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MS NOW’s Chris Hayes castigated far-right influencer Laura Loomer over what he called her latest “racist tirade” after she attacked several Black female lawmakers, including Democratic Reps. https://www.ms.now/news/laura-loomer-racist-tirade-trump-connection

Private markets are having a moment. Once the province of a small circle of institutional investors bound to rigid, closed-end fund structures, private capital has grown into one of the most important engines of financing in the global economy. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mayrarodriguezvalladares/2026/08/19/private-markets-have-a-plumbing-problem—the-industry-needs-to-modernize/

BOND MARKETS are unsettled, and so, in turn, is America’s government. On August 19th the Treasury said that from next month it would increase its own purchases of longer-dated debt. https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/08/19/why-bond-markets-are-unnerving-rich-world-politicians