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The 10-year Treasury yield trades near 4.79%, roughly four basis points higher and at its highest level since January 2025, in a fifth consecutive session of selling. The two-year moved further still, adding closer to five basis points to trade near 4.39%, and it did so as American forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets inside Iran. An announced military escalation would ordinarily buy duration a bid, and this one produced the opposite.The front end is doing the workThe shape of Tuesday’s move matters more than its size. The two-year yield is up about 1.06% against 0.80% at…

Key PointsOracle shares fell 5.4% on Sept. 1, 2026, as a global bond sell-off pushed long-term government borrowing costs to multi-decade highs.Oracle burned cash building AI data centers last fiscal year: free cash flow was negative $23.7 billion in fiscal 2026, per the company.Oracle raised $43 billion in debt financing in fiscal 2026 and expects roughly $40 billion more in combined debt and equity financing in fiscal 2027.10 stocks we like better than Oracle ›Oracle Corp (NYSE: ORCL) stock is falling today, down 5.4% as of 1:52 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, as bond yields continue to rise,…

This article was written byFollowIan Bezek is a former hedge fund analyst at Kerrisdale Capital. He has spent the decade living in Latin America, doing the boots-on-the ground research for investors interested in markets such as Mexico, Colombia, and Chile. He also specializes in high-quality compounders and growth stocks at reasonable prices in the US and other developed markets. Ian leads the investing group Ian’s Insider Corner. Features of the group include: the Weekend Digest which covers everything from new ideas to updates on current holdings and macro analysis, trade alerts, an active chat room, and direct access to Ian.…

Félix, an AI-powered WhatsApp remittance platform for Latino immigrants, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $200 million in Series C funding co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst. A16z led an $87 million equity investment, with participation from QED Investors, Castle Island Ventures, Switch Ventures, Contour Venture Partners and Endeavor Catalyst. And General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund committed $113 million in debt to fund Félix’s growth. Manuel Godoy and Bernardo García, co-founders of Félix. (Courtesy photo) Founded in 2020 by Manuel Godoy and Bernardo García, Miami-based Félix has now raised a total of nearly $300 million. It was valued…

From a warehouse just north of Chicago, Sarah Potempa – celebrity hairstylist and CEO of the viral Beachwaver hair curling iron – keeps thousands of viewers hooked for hours selling products on TikTok live.This kind of livestream shopping, which has boomed in China over the past decade, is building momentum in the U.S. thanks to social media giant TikTok and live commerce platform Whatnot, which just reached a $20 billion valuation. Beachwaver did about $8,000 in sales during the first four hours of a TikTok livestream in late July, which CNBC sat in for. She auctioned off limited-edition curling irons…

Mortgage interest rates are sharply higher this morning as the prospects for peace in Iran don’t look great. Over the weekend, the U.S. launched its first attacks in weeks, and Iran retaliated. While Iran’s leader has indicated he’s open to returning to the terms set forth in June’s memorandum of understanding, President Trump is sounding a bit more bellicose. (If that word’s unfamiliar, its root is bellum, which is latin for war.)Today, the average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage jumped to 6.78% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is 16 basis points higher than…

Trump signed the executive order on Thursday seeking to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, following the collapse of trade negotiations between Canada and the US.The order directs Burgum to “take all appropriate actions” to rename the lake, including updating the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), the official US government map database.Google said in a statement on Saturday that its maps will display the Lake America name for US users to comply with the GNIS.It added that those in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario displayed. In the rest of the world, users will see the…

Available for over a yearInvesting used to be seen as something that was for older people in suits…but now more young people are getting into it, thanks to the rise in online investing apps that have made it more accessible, and a growing awareness of how stocks and shares work. But data suggests that despite being less likely to start investing, women often make higher returns than men when they do. So…why are women often better at investing? And how does it work? BBC business reporter Emer Moreau unpacks the data on how women and men invest differently, what investing…

Long-term government borrowing costs have risen to a 28-year high, putting further pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget next month. The yield on a 30-year gilt — a loan to the British government — rose to 5.89%, the highest since 1998.The effective cost of borrowing for governments across the globe has continued to rise this morning with new multi-decade highs in market interest rates.The moves reflect concerns about inflation arising from the ongoing Iran war, competition from major tech firms for long-term borrowing, and concerns about state borrowing levels.All of those factors will make the…

Swedish furniture giant Ikea is cutting prices across a range of popular products in Europe, including the Billy bookcase and Kallax storage units, to woo cash-strapped customers.Ikea has seen revenue decline over the past two years as the rising cost of living reduces people’s ability to invest in new furniture and home renovations.The company is spending €1.2bn (£1bn) on the price cuts, which represent reductions of up to 28% on certain products.Ikea said it could make the cuts by making savings throughout the supply chain, such as packaging costs.Ingka, the franchisee which operates most of Ikea’s European stores, said the…