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US approval of MIMRYLO triggers US$275 million for Protagonist, strengthens the economics of its Takeda partnership and validates a differentiated peptide platform.
A proposed federal Space Academy signals a long-term US effort to build the skilled workforce required for defence, civil and commercial space expansion.
A hawkish Jackson Hole address pushed short-term Treasury yields higher and forced markets to reconsider whether the Federal Reserve may raise rates again.
Gold’s powerful August gain strengthens its diversification case while exposing investors to rate-sensitive corrections and elevated entry prices.
A modest Wall Street pullback masked heavier pressure on smaller companies as investors reconsidered rates, financing costs and equity valuations.
New York, 28 August 2026 – Bitcoin fell back below US$80,000 as traders reassessed the outlook for interest rates after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh warned that further…
Global bond markets consolidated as 30-year US Treasury yields held at 5.19% with institutional investors awaiting critical policy signals from Jackson Hole.
San Francisco, 28 August 2026 – Anthropic has secured a significant federal court victory after a judge ruled that US government sanctions restricting agencies from using the artificial…
A global cybersecurity alliance has called for expanded enterprise access to frontier defensive AI models to combat autonomous machine-speed cyber attacks.
Washington, 28 August 2026 – The US Federal Trade Commission is reportedly examining whether YouTube’s account suspensions and content-enforcement practices violated consumer-protection law, creating a fresh regulatory risk…
