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US futures fall and oil prices surge after US hits Iranian sites in the Strait of Hormuz5:00 U.S. futures are falling as American forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking their first military action in a month China’s factory activity contracts in August despite an uptick in export demand5:00 An official survey shows China's factory activity improved in August, with export demand holding strong As Pell grants expand, students see openings to afford short-term job training5:00 Colleges around the country are seeking approval for a new federal grant program, Workforce Pell, to aid students enrolled for short-term job training Great power rivalry threatens to overshadow a summit of some of the world's smallest island nations5:00 Leaders from some of the world’s least populous states are gathering in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting Flash flooding causes major damage to the Grand Canyon's critical water pipeline2:19 The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction project to upgrade the line How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 9/2/202623:06 Stocks rose on Wall Street as gains by big technology companies and relatively steady oil prices and bond yields helped boost the market after a downbeat start to the week Judge orders changes to Google's digital ads business but spares it from a breakup22:34 A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Google to retool the system powering its price-gouging monopoly in digital advertising, sparing the company from a wrenching breakup that had been sought by the U.S. government US extends ban on flights to Haiti's capital as gang violence surges15:36 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has extended a ban on U.S. flights to Haiti’s capital until March as gang violence persists US oil giant Chevron confirms it will expand operations in Venezuela12:54 Oil giant Chevron is confirming that it is expanding its operations in Venezuela, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits German authorities probe suspected sabotage after 2 power substation disruptions12:21 Two incidents that disrupted power distribution systems in the west and east of Germany are being invested as possible sabotage Asian shares decline, stocks slip on Wall St, while global bond sell-off intensifies8:35 Asian shares have declined after stocks slipped on Wall Street and as a bond market sell-off deepens Italians enter uneasy truce with invasive blue crabs, exporting crustaceans they won't eat7:31 Fishermen in Italy have shifted from incinerating invasive Atlantic blue crabs to commercializing them |