the Champagne output report. The rising cost of fuel was a big issue in the Saxony-Anhalt campaign, where high energy costs helped a German far-right party to victory, per the Bloomberg energy politics report. The far-right Alternative for Germany party’s blowout win in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strategy for sidelining extremists, testing Germany’s “firewall” against the far right as never before, per the NYT Germany report.
Aviation & Transportation
A cargo plane operated for Amazon plowed into two vehicles on Sunday at Miami International Airport, leaving five dead and more injured, disrupting Labor Day weekend travel for thousands, per the NYT crash report. The plane was operating as part of Amazon’s cargo fleet and had flown from Puerto Rico, crashing into several vehicles after overrunning the runway, per the NYT overview. NTSB Chairwoman said the Boeing jet careened 1,300 feet off the runway, hitting a van with seven people, as the crash probe examines aircraft speed and runway safeguards, per the WSJ investigation.
More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units rushed to the scene to put out the flames and assess any injuries after the Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway, per the WSJ breaking news. Officials said five others were injured, with flight disruptions at Miami International Airport continuing on Monday morning after the cargo plane crashed and struck vehicles, per the NYT follow-up. The Miami plane crash has started a debate about requiring a buffer for runways, as a technology involving crushable concrete has been credited with saving nearly 500 passenger lives by helping halt planes that overshot their landings, per the NYT safety analysis.
Hedge Funds & Private Credit
Billionaire trader Rokos is to leave the UK for Greece, as the hedge fund manager’s earnings have made him one of Britain’s biggest individual taxpayers, per the FT’s Rokos report. Swiss cantons are locked in competition to woo high-net-worth individuals, with hedge fund Millennium seeking a tax deal to boost its Geneva presence, per the FT’s Millennium report. Two leading commodity trading houses have seen their profits soar, with Mercuria and Gunvor profits more than doubling on war volatility, highlighting how the war in Iran has created a bonanza for the traders, per the Bloomberg report.
US academics have calculated the price that Apollo’s portfolio companies pay for its reputation, finding that the private equity group’s harsh treatment of creditors costs portfolio companies about one percentage point in higher borrowing costs, per the FT’s Apollo analysis. The “Apollo premium” drives up debt costs for the group’s portfolio companies, with the reputation for harsh treatment of creditors costing about one percentage point, per the FT’s research report. A slice of Cerba Healthcare’s revolving credit facility is said to be up for sale as the EQT AB-backed private laboratories company moves toward court-supervised restructuring proceedings to tackle its $5.8 billion debt, per the Cerba debt report.
Banking & Financial Services
Profit at Old Mutual declined for the first time since 2022 as risk-off sentiment from conflicts in the Middle East curbed investment returns at Africa’s biggest insurer by assets, per the Old Mutual results. Deutsche Bank has settled a €152 million lawsuit with former executive Dario Schiraldi, one of six bankers convicted and later acquitted over trades linked to Monte dei Paschi di Siena, per the Deutsche Bank settlement. A tribunal ruled that Next is justified in paying warehouse workers more than mostly female shop workers, a landmark judgment in UK retail’s multibillion-pound equal pay battle, per the equal pay ruling.
Commodity Traders & Energy
Iraq is struggling to find buyers to collect its crude from inside the Persian Gulf this month after sharply raising the price of its barrels, a development that could jeopardize a pickup in the nation’s exports, per the Iraq oil report. Two leading commodity trading houses have seen their profits soar, with Mercuria and Gunvor profits more than doubling on war volatility, per the trading house report. Find insight on Repsol, S-Oil, Energean and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities, per the energy roundup.
Markets & Investing
Tracking a stock’s price range and volume can give individuals clues on when to buy a stock that’s about to climb or bail out on a stock that’s primed to fall, as institutional investors move markets, per the WSJ investing guide. The strange disappointment of EM inflows continues despite the recovery, per the FT’s EM flows analysis. Global bond issuance is kicking off in Asia with banks leading the charge, per the bond market report.
Politics & Society
Thousands of Serbs gathered to mourn Ratko Mladic, the “Butcher of Bosnia,” with the government insisting the funeral was a private affair even as government ministers attended and state-controlled news media lavished praise on the convicted war criminal, per the NYT report. The far-right Alternative for Germany party does not have a straightforward path to governing Saxony-Anhalt, but a small populist party could clear the way after its state election victory, per the NYT AfD analysis. Germany’s far-right AfD surged to first place in state elections while the CDU crashed, per the FT’s election coverage.
Senator Amy Klobuchar opted to run for Minnesota governor, having concluded that many Minnesotans lost faith in state government under fellow Democrats, per the NYT Klobuchar report. From Iowa to Michigan to Texas, key contests will offer clues about voters’ views of President Trump, progressive ideas, the war with Iran and more, per the NYT midterm preview. In Colorado and across the country, higher costs, tariffs and cheap beef imports are affecting voters who will help determine which party controls the House next year, as Trump’s trade war shapes the fight for Congress, per the NYT congressional analysis.
Trump voters in New Jersey show how affordability fears could spell trouble for Republicans in November, as US voters reel from fuel prices hitting a Labor Day record high, per the FT’s voter report. President Trump posted a map suggesting New Mexico be renamed as “New America,” appearing to be the latest in his efforts to alter geographic names, per the NYT report. The Mamdani administration is releasing more than 170,000 pages of documents related to air quality around the World Trade Center site in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks, with documents suggesting New Yorkers were misled about air quality, per the NYT 9/11 report.
Consumer & Retail
Pepsi Co is removing artificial dyes from Gatorade, using carrots and other vegetables to provide the sports drink’s distinctive colours as US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cracks down on artificial dyes, per the FT’s Gatorade report. A major Chinese auto parts maker landed in hot water with authorities after laying off 100 graduates a month after hiring them, drawing fire as young people in the country face a bleak job market, per the WSJ China report. Onitsuka Tigers are having a moment as a weak yen and classic looks lure tourists to Tokyo stores, with the world unable to get enough of these Japanese sneakers, per the WSJ retail report.
Aviation Safety & Infrastructure
The NTSB is investigating the Amazon cargo jet runway overrun that killed five people in Miami, with Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy saying the Boeing jet careened 1,300 feet off the runway, per the WSJ NTSB report. A technology involving crushable concrete has been credited with saving nearly 500 passenger lives by helping halt planes that overshot their landings, sparking a debate about requiring a buffer for runways after the Miami crash, per the NYT safety feature.
Legal & Governance
A fund run by a Jefferies Financial Group Inc. subsidiary is seeking a freezing injunction against iron ore trader Radiant World and its founder Pinkesh Nahar in Singapore, days after securing a worldwide asset freeze, per the Jefferies legal report. The resignations of HDFC Bank’s chair and chief executive in a span of less than six months have laid bare corporate governance issues at one of India’s biggest banks, per the FT’s governance analysis.
Culture & Lifestyle
Sara Moonves managed to save and expand W, a fashion and culture magazine, and her next bet is on “Little W” — WYouth, a new magazine for teens debuting with Justin and Hailey Bieber on the cover, per the NYT media report. Nearly 1,000 people applied for a rare opening at the quiz show, and writing a great clue is tricky business, as “Jeopardy!” just hired a new clue writer, per the WSJ quiz feature. The comic Nathan Fielder and the filmmaker Lance Oppenheim teamed up to interview the convicted executive for “You Can See Everything,” an Elizabeth Holmes documentary that upended Telluride, per the NYT film report.
David Rubenstein purchased the “Blue” sculpture that was removed from the Kennedy Center last week, buying it from the artist’s foundation and planning to display it at the National Gallery of Art, per the NYT arts report. An A-list gathering in the French Riviera aimed to serve as a rallying cry for a film industry threatened by YouTube, TikTok and artificial intelligence, with France wanting to save the day, per the NYT film industry report. California has 60,000 black bears venturing far from their usual habitat in search of food and shelter, and it’s the humans who have to adapt as bears in Los Angeles get their close-ups, per the NYT bear report.
As Route 66 turns, tourists in search of Americana try to keep war, inflation and politics in the rearview, with Europeans obsessed with the U.S. highway, per the NYT travel report. After years of relative quiet, the public is meeting “Andre 2.0” — a pickleball booster, an open book and a guy eager to build a less tortured relationship with competition, as Andre Agassi embraces pickleball after tennis retirement, per the NYT sports profile. At the annual West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn, many Haitian New Yorkers targeted by an immigration crackdown were absent from the festivities, per the NYT parade report.
Hundreds have been deported to Haiti in recent weeks, and some say they have been left with no money, no protection from gangs and no place to go, per the NYT deportee report. Gloria Steinem knew how to live, and she will be missed, per the NYT remembrance. The billionaire publicly doubted the podcaster’s reporting on Mark Cuban, but Pablo Torre’s reporting has been vindicated, per the WSJ opinion piece. The personal computer that launched a thousand memes will debut this week as a digital token, as Hunter Biden and his laptop enter the cryptosphere with a new meme coin, per the WSJ crypto report.