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Google Reveals AI Agent Payments Protocol Backed by Coinbase, Ethereum Foundation

Google Reveals AI Agent Payments Protocol Backed by Coinbase, Ethereum Foundation

Google took its latest step Tuesday to hasten the arrival of the AI agent economy, announcing the creation of an open-source protocol for agent payments backed by some of crypto’s biggest compani...

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Investors haven’t been this bullish on stocks since February

Investors haven’t been this bullish on stocks since February

Wall Street fund managers are piling back into equities, even as the economic backdrop turns shakier. Bank of America’s latest Global Fund Manager Survey, released Tuesday, showed global eq...

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Retail sales show US consumer spending holds up, but ‘almost everyone’ is looking for deals

Retail sales show US consumer spending holds up, but ‘almost everyone’ is looking for deals

US retail sales in August were stronger than expected. But resilient American shoppers are still looking for deals wherever they can find them, with a weakening labor market and tariff-related inf...

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3 downsides to a Federal Reserve rate cut

3 downsides to a Federal Reserve rate cut

The Federal Reserve’s Open Markets Committee meets Tuesday and Wednesday, with a highly anticipated interest rate cut high on the agenda. With the job market cooling and inflation no longer a maj...

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