For: August 28, 2026
>>Trading Week Winding Down (New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after stocks closed higher on Wall Street yesterday. Nvidia's shares have been on the rise after reporting strong earnings in the second quarter of this year. The company reported nearly 90-billion dollars in revenue just from data centers. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 105 points to 53-569. The S&P 500 gained 55 points to 77-30. The Nasdaq rose 411 points to 26-541.
>>Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh Speaks In Jackson Hole
(Jackson Hole, WY) -- The markets will be watching as Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks today. Warsh will deliver the keynote speech at the central bank's symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Warsh's predecessors have used the event to discuss broad policy initiatives, and to lay out conditions under which the Fed would adjust interest rates. But Warsh has signaled a more hands-off approach while placing a greater emphasis on market direction when it comes to policy so far.
>>Canada Excludes Seafood From Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S. Goods
(Ottawa) -- Canada is excluding seafood from its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. In a statement, Canada's Department of Finance said removing seafood would "protect against broader economic harms." The Canadian duties are set to go into effect on September 8th. This, after President Trump's 50-percent import taxes on goods from Canada went into place last weekend.
>>Federal Court Rejects Pharmaceutical Industry Challenge To Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
(Washington, DC) -- A federal appeals court is rejecting a pharmaceutical industry challenge to the federal Medicare drug price negotiation program. The court found that drugmakers aren't entitled to sell their products to Medicare at the price they prefer. It's the latest ruling in a slew of federal courts deciding in favor of the Medicare drug price negotiation program, established through the Inflation Reduction Act.
>>Twitter Making A Comeback, Sort Of
(Undated) -- Twitter is looking to make a come back. A new social network called Twitter.now is now looking for early access users. It's not affiliated with X, the company owned by Elon Musk that changed its name from Twitter after he bought it for 44-billion-dollars in 2022. It's run by a startup called Operation Bluebird, which includes former Twitter trademark lawyer Stephen Coates. X sued the company last year trying to keep Operation Bluebird from launching a new site called Twitter. Operation Bluebird argues that X has abandoned its trademarks including Twitter and Tweet. Coates posted that the company is not trying to rebuild the old Twitter, but a new service built on trust and transparency.
>>Callaway Golf Cuts Ties With Good Good Over Ad
(Carlsbad, CA) -- Golf company Callaway is cutting ties with its media partner Good Good Golf over an ad for a new driver that depicted violence against women. The video posted by Good Good shows a woman reaching for the driver as the company's co-founder, Garrett Clark, rushes after her and knocks her to the ground. He stands over her and says "don't touch my driver." In a statement, Callaway said it listened to individuals who shared personal experiences related to violence against women. The company committed to donate one-million dollars to organizations who work to prevent violence against women and provide resources to survivors. Good Good took the video down after widespread online backlash.
