The World in Brief from The Economist

By The Economist

The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.

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September 04, 2026 Nvidia buys Hugging Face; Iran warns against Israeli assault in Lebanon, and more
Nvidia, a chipmaking giant that is now the world’s most valuable firm, will buy Hugging Face for $13bn.
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September 03, 2026 Trump says Iran strikes won’t last long; Uber announces job cuts, and more
Donald Trump said America’s renewed bombing of Iran would not last “too long”.
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September 02, 2026 America hits Iran again; global bond sell-off continues, and more
America said it had launched fresh strikes on Iran.
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September 01, 2026 Amazon accused of manipulating ad prices; Xi and Putin meet, and more
America’s consumer-protection regulator and 22 states sued Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant “systematically” overcharges advertisers that promote products on its site.
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August 31, 2026 America resumes attacks on Iran; Rescue efforts continue in the Himalayas, and more
America struck two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island, near the Strait of Hormuz, in its first known attack on the country since July.
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August 30, 2026 Trump announces Venezuela oil deal; Warsh says inflation is too high, and more
Nepal’s finance minister told Reuters that the country could need as much as $5bn to rebuild after flash floods devastated the area around a section of its border with Tibet
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August 29, 2026 Rescue efforts resume in Nepal and Tibet; Warsh says inflation is too high, and more
America said it will impose sanctions on Banque Misr, an Egyptian bank, as it attempts to increase pressure on Iran by targeting its trading partners
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August 28, 2026 The battle to find flood survivors; Qatar mediates between America and Iran, and more
Rescue workers in Nepal and Tibet continued their efforts to locate survivors of a massive flash flood that coursed through a border area on Wednesday.
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August 27, 2026 Nvidia’s record earnings; catastrophic floods sweep Nepal, and more
Nvidia reported record quarterly sales of $96bn and profits of almost $60bn, up 106% and 126% respectively from a year ago and beating analysts’ forecasts for a 15th straight quarter.
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August 26, 2026 Canada strikes back at America with tariffs; Iran vows sanctions retaliation, and more
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on $20bn-worth of American goods, from September 8th, matching levies imposed by America after trade talks collapsed.
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