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#85 · TODAY'S EDITIONCASS: TL RATES UP 11% IN AUGUST AS SHIPMENTS TURNOCEAN PEAK SEASON ENDURES PAST EARLY-END FORECASTSORACLE CUTS STAFF AGAIN TO FUND AI CLOUD SPENDINGMARKETERS CITE AI SEARCH ANXIETY FOR BIGGER BUDGETSORACLE CUTS STAFF TO OFFSET AI INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDEEOC OPENS INTAKE FOR ANTI-AMERICAN BIAS CHARGESECONOMISTS URGE FED TO WAIT BEFORE RAISING RATES10-YEAR TREASURY HOLDS AT 4.96%BREWERY MOVES TO MAINE TO AVOID 50% TARIFFCOFFEEHOUSE CHAIN FILES CHAPTER 11 ON MARGIN SQUEEZE#85 · TODAY'S EDITIONCASS: TL RATES UP 11% IN AUGUST AS SHIPMENTS TURNOCEAN PEAK SEASON ENDURES PAST EARLY-END FORECASTSORACLE CUTS STAFF AGAIN TO FUND AI CLOUD SPENDINGMARKETERS CITE AI SEARCH ANXIETY FOR BIGGER BUDGETSORACLE CUTS STAFF TO OFFSET AI INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDEEOC OPENS INTAKE FOR ANTI-AMERICAN BIAS CHARGESECONOMISTS URGE FED TO WAIT BEFORE RAISING RATES10-YEAR TREASURY HOLDS AT 4.96%BREWERY MOVES TO MAINE TO AVOID 50% TARIFFCOFFEEHOUSE CHAIN FILES CHAPTER 11 ON MARGIN SQUEEZE
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