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Ticker: Rising Treasury yields push stocks down

Stocks drifted lower on Wall Street as long-term Treasury yields ticked higher. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%. Stocks have been under pressure as oil prices have swung sharply amid the U.S. war with Iran, helping to push Treasury yields higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 5.25% and earlier touched its highest level in 24 years. The price of Brent crude oil fell 1.7% to $96.16 a barrel, but remains far above where it was this summer. Markets in Europe were mixed. Trump: Tech firms sign ...

US, China release $60B product list for tariff cuts

The United States and China on Monday released reciprocal lists of nonsensitive products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, from American hair products to Chinese toys, in a deal expected to help bolster bilateral trade. The details came days after Chinese President Xi ...

Briefcase: DelGrosso’s sets new event

TIPTON Something new is brewing at DelGrosso’s Park this fall. DelGrosso’s Park will debut Del-Ghoul-So’s Family-Friendly Halloween Weekends during the first four weekends of October. The new fall event will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Del-Ghoul-So’s will feature select amusement park rides, live entertainment, special attractions and fall-themed foods, all presented in a fun, family-friendly Halloween atmosphere. “We are excited to extend the fun into October and offer families a new way to enjoy DelGrosso’s Park,” said park President ...

Nvidia unveils AI security platform

Nvidia on Monday unveiled a new security platform designed to stop artificial intelligence agents from going rogue, saying it sets “boundaries” that could have stopped previous breaches. The announcement of the company’s Open Agent Safety Platform follows a series of revelations from top AI companies about their models escaping and breaking into other organizations. The disclosures sparked furious debate about the safety of advanced artificial intelligence systems, including self-improving models that some fear could race out of human control. Nvidia executives said in a media ...

Ticker: Bond yields crank higher and pull US stocks down

Yields in the U.S. bond market again touched their highest levels in roughly two decades and knocked U.S. stocks further from their record high. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.9%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly jumped above 5.27% and touched its highest level since 2007 following the latest swings for oil prices. High airfares could stay even if jet fuel prices fall Travelers could be stuck paying high airfares even if oil and jet fuel prices fall. Major U.S. airlines and analysts say fluctuating ...

Vines in decline: California grape farmers struggling to sell

LODI, Calif. — It’s harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations. Wine ...