The Justice Department has sent Nvidia a formal demand for information examining whether its December 2025 licensing arrangement with AI chip startup Groq was structured to bypass automatic antitrust review.
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Posted inMarkets
Bitcoin ETFs Post Best Month of 2026 as a Golden Cross Looms
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $3.52 billion in net inflows during August — their strongest monthly figure since October 2025 — while a bullish technical signal is expected to trigger around September 11.
Posted inEconomy
Canada Activates $20 Billion in Tariffs on US Goods as Trade War Escalates
Canada imposed tariffs of 15–50% on more than 700 categories of US imports on September 8, activating $20 billion in counter-measures after last-minute negotiations collapsed over the weekend.
Posted inGeopolitics
Trump and Xi Set September 24 Summit in Washington Amid Trade and Iran Agenda
Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington around September 24, coinciding with the UN General Assembly, for what would be the leaders’ second in-person meeting of 2026 following their May summit in Beijing.
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Flávio Bolsonaro Overtakes Lula in Brazil Runoff Poll for First Time
A PoderData/Aya survey of 3,000 voters conducted September 6–9 shows Flávio Bolsonaro leading Lula 47–45 in a second-round simulation — the first time the challenger has led in this series.
Posted inTech
Qualcomm Offers Amazon a $4 Billion Warrant in $60 Billion AI Chip Deal
Qualcomm issued Amazon warrants for 25 million shares at $161.26 per share, part of a $60 billion AI chip supply deal targeting AWS inference infrastructure.
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Brent Crude Crosses $100 as US-Iran Tanker War Spreads to Jordan
Brent crude reached $100.71 on September 9, up 2.85% on the day, after the US-Iran tanker exchange and Iran’s ballistic missile strikes on Jordan deepened Gulf supply fears.
Posted inEconomy
ECB Rate Hike to 2.5% All But Certain as Eurozone Energy Inflation Hits 14%
The European Central Bank meets September 10 with a 25bp rise to 2.5% fully priced, as energy inflation running at 14.3% lifts eurozone CPI to 3.3% while core prices actually fall.
Posted inGeopolitics
US Destroys Five Iranian Tankers; Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at Jordan
The US destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on September 9; Iran responded by launching 20 ballistic missiles at Jordan’s Al-Azraq base, with 18 of 20 intercepted.
Posted inWorld
Twelve Countries Ban Trade with Israeli Settlement Goods
Britain led a twelve-country coalition on September 8 to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, drawing a sharp rebuke from Jerusalem.