Wall Street poised for another soft start as higher bond yields continue to bite

13 August 2026 Overall, 92% of companies with physical points of sale accept cash Cash acceptance rebounds after decline observed during and after pandemic Cash widely valued for privacy and reliability, while acceptance of mobile payments rises sharply According to the latest survey on the use of cash by companies in the euro area published…

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades just short of 52,900 on Tuesday, higher by close to 700 points and 1.3%, roughly 450 points beneath the record it set in the first week of July. Taken alone, that reads as a broad risk rally. One index over, the semiconductor complex is in a drawdown that has…

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JPMorgan Chase dominates other banks when it comes to AI banking citations, but regional banks are invisible. Whenever someone poses banking-related inquiries to AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity, the biggest banks are getting upstaged by third-party comparison hubs and media outlets. Three websites in particular — Bankrate, Investopedia and Wikipedia — supply…