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Krispy Kreme's Autumn Seasonal Collection, featuring Pumpkin Spice and Biscoff Cookie Butter doughnuts, launches Aug. 11. The chain expects the lineup to drive traffic and hints at more seasonal items through September.

Norwegian federation calls for Infantino to resign; African and South American bodies back him, widening rift over FIFA's shelved investment plan.

CoreCivic's Q2 adjusted FFO hit $0.48 a share on 78.3% occupancy; the prison operator lifted the low end of its 2026 guidance on stronger federal demand.
Wholesale sales rose 2.7% in June, retail advanced 0.4%, and home resales gained. Q2 GDP tracking likely well above 2.2%. Fed faces a harder inflation trade-off ahead of Wednesday's CPI print.

The Treasury designated Shelbit Exchange and Aban Tether for handling funds linked to Iran's IRGC, as Tether's $131M freeze sets a precedent for stablecoin issuer compliance.

FBI coordinated response after a man threatened to kill Lionel Messi with homemade bombs and an AR-15 during the 2026 World Cup, police dossier shows.

A viral reel shows a girl dumping her boyfriend for a chatbot's sympathy. Trust shifts: 57% of users now prefer AI for advice over friends. The real cost is human compromise.

Trisura hit its 2027 book value target a year early in Q2, but real estate fee income slipped. Surety premiums jumped 52% and the carrier portal now has 41 distribution partners. The second half will decide whether the growth story holds up without the real estate drag.

Senator Cynthia Lummis said Aug. 7 the CLARITY Act remains stalled in the Senate. She pledged to keep pushing the bill, which would set federal rules for digital assets and protect customer funds. Senate action delayed until September.

Atlassian jumped 35% after quarterly results showed seat growth accelerating, not shrinking. CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes said there will be "more developers in five years," not fewer. The AI job-kill thesis is reversing.

Agnico Eagle posts record cash flow but Barnat pit wall failure cuts 370k ounces from 2026-2028 plan. Production guidance lowered to low end. Strong operations elsewhere offset some risk.

Harvey's annualized revenue more than doubled to $350M since January. The legal AI startup is raising $500M at a $15.5B valuation, per The Information.