Nvidia Ohio Deal, Gaza Road Map, Iran Oil Spike, Carroll Ruling

Nvidia backs OpenAI Ohio data center with $105 billion financing

Kushner's Gaza road map talks end without Israeli commitment to 15-point plan

After a two-hour session with Hamas leaders in Egypt on August 16 and a marathon follow-up with Netanyahu on August 17, Kushner left without an Israeli commitment to the U. S.

S&P 500 falls 0.2% as Brent hits $90 on expired U.S.-Iran MOU

The S&P 500 fell 0. 2% to 7,785.

Stripe acquires OpenRouter for $7 billion securing 400-model AI routing platform

Stripe finalized its acquisition of OpenRouter for more than $7 billion Monday, gaining direct access to a platform routing developer traffic across 400-plus AI model APIs for roughly 8 million active developers.

Supreme Court denies Trump rehearing petition cementing Carroll $5 million verdict

The Supreme Court Monday denied Trump's rehearing petition in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case, locking in Carroll's $5 million compensatory and punitive damage award.

Global semiconductor revenues top $1 trillion for first time driven by AI demand

Global semiconductor revenues will exceed $1 trillion in 2026 — the first time in industry history — driven by a 41. 4% year-on-year surge in computing and data storage chips.

DRC-Uganda Ebola hits record 579 cases in week 32 with WHO PHEIC ongoing

The Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda recorded its deadliest week on record in week 32: 579 confirmed cases and 304 deaths in a single seven-day period.

House passes Remote Access Security Act barring China from U.S. cloud AI compute

The House passed the Remote Access Security Act Monday, a bipartisan measure modernizing the Export Control Reform Act to restrict foreign adversaries — specifically China — from accessing advanced AI chips through U.

Israeli airstrikes continue in Lebanon Bekaa Valley for eleventh consecutive day

Israeli Defense Forces continued airstrikes in southern Lebanon Monday targeting Hezbollah infrastructure — the 11th consecutive day of operations since the August 7 escalation.

Taliban marks five years in power amid 35% GDP contraction and rural income collapse

August 15 marked five years since the Taliban seized Kabul — the government celebrated with military parades in the capital.

Trump faults South Korea on Iran non-cooperation while citing good relationship with Kim Jong Un

President Trump Monday cited South Korea's refusal to cooperate on Iran denuclearization as justification for a White House decision — timed to the U. S.

Private credit distressed loan volume hits $180 billion highest since Q4 2022

Private credit markets are showing their highest stress signals since Q4 2022, with distressed loan volume crossing $180 billion this quarter — up 34% year-on-year — as higher-for-longer rates compound leverage stress on leveraged buyout borrowers.