BUSINESS ABOVE THE FOLD
Stocks Surge After Jerome Powell Floats September Rate Cut
The market popped after the Fed chair hinted at a possible rate cut next month — investors acted like someone just restocked the office fridge with Red Bull instead of water.
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U.S. Stocks Slip Monday After Big Friday Rally
After a one-day party, Wall Street woke up with a hangover — indexes dipped as traders tried to figure out if the good times were real or just a sugar high.
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U.S. Government to Take Nearly 10% Stake in Intel
One minute the White House is criticizing Intel, the next it’s buying stock — Uncle Sam wants a seat at the chip-making table, and he’s bringing taxpayer money as his plus-one.
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Keurig Dr Pepper Bets Big on Coffee With $18 Billion Deal
The soda-and-pod empire just grabbed a global coffee business to go head-to-head with Nestlé — apparently “Dr” Pepper decided it was time for a doctorate in caffeine.
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Record Highs in U.S. Manufacturing Signal a Little Life in the Economy
Factory floors are humming again — August numbers hint that America might actually be dusting off the cobwebs and firing the engines back up.
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PARTY BELOW THE FOLD
The Pretty Reckless Drop First New Song in Four Years (“For I Am Death”)
Taylor Momsen and crew crawled out of the shadows with a fresh single that’s all snarl and shine. It’s their first new track since 2021 — turns out the apocalypse had to wait until they were ready.
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Superchunk Announce New Album, Share Single “Is It Making You Feel Something”
The indie veterans are back with another jangly anthem that sounds like it could’ve come straight from ’94 — in the best way possible. Nostalgia just got a new guitar tone.
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The Mullet Times — If You Think We’re Dumb, We Agree.