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Payments firm Stripe to buy marketplace OpenRouter in AI push

Payments firm Stripe to buy marketplace OpenRouter in AI push

By Aditya Soni and Arasu Kannagi Basil Aug 19 (Reuters) - Payments firm Stripe said on Wednesday it had agreed…

August 20, 2026

Global yields fall after US Treasury boosts debt buybacks

By Karen Brettell and Iain Withers NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Longer-dated global bond yields retreated from multi-decade highs,…

August 20, 2026

US debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden

By David Lawder and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Total U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the…

August 20, 2026

Treasury Secretary Bessent doubles US long-bond buybacks in the face of surging yields

By David Lawder and Tatiana Bautzer WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury announced on Wednesday support measures…

August 20, 2026

Wall St rises as yields ease, Moderna lifts healthcare stocks

By Sinéad Carew and Avinash P Aug 19 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock market indexes closed modestly higher on…

August 20, 2026

Ex-Meta executive says Zuckerberg put growth before child safety

By Kenrick Cai, Diana Novak Jones and Jonathan Stempel OAKLAND, California, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A former engineering director at…

August 20, 2026

Payments firm Stripe to buy marketplace OpenRouter in AI push

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Payments firm Stripe said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy OpenRouter, which helps businesses route…

August 20, 2026

Dollar falls after US Treasury plans more bond buybacks

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The dollar weakened against major currencies on Wednesday after the U.S.…

August 20, 2026

LG Energy, once fixed on EV batteries, jumps to Plan B

(Corrects to say that LG Energy will begin making cells for Tesla and Toyota, instead of that it has already…

August 20, 2026

Fed policymakers' inflation concerns increased at July meeting, minutes show

WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Concern about inflation deepened at the Federal Reserve's meeting last month, with "several" policymakers ready…

August 19, 2026