BBC World
Aug 12, 2026
US inflation eases as food and fuel costs cool
Annual US inflation dipped to 3.4% in July, with food costs slowing and housing keeping prices slightly higher.
Markets
NPR News
Aug 12, 2026
Inflation eases in July as gasoline and grocery prices fall
Consumer prices in July were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The news makes it less likely the Fed will feel the need to raise interest rates in September.
NPR News
Aug 12, 2026
Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97
Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial system, without ceding party control over the economy.
The Guardian
Aug 12, 2026
UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds
Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down citiesRepeated debilitating heatwaves this summer are likely to have cost the UK economy more than £4bn in lost economic output by the end of July, new analysis s…
Market Movers - NYSE/Nasdaq
Aug 12, 2026
NASDAQ Market Movers — Top 5 Winners & Losers
| Winners | Losers |
|---|---|
| ALMR $36.57 +30.65% | LIF $48.61 -24.76% |
| SEPN $47.76 +22.93% | HUBG $38.00 -19.75% |
| FRMI $7.12 +21.09% | ETOR $29.33 -13.74% |
| NN $17.83 +15.55% | NYAX $53.87 -13.11% |
| RNW $6.85 +11.75% | FA $21.17 -10.26% |
Market Movers - NYSE/Nasdaq
Aug 12, 2026
NYSE Market Movers — Top 5 Winners & Losers
| Winners | Losers |
|---|---|
| NIQ $16.58 +41.95% | ONON $30.91 -20.29% |
| ONTO $319.79 +9.76% | TME $8.72 -11.92% |
| ARMK $60.47 +8.54% | UAA $5.34 -9.03% |
| ACHR $6.79 +8.47% | UA $5.20 -8.45% |
| SMR $9.89 +7.73% | AMTM $22.43 -8.22% |