Business & Markets — September 6, 2026

Trump presses Fed against rate hike. Ten days before the Federal Reserve's September meeting, the Trump administration is lobbying Chair Kevin Warsh to hold off a rate hike. Inflation persists, and Friday's strong jobs report complicates the picture.

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Nvidia to acquire Hugging Face. Nvidia's announced acquisition of the AI platform lifted its stock Friday and pushed CEO Jensen Huang's net worth toward $200 billion, extending the chipmaker's dominance of the AI economy.

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Anthropic heads toward $2 trillion IPO. As the Claude maker approaches a $2 trillion public listing, investors are scrutinizing its unusual governance structure, which balances profit against safety-focused external trustees.

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Labor Day sendoff costs more this year. Gasoline is holding above $4 per gallon heading into Monday's holiday. Add elevated food prices, and this year's end-of-summer travel and grilling will cost American households notably more.

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