Stocks Rise on AI Confidence; Tensions Mount in the Middle East | Bloomberg Brief 08/17/2026

Uber Technologies is cutting about 3,300 roles, or 10% of its staff globally, in a restructuring aimed at reducing management layers and reallocating spending into its ride-sharing, delivery and robotaxi businesses.…

US stocks flipped between small gains and losses on Wednesday after a three-day skid, as oil prices halted a sharp advance, easing inflation concerns as traders weigh the Federal Reserve’s potential path for…

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright discusses details of Venezuelan oil production and exports, deals signed with Chevron, ENI, and GE Vernova, and offers an update on the Strait of Hormuz. He speaks with Tyler Kendall in…

Nuevas exigencias de trazabilidad amenazan las exportaciones brasileñas de carne vacuna a Europa y ponen en riesgo un mercado de precios más altos. Nuevas exigencias de trazabilidad amenazan las exportaciones…

The yen strengthened sharply against the US currency, leaving traders on high alert for the potential that authorities may once again intervene in the foreign-exchange market.

Huge AI spending plans and the ongoing war in Iran are driving up borrowing costs around the world.