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- S&P 500 futures are little changed as investors count down to Warsh's Jackson Hole address: Live updates
- Mixue shares extend slide after profit drop as ice cream-and-tea chain sees costs rise
- OpenAI rolls out ads on select ChatGPT plans in India to boost monetization, support wider access
- Judge blocks Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic as supply chain risk
- Bank of America doubles down on Nvidia stock
- Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Thursday, August 27, 2026: Down from highs, but prices holding strong
- Silver prices today, Thursday, August 27, 2026: Silver prices steady following inflation report
- Gold prices today, Thursday, August 27, 2026: Prices pull back after PCE report, ahead of Warsh speech
- Mortgage rates remain stuck near 6.7%: Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Thursday, August 27, 2026
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