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Home Depot Beats Estimates on Faster Sales Growth
Source: BloombergAugust 18, 2026

Excerpt from Bloomberg: Home Depot’s results beat estimates in the second quarter, as comparable sales, which measure results at stores open for at least a year, rose 1.7%, while adjusted earnings also surpassed expectations. Lindsay Dutch of Bloomberg Intelligence has more on Bloomberg Television…

Emerging Assets Halt Rally on Higher Oil Prices, Bond Selloff
Source: BloombergAugust 18, 2026finance

Excerpt from Bloomberg: An emerging-markets equity benchmark snapped a four-day advance and a currency gauge retreated from record highs as a global bond selloff combined with higher oil prices weighed on risk sentiment.

AI Is Starting to Create Jobs in the UK
Source: BloombergAugust 18, 2026tech

Excerpt from Bloomberg: Most British businesses say artificial intelligence has created new roles, a Lloyds survey found.

RBI’s Forex Deposit U-Turn Exposes Wider Communication Gap
Source: BloombergAugust 18, 2026finance

Excerpt from Bloomberg: A sudden decision by India’s central bank to end a special incentive for attracting foreign-currency deposits a month ahead of schedule has caught bankers, economists and traders off guard and raised questions about how effectively it was communicating with market participants.

What’s at Stake for Meta in Landmark Social Media Trial?
Source: BloombergAugust 18, 2026tech

Excerpt from Bloomberg: Meta is headed to federal court in California Tuesday to face a coalition of 29 state attorneys general over claims that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users. Balázs Penz reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source…

Robot Dogs Make Chinese Billionaire Even Richer Despite US Curbs
Source: BloombergAugust 18, 2026tech

Excerpt from Bloomberg: Wang Xingxing, a millennial billionaire at the center of China’s AI push, is set to see his fortune soar even as Washington blocks his company from launching new robot models in the US.

Another airline shuts down after suspended license, all flights canceled
Source: TheStreetAugust 18, 2026business

Excerpt from TheStreet: As both jet fuel prices hit new highs and the airspace in much of the Middle East remains closed amid periodic flare-ups following the U.S. attack on Iran, multiple airlines have not been able to survive the massive hit to their services. Local Middle Eastern major players such…

Pakistan Court Orders Jailed Ex-PM Khan Moved to Hospital
Source: BloombergAugust 18, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the government to move former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a hospital from prison for medical treatment, offering relief to the opposition leader after more than three years behind bars.

Trump Takes Hard Line on Iran With Control of Hormuz in Limbo
Source: BloombergAugust 18, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: US President Donald Trump said he won’t try to revive a stalled truce with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East and a tussle for control of the Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar has more. (Source: Bloomberg)

Homeowners face jarring change to mortgage escrow rules
Source: TheStreetAugust 18, 2026business

Excerpt from TheStreet: Most homeowners rarely think about the portion of their monthly mortgage payment that flows into a separate account managed by their loan servicer.  That money sits in an escrow account, building up over months until property tax bills and homeowners insurance premiums come…

Trump Takes Hard Line on Iran as Hormuz Standoff Drags On
Source: BloombergAugust 18, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: US President Donald Trump said he won’t try to revive a lapsed ceasefire deal with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East and a tussle for control of the Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo.

Russia Threatens UK Over Ukraine Attacks With British Drones
Source: BloombergAugust 18, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: Russia warned that the UK would face “consequences for which it will have to answer” after reports that Kyiv used drones made by British companies to carry out strikes inside Russian territory.

Wells Fargo resets its inflation target for 2026 and 2027
Source: TheStreetAugust 18, 2026business

Excerpt from TheStreet: Wall Street has spent this year waiting for prices to calm down. The thinking was simple. The war with Iran pushed oil up in February; the shock would wear off, and the Fed would go back to cutting rates. One of the banks that sold that idea has changed its mind. Wells Fargo is…

Which island in The Bahamas is the best
Source: TheStreetAugust 18, 2026business

Excerpt from TheStreet: The punchline is that there isn't just one. Made up of over 700 islands and 3,000 cays of which just 30 are inhabited by permanent residents, the Caribbean nation of The Bahamas is often associated above all with New Providence Island — the port in the capital city of Nassau…

Bond Slump Sends Long-Term Debt Costs to Highest in Decades
Source: BloombergAugust 17, 2026finance

Excerpt from Bloomberg: Longer-maturity bonds are at the epicenter of investor angst about everything from inflation to the debt-laden artificial-intelligence boom — and governments are paying the price.

China’s Xi to Skip UN Meeting During US Trip, Politico Says
Source: BloombergAugust 17, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: Chinese leader Xi Jinping will forgo a stop in New York to address the UN General Assembly during a trip to the US next month to meet President Donald Trump, Politico reported.

Big Bend Border Project Paused After Bulldozers Arrive
Source: BloombergAugust 17, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: The Trump administration is pausing work on a border security project inside Texas’ Big Bend National Park, days after bulldozers began clearing land in one of the least-crossed stretches of the US-Mexico border.

harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: 利用 AI 大模型和自动化工作流,根据主题或关键词一键生成高清短视频。Generate HD short videos from a topic or keyword with an automated AI workflow.

akitaonrails/ai-memory
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: Solution for long term memory for agent coding CLIs and to facilitate handoff between different agent vendors

volcengine/OpenViking
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: Self-evolving Context Database for AI Agents. Unify Agent Memory, Knowledge RAG and Skills.

mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: 817 structured cybersecurity skills for AI agents · Mapped to 6 frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATLAS, D3FEND, NIST AI RMF & MITRE F3 (Fight Fraud) · agentskills.io standard · Works with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI & 20+ platforms ·…

basecamp/omarchy
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: Beautiful, Modern & Opinionated Linux

agalwood/Motrix
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: A full-featured download manager.

NawfalMotii79/PLFM_RADAR
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: Open-source, low-cost 10.5 GHz PLFM phased array RADAR system

jundot/omlx
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: LLM inference server with continuous batching & SSD caching for Apple Silicon — managed from the macOS menu bar

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