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U.S. grain futures pull back from sharp losses with China ag deal news pending

U.S. grain futures pull back from sharp losses with China ag deal news pending. Market participants are assessing the implications for related sectors and asset…

Meridian Intelligence View: Meridian Intelligence view: The AI boom is entrepreneurial action chasing marginal returns from new tech. Capital inflows inflate valuations; only services consumers willingly pay for represent genuine productivity progress.

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U.S. grain futures pull back from sharp losses with China ag deal news pending

Eli Lilly's Olumiant receives expanded alopecia indication for children 12 and up

Southland Holdings receives NYSE American compliance notice

Metallus wins up to $995M defense contract for high-fragmentation steel

Kongsberg Gruppen boosts U.S. defense push with $404M missile deal

Future Money Acquisition faces Nasdaq compliance issue

Future Money Acquisition faces Nasdaq notice over delayed 10-Q filing

Netcapital faces Nasdaq filing compliance issue

Calidi Biotherapeutics gets NYSE compliance warning but stock surprises

Quest PharmaTech announces CEO change

Facebook loses high-profile case in New Mexico over deceiving users

Merck pulls BLA for antibody-drug conjugate I-DXd for small cell lung cancer

Trimble evaluates breaking up transportation unit in sale process - Axios Pro

WisdomTree International Equity Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.2900

Concentrix slumps 8%, its third loss in a row

WisdomTree International Efficient Core Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.0100

WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.4750

WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.0900

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.5150

WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.0450

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.0450

Nasdaq gains 2% for the week driven by mid-week tech rally

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.7600

MVB Bank announces partnership with DingoBlu Financial

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.2000

AI Tech

Midday Need to Know: Trump&#x2019;s AI meeting, PayPal takeover speculation &amp; more

AI firms boost office leasing in San Francisco and Manhattan markets - report

Cipher Digital doubles Barber Lake lease; revenue tops $9B

Burry warns of write-offs by hyperscalers as AI spending surges

CBRE gets contract to operate and maintain Fermi's first data center

Gold

Gold edges higher but falls for the week on hawkish Fed expectations

Glencore raised to Buy at UBS as commodity gains lift earnings outlook

U.S. Economy

Durable goods orders growth stalls in August, better than the decline expected

Midday Need to Know: Trump’s AI meeting, PayPal takeover speculation & more