Saudi Arabia shut the East-West Pipeline as a precaution after multiple attacks, saying drones came from Iraq and caused injuries and damage.

CME Group is changing the telephony provider behind SMS and automated-call MFA codes, bringing new message formats and rotating originating phone numbers into production on September 12.

The dedicated Saturday exercise covered the 7%, 13% and 20% S&P 500 decline scenarios, including the Level 3 full-day halt and next-day reopening sequence.

Tokyo says free and safe passage through Bab el-Mandeb is vital as renewed Houthi attacks add risk to a route carrying more oil after disruption around the Strait of Hormuz.

The Dallas-based exchange is using a Sept. 12 production rehearsal to prepare firms for the Sept. 16 start of primary listings for exchange-traded products, with corporate securities set to follow on Oct. 5.

Kroger lowered its 2026 identical sales without fuel forecast to 0.2% to 0.8% after second-quarter growth came in at 0.2%, although adjusted EPS rose and profit guidance was unchanged.

Gasoline prices rose 3.9% and drove more than one-third of the monthly increase, while core inflation eased to 2.4% from a year earlier.

Business applications fell sharply after July’s surge, though the Census Bureau’s measure tracks qualifying EIN filings rather than the number of businesses that actually opened.

Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% to $37.75 in August, but consumer prices increased 0.4%, pushing inflation-adjusted hourly pay lower.

Federal prosecutors allege Vuk Vukovic overstated Orca Bason Fund returns in investor and brokerage statements; the criminal charges remain accusations.