Gold Hits $4,600 as the Bond Market Rejects the Treasury’s Fix
Spot gold closed at $4,600.91 an ounce on Friday, a three-month high, after the US Treasury doubled its long-bond buybacks in the same week
Silver Nears $70 as the Bond Market Rejects the Treasury’s Rescue
Silver finished the week within a few cents of $70 an ounce, up roughly 23 percent in a month, after Washington doubled its own
Teofimo Lopez Beats Rolly Romero by Majority Decision, Becomes Three-Weight World Champion
Teofimo Lopez defeated Rolly Romero by majority decision at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, claiming the WBA welterweight title and joining an elite group
Freedom 250: Trump Drives the Beast on National Mall Circuit, FAA Suspends DCA Flights
Trump drove a ceremonial lap in the presidential Beast at Washington's inaugural Freedom 250 IndyCar race, waving the green flag as the FAA grounded
Alibaba Raises $10.2 Billion in Hong Kong’s Largest Share Sale to Fund AI Race
Alibaba Group Holding raises HK$80 billion in Hong Kong's largest-ever share sale, directing all proceeds toward full-stack AI capabilities as the race to build
Horoscopes Today, Sunday August 23, 2026: Sun Enters Virgo
The sun enters Virgo today for the first time in a year, shifting the collective energy toward precision and productivity as the moon rests
Moderna Cancer Vaccine Shows Melanoma Results in Phase 3, But Key Data Remains Unreleased
Moderna and Merck's intismeran Phase 3 melanoma trial met its primary endpoint, sending the stock more than doubling. But the companies have not released
Two Cleveland Police Officers Killed in Seven-Person UK Wrong-Way Crash on A66
Police Constables Matthew Blades, 37, and Tom Clough, 38, died when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way on the A66 struck their marked
Ukraine War: Zelensky Warns Russia Could Redeploy 300,000 Troops to Kyiv Direction After Duma Vote
Zelensky warned Sunday that Russia could redeploy 300,000 mobilized troops toward the Chernihiv-Kyiv direction if Moscow succeeds in Donetsk, as internal Russian documents confirm
NYT Spelling Bee Answers Today, August 23, 2026: Pangram, Hints and Full Word List
NYT Spelling Bee answers today, August 23, 2026: the centre letter is M with B, E, I, N, T and U outside, and the
UK Mayors Get Call-In Planning Powers in Housing Devolution Push
UK mayors are to receive call-in powers over planning applications for 150+ homes or 30-metre buildings, in a devolution push backed by £1.3bn. The
NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today – August 23, 2026 (Sunday Clues and Solutions)
NYT Mini Crossword answers today for Sunday, August 23, 2026: MASON, AMPLE, GUILT, SKI and EYE across, with MAG, AMUSE, SPIKY, OLLIE and NET