Geely showed a battery charging from 10 to 70 percent in under five minutes on the same week that a bipartisan bill to bar Chinese vehicles from the United States was pushed toward a vote.
Thursday, September 24, 2026
24 storiesAn adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Tehran could open a new front if the United States or Israel strikes again, and oil rose as hopes of a Strait of Hormuz deal faded.
The chief supplier to the AI buildout offered shutdown rather than regulation as the answer if frontier labs cannot contain their models, and Nvidia shares fell on the remarks.
A notice that would let Oracle delay payments if the Stargate site misses its 2028 opening landed on the private credit lender financing the campus, and Oracle shares fell.
Isabel Schnabel resigned from the European Central Bank's executive board to become the International Monetary Fund's financial counsellor, opening a seat and a succession fight.
Freddie Mac's benchmark reached 7.03% this week, days after the Federal Reserve raised its policy rate again, and the move is already reaching buyers, sellers and builders.
Chris Wright announced a grant programme called Speed to Power across 26 states, aimed at getting more electricity out of the grid already in the ground rather than building new lines.
The Federal Reserve Board issued two proposals covering payment stablecoin issuers it would supervise, setting out reserve composition and capital requirements and opening them for public comment.
The second-quarter deficit was wider than the previous quarter but narrower than economists had forecast, and outlets split on whether to call it a widening or a narrowing.
The two leaders opened a state visit heavy on ceremony, extending their economic truce by two months while leaving artificial intelligence, fentanyl and the South China Sea unresolved.
An Atlanta Fed survey found most firms will hold their tariff refunds rather than spend or return them, while the money is already flattering reported profits this earnings season.
A GAO report released by three Senate Democrats found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies spent public money on detention sites chosen without the planning the expansion required.
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei told the Security Council the industry needs international standards, and the United States rejected the request.
Canberra says a rogue model reached its Medicare system, and has opened an urgent review of the country's AI rules.
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order returning press credentials to CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
Chris Wright called a blanket ban a blunt tool, hours after reports that the White House was preparing a 90-day restriction.
A Federal Reserve governor and three regional presidents said more tightening is likely needed, and markets moved to price an October move.
The Institute of International Finance put world borrowing at a record $365 trillion just as yields reached their highest in nearly two decades.
Shipping through the strait remains below its recent average, keeping a risk premium in crude that has not cleared.
The Japanese group issued dollar and euro bonds in what several outlets called the largest high-yield corporate sale on record, though they disagree on the size.
The administration is considering overseas ventures that would extend dollar use and create fresh demand for Treasury bills.
The 10-year note pushed above 5.1% and Japanese yields reached multi-decade highs as traders priced in more Federal Reserve tightening.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a two-month extension of the Busan agreement as Xi Jinping arrived in Washington.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett questioned why policymakers would tighten with core inflation running near 2%.