Bank of America unveils $250B initiative to modernize US infrastructure - Fox Business
Bank of America is launching a $250 billion initiative to finance U.S. data centers, energy, semiconductors, transportation and other critical infrastructure
Fox Business · 12 Aug 2026AI chatbots are offering financial advice. Should you trust them? - npr.org
NPR · 12 Aug 2026Zohran Mamdani learned all the wrong lessons from Idi Amin’s Third Worldism
Mamdani has resisted the lessons that his family experience in Uganda should have taught him about the dangers of class resentment and racial and ethnic sorting.
New York Post · 12 Aug 2026Here's how gyms, salons and ice cream are changing America's Main Streets - npr.org
Shoppers' changing habits are fueling a major shift in what types of businesses are occupying storefronts.
NPR · 12 Aug 2026The AI boom minted a new class of billionaire superyacht buyers. Their deals happen behind closed doors. - Business Insider
Thanks to a wave of newly minted AI billionaires, a discreet network of off-market brokers who help the rich purchase superyachts is booming.
Business Insider · 12 Aug 2026Why Japan Is Struggling to Prop Up the Yen, Even With US Help - Bloomberg.com
The yen’s weakness has become a growing issue for Japan’s policymakers, given its role in driving up import prices and household living costs. It’s also become a worry for the US.
Bloomberg · 12 Aug 2026Elon Musk says SpaceX's AI revenue will outpace all its other products by next month - Business Insider
Musk also said that Grok would be trained on all SpaceX information, including its employees.
Business Insider · 12 Aug 2026Hormuz closure squeezes global economy as oil demand destruction intensifies, IEA says - CNBC
The IEA expects oil demand to fall by 1.6 million barrels a day in 2026 as high fuel prices and Strait of Hormuz disruptions weigh on consumption.
CNBC · 12 Aug 2026Hiroshi Okuda, who led Toyota’s climb as a global automaker, dies at 93 - apnews.com
Hiroshi Okuda, the former chief executive of Toyota who led the Japanese automaker’s stellar rise in global markets, has died at 93. The company confirmed his death Wednesday but did not give the date or the cause of his death. Okuda was president then chairm…
Associated Press · 12 Aug 2026Oil Market Report - August 2026 – Analysis - IEA – International Energy Agency
Oil Market Report - August 2026 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
Iea.org · 12 Aug 2026‘We can’t stop them’: UOC, boxing officials trade blame over missing Ugandan Athletes in Scotland - Daily Monitor
‘We can’t stop them’: UOC, boxing officials trade blame over missing Ugandan Athletes in Scotland Daily Monitor
Daily Monitor · 12 Aug 2026Airtel Calls for Security by Design as UCC Hosts Inaugural National Cybersecurity Conference - ChimpReports
Airtel Calls for Security by Design as UCC Hosts Inaugural National Cybersecurity Conference ChimpReports
ChimpReports · 12 Aug 2026Richie The Boss 666: The Man Behind the Name and His Ambition to Build More Than a Business
Known publicly as Richie The Boss 666, businessman Sulah Lumu is building a persona around entrepreneurship, leadership and community service, with ambition extending beyond personal wealth.
Nile Post · 12 Aug 2026World's largest sovereign wealth fund posts record $184 billion profit as it reveals SpaceX stake for the first time - cnbc.com
The fund — currently valued at around $2.34 trillion — is an investor in more than 7,000 companies across 60 countries.
CNBC · 12 Aug 2026Asian stocks rise as KOSPI surges; CPI, Hormuz risks temper tech rally - Investing.com
Asian stocks rise as KOSPI surges; CPI, Hormuz risks temper tech rally
Investing.com · 12 Aug 2026BoU Governor Warns Cyberattacks Could Threaten Uganda’s Financial Stability - ChimpReports
BoU Governor Warns Cyberattacks Could Threaten Uganda’s Financial Stability ChimpReports
ChimpReports · 12 Aug 2026Vivo Energy Commissions Shell Gas Bulk Tank at Buwambo Seed Secondary School to Advance Clean Cooking
Nile Post · 12 Aug 2026Powerball hits $1 billion for tonight’s drawing, the biggest US lottery jackpot of the year - cnn.com
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1 billion after no ticket won the grand prize Monday night, marking the first billion-dollar Powerball jackpot since a player in Arkansas took home $1.8 billion on Christmas Eve last year.
CNN · 12 Aug 2026Beyond Forex: Top FX 256’s Ambition to Build a Financial Education Institution in East Africa
Top FX 256 is a social media personality, financial trader, and real estate investor who has gained popularity for posting content about trades in foreign exchange as well as sharing applied strategies and techniques to analyze and exploit the forex market.He does not see his future ending with TikTok. The social-media platform may have introduced […] The post Beyond Forex: Top FX 256’s Ambition to Build a Financial
Sqoop Uganda · 12 Aug 2026British driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed record - BBC
Andy Green set the fastest time ever recorded in a hydrogen-powered car, reaching 406mph (654km/h).
BBC News · 12 Aug 2026CoreWeave narrows Q2 losses, stock climbs 8% - finance.yahoo.com
AI cloud provider CoreWeave reported its Q2 earnings after the bell on Tuesday, narrowing its losses per share and meeting expectations on revenue for the qu...
Yahoo Entertainment · 12 Aug 2026The Trump administration claims oil is flowing normally again. There’s just one problem - CNN
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that oil exports from the Middle East rose above pre-war levels on Sunday and have been right around normal for a week — a highly dubious claim that does not appear to be backed up by observable shipping traffic.
CNN · 12 Aug 2026Rule could let parents put $2,500 into child ‘Trump accounts’ tax-free - washingtonpost.com
Proposed guidance from the Treasury Department clarifies how employer and employee contributions to the new accounts would work.
The Washington Post · 12 Aug 2026Lumentum anticipates $1.225B-$1.275B Q1 FY2027 revenue as it guides 39.5%-40.5% operating margin - Seeking Alpha
Lumentum (LITE) Q4 FY2026 earnings call: AI-driven revenue surge, margin expansion, and Q1 FY2027 guidance with 1.6T, OCS, NPO/CPO.
Seeking Alpha · 12 Aug 2026