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Wall Street is getting more and more worried about the potential loss of America’s superpower status. Now its CEOs are cycling from denial and bargaining to public anger and depression.

Since President Trump started unveiling his chaotic tariffs this spring, sparking waves of panic among global investors, the country’s business leaders have been facing massive — and unrelenting — uncertainty.

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Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has become one of the most talked-about names in artificial intelligence and not just because of its work with governments and Fortune 500s.

Investors have started to view a Palantir partnership as something of a credibility stamp. So when the company joined forces with a lesser-known player like Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR),

 » Read more about: Is Archer Aviation the Next Breakout Stock?  »

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In the wake of the Reserve Bank of India’s recent decision to hold the repo rate steady amid growing expectations of a rate cut in the near future, several banks have already begun reducing their fixed deposit (FD) interest rates. For risk-averse investors who rely on FDs for stable returns,

 » Read more about: Should you lock your FD before banks cut interest rates further?  »

• U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade officials will continue talking with Chinese counterparts Tuesday.
• U.S. stocks edged up Monday. South Korea’s Kospi rose Tuesday, and analysts expect it to enter a bull market.
• Apple held its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on Monday, where it announced a redesign to its iOS system called “Liquid Glass.”

 » Read more about: CNBC Daily Open: ‘Good reports' from U.S.-China talks could push S&P 500 to new high, analysts say  »

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Domestic institutional investors, such as mutual funds, banks, insurers, and retirement funds, have invested more than Rs 3 lakh crore into Indian equities so far in 2025, the second-highest annual inflow since 2007, trailing only 2024. The latest six-month inflow also marks the strongest half-yearly investments since records began.

 » Read more about: DII investments cross Rs 3 lakh crore in 2025 so far powered by MFs, banks  »

A member of the community conservation group plants mangrove seedlings
at Sabaki estuary in Malindi, Kilifi county, during the second phase of Absa
Kenya Foundation’s coastal restoration programme /XINHUA

A new study by the World Resources Institute has shown that bolstering funding for adaptation and resilience is not only urgent,

 » Read more about: Study: Climate adaptation investments yield massive returns — Over $10 for every $1 spent  »

Crude oil futures traded higher on Tuesday morning as the market was awaiting the outcome of the US-China trade talks.

At 9.30 am on Tuesday, August Brent oil futures were at $67.21, up by 0.25 per cent, and July crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at $65.40,

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The government has categorised its farm commodities into three tiers based on their economic and political sensitivity, as its talks with the US on a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) continue,

 » Read more about: India sets 3 tariff tiers for agricultural goods for US trade deal: Report  »