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Microsoft Azure cloud earnings Q4 FY2026 record revenue growth

Azure Crossed $100 Billion as Microsoft’s Cash Flow Dropped 23%

Microsoft stock (NASDAQ: MSFT) closed at $513.53 on August 28, up 1.68%, as the company's Azure cloud crossed $100 billion in annual revenue for the first time. But Q4 free cash flow

September 2, 2026

Business·Markets·News

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 summit in Asheville North Carolina September 2026

Russia Returns to the G20: Bessent’s Ultimatum, Europe’s Boycott

Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attended the G20 in Asheville on Monday, his first in-person appearance since 2022, only to be told by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that no economic relief

September 1, 2026

Business·Economy·Government and Politics·News

Merck pharmaceutical drug manufacturing plant exterior

The Quarter Merck Lost $1.3 Billion – and Raised Its Revenue Outlook Anyway

Merck posted a GAAP net loss of $1.34 billion in Q2 2026, but the number was accounting, not collapse — a $5.7 billion one-time charge from the Terns acquisition masked revenue of

September 1, 2026

Business·Markets·News

John Ternus at the Apple 50th Anniversary event in March 2026, shortly before becoming Apple CEO

Apple Stock Surges 3% as John Ternus Takes CEO Role, Boosting Nasdaq Composite

On Ternus's first day as Apple CEO, AAPL rose 3% while the Nasdaq fell 1% and chip stocks including Nvidia, Intel and AMD sold off on 19-month-high Treasury yields. Apple's iPhone 18

September 1, 2026

Business·Markets·News·Technology

Oil supertanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz as shipping disruptions sent Brent crude above $92 in September 2026

Bonds Sold Off and Stocks Slipped as Hormuz Tanker Strikes Sent Oil to $92 and Pushed Fed Rate Hike Odds to 68%

Two tankers struck in the Strait of Hormuz sent Brent crude above $92 on Tuesday, triggering a global bond sell-off that pushed the 10-year Treasury yield to a 19-month high of 4.79%

September 1, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

McDonald's restaurant exterior on August 28, 2026, as MCD stock outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average

How Kevin Warsh’s Rate Warning Ended Up Working in McDonald’s Favor on August 28, 2026

McDonald's MCD fell just 0.31 percent on August 28, 2026, outperforming the Dow as Warsh's Jackson Hole rate warning strengthened the fast-food trade-down thesis. The company's Q2 comparable-sales recovery made the higher-for-longer

September 1, 2026

Business·Markets·News

JD Vance speaking at a MAGA Inc. rally in Sterling Heights Michigan calling El-Sayed evil

JD Vance Calls Abdul El-Sayed ‘Very, Very Evil’ as Michigan Senate Race Turns Ugly

JD Vance called Democrat Abdul El-Sayed 'very, very evil' at a Michigan rally Monday, escalating the Trump camp's attacks on the Muslim-American Senate nominee. El-Sayed, who faces Republican Mike Rogers in November,

September 1, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Elderly woman looking out window, representing dementia risk research in adults over 90

Getting Past 90 Was Supposed to Be Enough. For Women and Black Adults, It Isn’t.

A landmark study in The Lancet Healthy Longevity tracked more than 800 adults past 90 and found that women face double the dementia risk of men, and Black adults carry a 75

September 1, 2026

Health·News

Oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as Brent crude holds above $91 on seventh straight EIA inventory draw

Brent Edges to $91.45 as EIA Reports Seventh Straight Crude Draw

The EIA reported US crude inventories fell for a seventh straight week ending August 29, leaving stocks 12.4 million barrels below seasonal norms. Brent settled at $91.45 Wednesday, extending its run above

September 1, 2026

Business·Economy·News

President Donald Trump meets with actor Jon Voight at the White House to discuss federal film production tax incentive

Hollywood’s Most Unlikely Champion: Trump Vows to Rescue the Industry He Called ‘a Disaster’

Donald Trump called Hollywood a 'complete and total disaster' and is pushing for a federal film production tax incentive after meeting with Jon Voight — but his own tariff threats helped create

September 1, 2026

Entertainment·Government and Politics·News

Section: Americas- Page 10

Russia Returns to the G20: Bessent’s Ultimatum, Europe’s Boycott

The Quarter Merck Lost $1.3 Billion – and Raised Its Revenue Outlook Anyway

Apple Stock Surges 3% as John Ternus Takes CEO Role, Boosting Nasdaq Composite

Bonds Sold Off and Stocks Slipped as Hormuz Tanker Strikes Sent Oil to $92 and Pushed Fed Rate Hike Odds to 68%

How Kevin Warsh’s Rate Warning Ended Up Working in McDonald’s Favor on August 28, 2026

JD Vance Calls Abdul El-Sayed ‘Very, Very Evil’ as Michigan Senate Race Turns Ugly

Getting Past 90 Was Supposed to Be Enough. For Women and Black Adults, It Isn’t.

Brent Edges to $91.45 as EIA Reports Seventh Straight Crude Draw

Hollywood’s Most Unlikely Champion: Trump Vows to Rescue the Industry He Called ‘a Disaster’

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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