Wall Street wobbled yesterday as investors brace for tomorrow’s CPI report, with tech leading modest gains.

• The Nasdaq rose 0.2% while the Dow fell 0.4%, with Nvidia's 4% jump driving the tech sector higher.

Global EV sales increased by 21% in July, with China's sales rising 31% year-on-year, despite declining demand in Europe.

Former President Trump returned to X (formerly Twitter) in preparation for an interview with Elon Musk.

• Truth Social share price dropped 5% in response.

• It didn’t go particularly well.

SpaceX is under fire after Texas regulators found repeated water pollution violations at its Starbase facility.

The US federal deficit grew 10% to $244 billion in July, with debt service costs up 21%.

US utilities are set to gain from data center growth, driving 25% of economic development through 2028.

US colleges are struggling with debt, with 15 institutions disclosing defaults this year, close to 2023's record.

🇨🇳 China revealed a plan to hit 25% clean energy by 2030.

🇰🇷🇺🇸 South Korea and the US kicked off annual drills against North Korea with 19,000 troops.

🇬🇧🇮🇷 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Iran to avoid attacking Israel during a call with President Pezeshkian.

🇺🇸🇨🇦 Sikh activists in the US and Canada faced rising threats after Trudeau linked a leader’s killing to India.

Ethereum led crypto inflows, capturing 88% of the $176 million total last week.

Marathon Digital announced plans to sell $250 million in convertible notes to expand its 20,800 BTC holdings.

The SEC sued NovaTech for a $650 million crypto fraud targeting Haitian Americans.

A third death in the multistate listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head deli meat has led to a massive recall.

Two polar bears fatally attacked a worker at a remote radar site in the Canadian Arctic.

Excavators in Pompeii uncovered two more eruption victims alongside hidden gold treasures.

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Los Angeles but caused no injuries or major damage.