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A lot of cars are lined up for importing and exporting cars to the port.Kokouu | E+ | Getty ImagesJapanese automakers are looking vulnerable to fallout from the Iran war and any turnaround in the yen.Toyota, Honda and Nissan benefited in their most recent quarterly reports from a historically weak currency, with the first two upgrading their full-year forecasts and the latter seeing its first profit in about two years. But outside factors might not be so cooperative going forward.The U.S. Treasury and Japan’s Ministry of Finance jointly coordinated a rare yen-buying intervention in early August in a historic move,…

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This summer I toured a couple of 6,000 to 7,000 square foot mansion in the Kahala neighborhood of Honolulu, all in preparation for a potential move in two or three years. We plan to move back for either 6th or 7th grade for our son and 3rd or 4th grade for our daughter, so we figured why not scope out some sweet properties ahead of time. The main conclusion I came away with is that these homes aren’t just too expensive at $8 million to $10 million. They’re also too big. Maintenance plus the utility bill to cool the place…

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 23, 2026 in New York.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesTreasury yields were higher on Monday as oil prices rose, with worries growing among investors about persistent inflation and government borrowing.The 30-year Treasury yield, which is typically sensitive to geopolitical events, advanced more than 4 basis points to 5.311%. It reached its highest level since June 2007.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconU.S. 30 Year Treasury over last 20 yearsThe 10-year Treasury note yield — the main benchmark for mortgages, auto loans and credit card debt — was…

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Revenue, capacity expansion, and infrastructure orders are showing that real demand is starting to justify the spending Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s note: “Microsoft, TSM, and Cisco Are Breaking the AI Bubble Narrative” was previously published in July 2026 with the title “The AI Capex Bear Case Just Lost Its Best Argument.” It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available. When the first American railroads began reporting revenue in the 1840s, the critics who had called the whole enterprise an overbuilt fantasy found themselves with less and less to…

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Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Tom Yeung here, with your Sunday Digest. Over the past several months, the most common question we’ve heard is this: Is it too late to buy AI stocks? You would be right to wonder. After all, most AI stock charts now look something like this… Intel Corp. (INTC) stock And when the air suddenly rushes out of hot stocks, it can really go out all at once. Below is a chart of Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) in the aftermath of the dot-com bubble. Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) stock But…

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Key PointsPalantir probably won’t repeat the returns it has generated over these past four years.But that’s not as bad as it sounds — the bar is very high.Palantir’s blistering commercial growth will likely drive healthy returns for a while yet.10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies ›If only time travel existed, right? Anyone who invested in Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) four years ago could be sitting on life-changing returns. A $10,000 investment would be worth over $170,000 today.The stock’s fortunes aren’t a fluke. Palantir has consistently delivered breathtaking growth and continues to set the bar high quarter after quarter.…

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