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Argenx upgraded at UBS; sees $20B peak sales in Vyvgart

KNOT Offshore Partners to buy Hedda Knutsen tanker, completes $225M loan refinancing

Rockstar Finally Releases A Statement On The GTA 6 Leaks, Calls It ‘Heartbreaking’

The company also apologizes for the lack of official information

Long Live Dolly Parton, Giver of Books

I signed my first baby up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library when she was one week old, at the advice of her pediatrician. It was May 2020, and the pandemic was just beginning to close its...

After Playing Persona 4 Revival, It’s Nice To Know Some Parts Of The RPG Classic Are Still Timeless

The early sections of the remake still hit like they did in 2008

Zacks.com featured highlights Garrett Motion, Brinker, Vertiv and Mueller Water Products

Garrett Motion, Brinker, Vertiv and Mueller Water Products have been highlighted in this Screen of The Week article.

S. Shakthidharan on Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha

The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast features a series of conversations with past and present Windham-Campbell Prize winners about their favorite books and plays. Hosted by Michael Kelleher. Mike...

Australia's Lynas eyes new rare earth supply deals, U.S. magnet facility

Confronting South Korea’s Violent Past and Its Echoes Today

The National Museum of Korean Democracy, which opened last year, documents an era of brutal suppression. But that dark history has resurfaced in troubling ways.

China Banks Use Overnight Rate for Bonds as PBOC Reform Widens

Chinese lenders have started pricing bonds off the nation’s overnight funding cost, an indication that it’s increasingly the benchmark for the financial system.

A raft of start-up firms is betting on nuclear fusion

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02511-7The phenomenon that makes stars shine and hydrogen bombs explode has yet to be reliably tamed for energy generation. But...

Xi’s Unprecedented Tax Clawback Hammers Chinese Listed Companies

During more than two decades as a public company, Heilongjiang Agriculture Co. never once reported a first-half loss. That run is ending this year.

Garmin’s new Fenix 9 adds brighter screens and smoother map panning

Garmin just took the wraps off its new line of rugged Fenix 9 smartwatches, with the base model featuring an OLED display with a brightness of up to 3,000 nits, making it twice as bright as its...

Zerohash back for second effort at OCC trust bank charter

Super Micro Computer climbs 9% on Cisco partnership

Ranking every SEC starting QB heading into 2026 after 5 teams name new signal callers

Resetting the SEC QB rankings with depth charts set at Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Vanderbilt and Kentucky.

Carlos Baleba transfer grade: Man United spend big on Brighton midfielder, but is he worth it?

The former Lille talent heads up to Manchester, looking to be part of the latest era of the Red Devils

Angie Nixon and the Power of Pink

The electoral playbook has a strategic new shade.

Guggenheim Investments Says Affiliates May Buy Its Hard-Hit Loan

Guggenheim Investments, the asset-management arm of Mark Walter’s Guggenheim Partners, is telling lenders that affiliates may look to buy portions of a loan issued by its financing entity after...

How LSU's Will Wade is salvaging a roster with just four players on it by landing stars just cleared by courts

Judges clearing Class of 2022 players allows Wade to bring in stars after he got off to a slow start recruiting

Humankind 2 Forces You To Deal With The Consequences Of Climate Change

Gamescom Opening Night Live has been dropping trailers for all manner of games, and if you're a fan of historical turn-based strategy games, then you can check out the first look at Humankind 2....

Bilbel Capital Sold CareCloud (CCLD) for More Attractive Opportunities

Bilbel Capital, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investment letter. The letter can be downloaded here. The strategy returned -15.7%, gross and -16.1%, net, in the...

Serie A Power Rankings: AS Roma off to flying start; Inter look like favorites while Fiorentina struggle

The first weekend of Serie A action is in the books, so how do all the teams rank?

Dana White's Contender Series start time: Where to watch, live stream Week 3 and the full fight card

Ten fighters will enter the Octagon on Tuesday night looking to earn a UFC contract, including the daughter of former heavyweight champion Frank Mir

Vanguard's VOO draws $4.3 billion during red week

Two events before September could reshape VOO’s next quarter

Watch Newly Returning Pokémon Artist Perfectly Explain How To Design A Critter

James Turner is back after leaving Game Freak in 2022

Vanderbilt names Blaze Berlowitz starting QB, but star freshman Jared Curtis still has path to take over

With Commodores coach Clark Lea planning to work Curtis into the lineup early on, when could the former five-star take over for good?

Explore a rare collection of LGBTQ+ children’s books dating back to 1969.

The Mechanics’ Institute, one of the oldest cultural institutions on the West Coast, is now home to a thrilling archive of LGBTQ+ children’s literature. The Tarpey–Schwed LGBT Families Children’s...

Here are the finalists for the 2026 Kirkus Prize.

This morning, Kirkus Reviews announced the 18 finalists for the 2026 Kirkus Prize, which recognizes excellence in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers’ Literature. Books are...

UEFA Champions League league phase draw live stream: Where to watch online, start time, matchups

The opening round of league phase fixtures will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with games also set for that Wednesday and Thursday

BNP Paribas Gets Saudi HQ License as Riyadh-Paris Ties Deepen

BNP Paribas SA has secured a regional headquarters license in Saudi Arabia, boosting its presence in the kingdom as ties between Riyadh and Paris deepen.

Sun Life, Wilton Re enter into reinsurance and asset management partnership

Einride expands key partnership with Lidl

Nayax to acquire IPS Group for $350M in smart parking push

Rachel Cusk, Liane Moriarty, Jill Lepore, and more: 20 new books out today!

We’ve all been reading about it for months, and now finally it’s time to read the thing itself: Life of M by Rachel Cusk is available today! And that’s not all: a long awaited sequel to Big Little...

On the Rise of White Christian Nationalism in the US

UC Santa Barbara in the 1980s felt like the counterculture’s afterparty: sun-­drenched, restless, and still echoing defiance. Palm trees swayed over a serene campus where students surfed at Campus...

Christian Convert Who Fled Iran and Was Deported By Trump Finds New Home

Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who had escaped religious persecution, was deported to Panama under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now, Canada has given her asylum.

Christian Convert Who Fled Iran and Was Deported By Trump Finds New Home

Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who had escaped religious persecution, was deported to Panama under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now, Canada has given her asylum.

Silence, Wolves and the Wild East: Hiking in Portugal’s Côa Valley

A trek in a remote corner of the Iberian Peninsula brought a writer face-to-face with ancient oaks, rewilding efforts and prehistoric cave art.

Agnes Callard on Socrates’ Turf

Welcome to Season Four of The Critic and Her Publics: The Art of the Interview. This season, host Merve Emre talks with professional interviewers of all kinds about how they get the answer they’re...

Chinese Artist Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Mao Sculptures

Gao Zhen, part of a brotherly duo famous for satirical artworks, was convicted of slandering China’s heroes after a secret one-day trial.

Tsingshan May Triple Output at its Zimbabwe Steel Plant

Tsingshan Holding Group Co. is considering as much as tripling output at a Zimbabwe steel plant it started in 2024, an expansion that could add to pressure on South Africa’s struggling steel...

Newton’s 300-year-old law just passed its biggest test yet

A massive test of gravity across the cosmos found that it behaves almost exactly as Newton and Einstein predicted, even across galaxy clusters hundreds of millions of light-years apart. The result...

Sammons Distances Itself From Guggenheim in Call With Lenders

Sammons Financial Group reiterated to lenders that it has some distance from Mark Walter’s Guggenheim Partners, after a report last week focusing on the longstanding ties between the firms hit the...

Premier League Power Rankings: Chelsea off to strong start under Xabi Alonso; Man United, Spurs woeful

The opening round of Premier League fixtures offered plenty of surprises, making for a fitting set-up for what is expected to be an unpredictable season in England

USDA to Reopen Two New Mexico Ports to Mexican Cattle

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the US will reopen two additional ports to cattle shipments from Mexico in 30-day increments after imports restarted at an Arizona port.

Browns starting QB Deshaun Watson issues apology for remarks trashing Cleveland fans

Watson is unpopular among Browns fans but attempted to earn back some goodwill

Gabriel Martinelli nears Arsenal exit as Al-Hilal close in on deal for Brazilian winger

Al-Hilal is prepared to pay Gabriel Martinelli over $23 million per year, with the Saudi club and Arsenal close to bridging a minor valuation gap to finalize the transfer

Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case over their rental listings partnership

The FTC and Zillow have announced a settlement that ends the case alleging that a 2025 "partnership" between Zillow and Redfin violated antitrust laws. The FTC had alleged Zillow agreed to pay...

Hideo Kojima Says He’s Aware Of His Mortality As He Celebrates 63rd Birthday

Game designer Hideo Kojima celebrates his 63rd birthday today, August 24, and he does not plan to pack it up anytime soon. Posting on social media, Kojima said he is aware he will not live...