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BHP's Dividends Could Be Increasingly Influenced By Cash Flow -- Market Talk | 0205 GMT - BHP could be expected to take "a more cash flow-oriented approach" to dividends ahead, as commodity prices trade above long-term averages, Macquarie says. BHP has a policy of paying a minimum of 50% of underly…

Bitcoin, Ethereum Gain; XRP, Dogecoin Dip as Trump Denies Iran Talks: Analyst Says BTC May 'Resume Its Advance' if This Support Holds | 10:02 PM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Leading cryptocurrencies held steady on Tuesday as investors digested President Donald Trump’s latest remarks on…

Chinese Stocks Decline 0.9% In Morning Trading | This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Stocks in China slipped during early trading Wednesday, as the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.9% to 3954.74. Among local companies with a market cap of a…

Trump Ally Byron Donalds Wins GOP Governor Race in Florida -- 2nd Update | ORLANDO, Fla.-Rep. Byron Donalds, President Trump's staunch ally, cruised to victory in the Republican contest in Florida to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis, while a Democratic socialist, state Rep. Angie Nixon, scored an upset wi…

Hong Kong Stocks Decline 0.4% In Morning Trading | This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Stocks in Hong Kong slipped during early trading Wednesday, as the Hang Seng Index fell 0.4% to 25366.31. Among local companies with a market cap of at…

Philippine Stocks Fall 1.2% In Morning Trading | This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Stocks in the Philippines fell during early trading Wednesday, as the PSEi Index fell 1.2% to 6187.38. Among local companies with a market cap of at least…

Momenta, XHEART, and QNX Build an Autonomous Driving Platform Certified to Global Safety Standards | SHANGHAI, CN / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Momenta, a leading Physical AI company, together with XHEART, has selected QNX® OS for Safety from QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(…

The Tiny Spanish Territory of Ceuta Is Grappling With a New Migrant Crisis -- WSJ | By Benoit Faucon | Photography by Imane Djamil for WSJ CEUTA, Spain-An abandoned warehouse complex overlooking the Moroccan border in this tiny Spanish territory has become a squalid village, with hundreds of migran…

Aurentis Capital Group Announces Technology-Driven Trading Platform for Global Markets | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aurentis Capital Group has announced a technology-driven trading platform designed to provide market participants with access to a range of global finan…

Geospace Supports Faraday’s Rapid Seismic Fleet Expansion With 4,000-Node Pioneer Order | Repeat Purchase Advances Faraday’s Plan to Build a 40,000-Node Fleet by 2028 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Geospace Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: GEOS) today announced the delivery of 4,000 Pioneer land seism…

SK Hynix Stock Drops 7.82% in Seoul as KOSPI Suffers Brutal Rout: Brent Above $90, Trump Rules Out Iran Talks | 9:58 PM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Asian stocks traded sharply lower at the time of writing, led by a more than 5% drop in South Korea’s KOSPI, while semiconductor heavyweig…

Faraday Future Supports AIxC’s Full Strategic Pivot to Physical AI and Robot-Sharing and Rental Operations; RoboShare Completes Its First Paid Commercial Order, With an Initial Fleet of More Than 80 Robots in Place | As AIxC’s majority and controlling shareholder, FF supports AIxC’s orderly exit fr…

Miami Voters Approve Item #172, Clearing the Way for Miami Marine Stadium Restoration | MIAMI, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- After decades of sitting silent, Miami Marine Stadium is officially coming back to life. Miami voters decisively approved Item #172 today, setting the stage for one of the ci…

Trump Taps Dr. Heidi Overton to Lead FDA -- WSJ | President Trump has selected one of his top White House health aides, Dr. Heidi Overton, as his next choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration, people familiar with the matter said. Overton, who helps lead the Domestic Policy Council, has guid…

California Black Health Network Celebrates Four Decades of Advancing Black Health and Health Equity with Launch of New Impact Report | The Impact Report launch honors the change-makers behind CBHN's impact and highlights the organization's continued commitment to creating healthier, more equitable…

Malaysian Stocks Drop 0.2% In Early Trading | This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Stocks in Malaysia slipped during early trading Wednesday, as the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI fell 0.2% to 1729.62. Among local companies with a market cap of a…

Singaporean Stocks Drop 0.9% In Early Trading | This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Stocks in Singapore slipped during early trading Wednesday, as the FTSE Straits Times Index dropped 0.9% to 5649.00. Among local companies with a market ca…

Taiwanese Stocks Decline 1.5% In Early Trading | This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Stocks in Taiwan fell during early trading Wednesday, as the Taiwan TAIEX fell 1.5% to 44635.99. Among local companies with a market cap of at least 150 b…

How Trump's Ever-Present Executive Assistant Became the Talk of Washington -- WSJ | By Philip Wegmann, Meridith McGraw and Josh Dawsey WASHINGTON-Sen. Jon Ossoff didn't even use her full name. But everybody in Washington knew who he was talking about. At a recent campaign event, the Georgia Democra…

Profusa, Baidu, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, FreeCast and Klarna Group: Why These 5 Stocks Are on Investors' Radars Today | 9:26 PM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) The stock market experienced a downturn today, with the Nasdaq falling 1.33% to 26,289.71. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 decreased by 0.69…

Japan Offering Y2.8T Of TD-Bills (No 1401) | TOKYO--Japan's Ministry of Finance said Wednesday it is auctioning Y2.8 trillion of treasury discount bills. Issue TD-Bill (Number 1401) Settlement Date Aug 20, 2026 Maturity Date Aug 20, 2027 Offer Amount Y2.8 Trillion This content was automatically pub…

Sur-Seal Rebrands as Cohesive Components Following Acquisition by Brodie Generational Capital Partners | New name and identity signal a long-term commitment to building a world-class engineered materials converter — guided by deep technical expertise, speed, and seamless integration CHARLOTTE, N.C.…

Table: Phoenix Tours Intl 2Q Net Profit NT$98.0M Vs NT$69.3M | Phoenix Tours International Inc. - Taiwan 2nd Quarter ended June 30: Figures in New Taiwan dollars. 2026 2025 Revenue NT$816,718,000 NT$899,090,000 Pretax Profit NT$123,539,000 NT$87,291,000 Net Profit NT$98,032,000 NT$69,289,000 Earnin…

Trump Ally Byron Donalds Wins GOP Governor Race in Florida -- 2nd Update | ORLANDO, Fla.-Rep. Byron Donalds, President Trump's staunch ally, cruised to victory in the Republican contest in Florida to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis, while a Democratic socialist, state Rep. Angie Nixon, scored an upset wi…

BOJ to Buy Y355.0 Billion of JGBs Maturing in 1-3 Years, Unchanged From Previous Operation | TOKYO--The Bank of Japan said Wednesday it offered to buy outright on August 20 up to Y355.0 billion in Japanese government bonds maturing in one to three years. The bank's previous operation in the same ma…