Finance - CNBC

1. China says it will pump $54 billion into banks and insurers — but their stocks still fell

2. Sugar is outperforming the stock market this year. Here's what's driving it, and where it can go from here

3. White House has vetted candidates for key CFTC vacancies, sources tell CNBC. It's unclear if they will be filled

4. Bitcoin heads for third winning week in a row as macro pressures mount

5. China hits back at G20 statement on its reliance on exports, accusing them of 'promoting protectionism'

6. New York Fed's Williams says yield surge due to strong economic prospects

7. Berkshire CEO Greg Abel says Japanese bond yields not a challenge for trading houses right now

8. Nepal’s mountain tourism industry faces ‘serious warning’ after Himalayan flood disaster

9. Prediction market traders think job creation rebounded in August

10. Fed Governor Barr says he'll support rate hike if inflation doesn't ease

11. Hugging Face's new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it

12. Markets see Warsh endorsing a rate hike in September. Not everyone is convinced

13. Aon CEO says insurance broker seeks to build 'premiere middle market platform' with purchase of rival USI

14. Kalshi partners with brokerage Alpaca as it tries to build its international audience

15. Crypto exchange Gemini not at fault for collapse of Earn lending program, arbitrator says

16. China's Xi builds diplomatic clout with multiple state visits ahead of Trump summit

17. Jackson Hole analyst roundup: Warsh's speech sends hike chances higher, may put Fed 'at odds' with Treasury

18. Corn and wheat prices jump to highest prices in more than three years

19. U.S. appeals court rules against prediction markets, sets up likely fight at Supreme Court

20. September Fed decision is now a coin flip as rate hike odds increase post Warsh