Wall Street closes higher as tech earnings ease AI investment concerns; Nasdaq up 1%, Dow gains 277 points

Russian billionaires lost $5.02 billion since the start of 2026, per Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Prokhorov saw the steepest drop at $5.66 billion; Mordashov gained $1.79 billion.

The combined wealth of Russia's richest people has decreased by $5.02 billion since the start of 2026, according to Bloomberg's published Billionaires Index. The largest decline among Russian participants was recorded for Mikhail Prokhorov — by $5.66 billion, to $10.9 billion.

Rubio says US will soon intensify efforts to resume Russia-Ukraine peace talks, per Fox News interview, signaling renewed push to mediate the conflict.

The US will soon intensify efforts to resume peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, Rubio told Fox News.

New Zealand home values fall for longest stretch in decades as July prices drop 0.3% and median hits NZ$804,303, Cotality says

New Zealand's housing market is in its longest and deepest downturn in at least 30 to 40 years, according to property data firm Cotality, with national property values falling 0.3 percent in July to a national median of NZ$804,303.

Ukraine's 2026 expenditures will total $176.8 billion, $60 billion more than planned, per TASS calculations from National Bank of Ukraine data.

Ukraine's total expenditures in 2026 will amount to $176.8 billion, which is $60 billion more than planned, according to TASS calculations based on data from the National Bank of Ukraine.