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East Lake's long-odds plays: Gotterup, Matsuyama, and Henley at the 2026 TOUR Championship

East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta brings the PGA TOUR's 2026 season to a close this week, with 30 players competing at even-par for the second year running after the starting-strokes format used from 2019 through 2024 was retired.…

By Gordon Ashwell · 2 min read

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EARNINGSEast Lake's long-odds plays: Gotterup, Matsuyama, and Henley at the 2026 TOUR ChampionshipAugust 27, 2026/WORLDHawley opens surveillance probe into Flock Safety as Texas cities cut camerasAugust 27, 2026/MACROBank of Korea takes rates to 3%, highest level since January 2025August 27, 2026/ENERGYXpeng shares sink as weak delivery forecast overshadows $6.3 billion robot unit valuationAugust 27, 2026/MACROCrude oil falls roughly 6% as Hormuz shipping recovers and Iran-Oman discussions ease supply fearsAugust 27, 2026/CRYPTOSEC crypto custody overhaul heads to White House for reviewAugust 26, 2026/MACROWarsh seeks to steady investors as US economic conditions worsen before Jackson HoleAugust 26, 2026/NVDAEconomists want more from Fed Chair Warsh at Jackson Hole, CNBC survey findsAugust 26, 2026/EARNINGSEast Lake's long-odds plays: Gotterup, Matsuyama, and Henley at the 2026 TOUR ChampionshipAugust 27, 2026/WORLDHawley opens surveillance probe into Flock Safety as Texas cities cut camerasAugust 27, 2026/MACROBank of Korea takes rates to 3%, highest level since January 2025August 27, 2026/ENERGYXpeng shares sink as weak delivery forecast overshadows $6.3 billion robot unit valuationAugust 27, 2026/MACROCrude oil falls roughly 6% as Hormuz shipping recovers and Iran-Oman discussions ease supply fearsAugust 27, 2026/CRYPTOSEC crypto custody overhaul heads to White House for reviewAugust 26, 2026/MACROWarsh seeks to steady investors as US economic conditions worsen before Jackson HoleAugust 26, 2026/NVDAEconomists want more from Fed Chair Warsh at Jackson Hole, CNBC survey findsAugust 26, 2026/
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World

Hawley opens surveillance probe into Flock Safety as Texas cities cut cameras

The national debate over AI-powered license plate tracking reached Capitol Hill this week as a senior Senate Republican opened a formal investigation into the country's largest privately operated vehicle surveillance network.…

By Harlan Prescott · 2 min

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Macro

Bank of Korea takes rates to 3%, highest level since January 2025

Against the backdrop of stubborn core inflation, the Bank of Korea has delivered a second consecutive rate increase, lifting its benchmark by 25 basis points to 3 percent. That level is the hig

By Gordon Ashwell · 2 min

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Energy

Xpeng shares sink as weak delivery forecast overshadows $6.3 billion robot unit valuation

Electric-vehicle demand has been the operative question across the sector, and Xpeng's latest guidance renewed it sharply. Shares in the Chinese automaker slid after the company issued a weak delivery forecast, even as its…

By Harlan Prescott · 2 min

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Macro

Crude oil falls roughly 6% as Hormuz shipping recovers and Iran-Oman discussions ease supply fears

Supply risk is the oldest variable in energy pricing, and it has been running hot. This week it cooled sharply. West Texas Intermediate crude fell approximately 6% as discussions between Iran and Oman progressed and shipping…

August 27, 2026 · 2 min

Crypto加密

SEC crypto custody overhaul heads to White House for review

Sector-wide, custody standards for investment advisers and funds holding digital assets have resisted a clean answer. The Securities and Exchange Commission has now sent a proposed overhaul of those rules to

August 26, 2026 · 2 min

Macro

Warsh seeks to steady investors as US economic conditions worsen before Jackson Hole

US economic conditions are worsening, and how the Federal Reserve communicates its response has become a point of contention in its own right. Fed Chair Warsh has moved to reassure investors ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium,…

August 26, 2026 · 2 min

Macro

Economists want more from Fed Chair Warsh at Jackson Hole, CNBC survey finds

August 26, 2026 · 2 min

Crypto加密

Bitcoin breaks trading range as crypto extends biggest three-day rally since 2023

August 26, 2026 · 2 min

Regulatory

Somnigroup closes $2.3 billion Leggett & Platt combination, lifts run-rate savings target to $75 million

August 26, 2026 · 2 min

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