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Ukraine's Grain Shipments Are at a Virtual Halt automated-news
Ukraine's Grain Shipments Are at a Virtual Halt

Russian strikes on the key Black Sea ports of Greater Odesa have been a body blow for Ukraine's farming sector. The ports usually account for about 90% of the country's grain shipments, but flows have virtually halted just as harvests got into full swing. Bloomberg's Pyotr Kozlov explains. (Source:

20 Aug 2026
Odd Lots: What Happens if AI Solves Every Problem (Podcast) automated-news
Odd Lots: What Happens if AI Solves Every Problem (Podcast)

The philosopher Nick Bostrom was one of the first thinkers who mapped out the existential risk of AI. In his 2014 book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, he delved into various scenarios — like the now-famous “paperclip maximizer” — to show the dangers that unfettered and highly intelli

20 Aug 2026
Nick Bostrom on What Happens if AI Solves All of Our Problems automated-news
Nick Bostrom on What Happens if AI Solves All of Our Problems

Are humans doomed no matter what?

20 Aug 2026
Mitsubishi Electric to buy PCI Energy Solutions for $1.4B automated-news
Mitsubishi Electric to buy PCI Energy Solutions for $1.4B

Mitsubishi Electric to buy PCI Energy Solutions for $1.4B

20 Aug 2026
Jakarta Futures Exchange Eyes Role in Planned Commodities Bourse automated-news
Jakarta Futures Exchange Eyes Role in Planned Commodities Bourse

Indonesia’s ambition to launch a new commodities exchange by Jan. 1 is achievable if it uses existing platforms rather than starting from scratch, according to the deputy chief of the Jakarta Futures Exchange.

20 Aug 2026
Aegon Sticks With Winning Steepener Bet Despite US Bond Buying automated-news
Aegon Sticks With Winning Steepener Bet Despite US Bond Buying

Aegon Asset Management is betting that the gap between short- and long-term US borrowing costs will continue to widen despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s bid to contain rates on longer-dated bonds.

20 Aug 2026
China boosts imports of Russian crude, stymieing India's refiners - Reuters automated-news
China boosts imports of Russian crude, stymieing India's refiners - Reuters

China boosts imports of Russian crude, stymieing India's refiners Reuters

20 Aug 2026
US Stock Market Bubble: AI Boom Won't Prevent a Sharp Correction automated-news
US Stock Market Bubble: AI Boom Won't Prevent a Sharp Correction

It’s easy to make the case that the US equity market is in bubble territory. After all, the major metrics point in the same direction:

20 Aug 2026
However you measure it, China’s job market is weak automated-news
However you measure it, China’s job market is weak

Some workers are going back to the farm

20 Aug 2026
The high cost of phantom tollbooths automated-news
The high cost of phantom tollbooths

Freedom of navigation is worth preserving

20 Aug 2026
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