Wednesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 falls slightly after PCE report shows sticky inflation; Nvidia earnings on deck: Live updates

[Axios] July data points to a mixed-bag U.S. economy

[Axios] Bill Gates sounds the alarm on an AI transition

[Reuters] US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate and more

[Bloomberg] Up to 50% of Planned US Data Centers Are at Risk of Delays, Kimmeridge Says

[Bloomberg] US Corporate Profit Margins Widen to Highest on Record

[Bloomberg] Putin Moves to Escalate War in Ukraine With Talks at Dead End

[Bloomberg] Top Container Line Halts Russian Black Sea Service Due to Drones

[WSJ] FBI Shuts Down Sprawling China-Linked Hacking Network

[FT] Heat dome leaves US Southwest facing ‘dangerous’ temperatures

[FT] El Niño’s looming threat to the global food system

[FT] Charting the trillion-dollar TAM wars