Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Climbs to Another Record After Fed Rate-Cut Optimism Soars

[CNBC] Stocks are little changed after Nasdaq hits new record: Live updates

[Yahoo/Reuters] US small-business optimism climbs but labor quality concerns persist

[Axios] What AI's spending boom is really buying

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US, South Korea in Deadlock Over $350 Billion Investment Fund

[Yahoo/Reuters] Analysis-Ishiba's departure gives BOJ pause for thought on rate hikes

[AP] Russian glide bomb attack in eastern Ukraine kills at least 21 people in line to receive pensions

[Politico] Government downfall tests Macron like never before

[Bloomberg] French Borrowing Costs Top Italy’s in Historic Market Shift

[Bloomberg] Global Bonds Climb 20% From 2022 Low With Fed Set to Resume Cuts

[Bloomberg] AI Chatbots Are ‘Clear Danger’ to Kids, Australian Watchdog Says

[Bloomberg] Jane Street Faces Off With India Market Regulator in Court

[WSJ] Trump’s Auto Tariffs Starts to Bite

[WSJ] Twelfth-Grade Math and Reading Scores in U.S. Hit New Low

[WSJ] U.S.-China Rivalry Sparks a Submarine Arms Race

[WSJ] Fall of French Government Prompts Muted Market Reaction

[WSJ] Indonesia Markets Unnerved as Finance Minister’s Removal Raises Policy Concerns

[FT] Hyundai-LG immigration raid sparks alarm at foreign companies in the US

[FT] Macron scouts for new prime minister to quell turmoil

[FT] Ukraine battles air defence shortage as Pentagon slows shipments

[FT] North Pacific and north Atlantic seas show record heat in August