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The new month, historically the worst for the stock market, hasn’t quite started yet but it’s already looking like being fraught with risk. The market is getting more confident that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates on Sept. 16, even if Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh didn’t quite say as much in his Jackson Hole speech Friday. Oil prices aren’t helping, rising above $90 a barrel after the U.S. attacked Iran over the weekend.

Eli Lilly has agreed to pay up to $2.875 billion in cash for biotechnology company Merida Biosciences in a deal that bolsters the drugmaker’s immunology portfolio.

Eli Lilly has agreed to pay up to $2.875 billion in cash for biotechnology company Merida Biosciences in a deal that bolsters the drugmaker’s immunology portfolio.

The videogame retailer said it anticipates net income of $290 million to $310 million for its 13 weeks ended Aug. 1, up from net income of $168.6 million in last year’s second quarter.

ONEOK is set to acquire Brazos Midstream’s Permian Midland Basin natural gas gathering and processing assets for $4.43 billion, expanding its footprint in prolific American oil hub.

Investing.com -- Jefferies initiated coverage of Braveheart Bio with a Buy rating and a $48 price target, implying roughly 75% upside from the stock’s prior closing price. The move comes after the company priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $18 per share earlier this month, raising $382.5 million in one of the largest biotech debuts of 2026.

It’s another quiet but important week on the earnings front this week, with some key technology names set to report. This week we have Broadcom, Dell Technologies, Palo Alto Networks and Snowflake all set to report.

The company has promoted Michael Francis to reverse the denim giant's slide.

In a turn of good fortune, tariff refunds are arriving for companies as they confront higher costs stemming from the war in Iran, WSJ Leadership Institute reporters Kristin Broughton and Jennifer Williams write. In a story published this morning, Kristin and Jennifer take a look at the retailers and consumer goods companies using their refunds to fund price cuts. Walmart CFO John David Rainey nodded to these pressures in an earnings call this month, discussing the retailer’s move to cut prices on 11,000 items, funded with its $2.9 billion refund.

US equity investors are expected to watch Q2 earnings, with a particular focus on cybersecurity and

Technology stocks face a test from the prospect of higher interest rates after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh issued a warning about inflation.

The government and the card network will need to complete their pre-trial evidence work by the end of January, a magistrate ruled Friday.

Intel stock is rising but software names such as ServiceNow trade lower. Energy stocks are jumping as oil prices rises after U.S. strikes against Iran.

BRUSSELS, Aug 31 () - The European Commission on Monday said ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox ‌will need to adhere to the EU ‌regulations for very large online platforms and search engines. • The ​services have declared that they reach at least 45 million monthly users in the EU.

Beauty, Walmart and Tractor Supply are funding price cuts with refund payments due to them after the Supreme Court earlier this year struck down President Trump’s global tariffs. The price cuts are aimed at boosting sales at a time when many consumers are looking for value, stretched thin from years of rising costs. Tariff refunds are also helping companies protect their profit margins amid a spike in inflation.

Plus, the U.S. attacks Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz, and record heat this summer burned Europe’s economy.

↘️ PG&E (PCG): Shares of the California utility sank 8% premarket after lawmakers over the weekend introduced wildfire legislation that left out Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to block insurance companies from suing utilities for wildfire-related claims.

My Journal colleague Tim Higgins in a column over the weekend explained how this happened. What about the Silicon Valley culture allowed tech CEOs to all miss the approaching backlash? Tim: Tech has become increasingly insular.

Shareholders need to brace themselves for some potentially jarring price swings.

To help the company reach new heights, John Ternus must take it beyond the supply chain mastery of Tim Cook, who built it into a $5 trillion colossus.

Oklo asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order the PJM Interconnection to reinstate its 750-MW, mixed-technology project. PJM reportedly told Oklo that it never showed the project could ride through a sudden drop in grid voltage.

Interest rate hikes became more likely after the latest inflation report, and the stock market is already expensive by historical standards.

Stocks were heading for a negative open to start the week after renewed U.S. strikes on Iran and hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve sent jitters through markets. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Nasdaq futures were broadly flat. As we head into the final day of the month, the S&P 500 is up almost 3% and the Nasdaq has risen around 4%.

Warsh's speech last week could point to a higher COLA.

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures fell early Monday as renewed U.S.-Iran fighting pushed oil prices higher and added another layer of uncertainty for investors.

Investors who wanted more clarity on interest rates from the nation's central bank just received it.

Across S&P 500 companies, per-share earnings soared 53% in the second quarter from a year earlier, while sales rose nearly 16%, according to data from LSEG. Investment gains from tech giants Amazon.com and Alphabet added fuel to the big earnings surge.

Today Meetings: G20 finance ministers and central-bank governors meeting Economic data: Texas manufacturing outlook survey, agricultural prices, portfolio holdings of foreign securities, preliminary results Tomorrow Executive Moves: John Ternus succeeds Tim Cook as Apple’s CEO Fed speaker: Fed governor Michael Barr, 9:05 a.

Stocks beat inflation 16 of 20 years, but faced above-4% CPI just three times. AI earnings now carry real returns.

Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $924 million last week, yet BTC remains stuck below $80,000 as traders eye the Fed.