Moderna Co-Founder Robert Langer Is A Billionaire Again As Shares Double In Valuehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/08/19/moderna-co-founder-robert-langer-is-a-billionaire-again-as-shares-double-in-value/The biotech giant announced favorable results from a late-stage trial of a cancer vaccine.
Aug 19, 2026 2:58 PM
Bill de Blasio backs Democrats' socialist wing, says Americans are 'hungry' for far-left visionhttps://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-de-blasio-backs-democrats-socialist-wing-says-americans-hungry-far-left-visionFormer New York City mayor says Americans are hungry for the socialist vision offered by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Aug 19, 2026 2:49 PM
Unitree, famous for its dancing robots, surges by 460% on its trading debut, lifting valuation to $66 billion, far ahead of U.S. competitorshttps://fortune.com/2026/08/19/unitree-china-dancing-robots-ipo-trading-surge-valuation/The Hangzhou-based startup, founded in 2016, has quickly become something akin to a national champion in China's robotics sector.
Aug 19, 2026 2:00 PM
Also’s $3,500 e-bike is a $1 billion Trojan horse for autonomous transportationhttps://fortune.com/2026/08/19/also-3500-e-bike-is-a-1-billion-trojan-horse-for-autonomous-transportation-rivian/The Rivian spinoff just raised $150 million to build autonomous vehicles for moving people and packages—not just pedalers.
Aug 19, 2026 12:50 PM
Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four monthshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrv7jr8n74o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssThe cost of things is now rising at a faster pace compared with last month.
Aug 19, 2026 9:02 AM
ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen dies, a DePauw University grad who never forgot his rootshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/espn-founder-bill-rasmussen-dies-084857341.htmlAfter launching ESPN and going on to other ventures, it never failed. If DePauw University needed Rasmussen, he was there to help in any way he could.
Aug 19, 2026 8:48 AM
USC just shattered its fundraising record by nearly $100 million—thanks partly to the billionaire family behind the Houston Texanshttps://fortune.com/article/bob-mcnair-houston-texans-philanthropy-university-of-south-carolina/The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation donated $25 million to the University of South Carolina in 2026.
Aug 19, 2026 7:02 AM
Inside the $8 billion cybersecurity acquisition that rescued ServiceNow from the ‘Saaspocalypse’https://fortune.com/2026/08/19/armis-wiz-8-billion-cybersecurity-acquisition-servicenow-saaspocalypse/The deal for Yevgeny Dibrov’s Armis was Israel’s second-largest tech startup exit ever.
Aug 19, 2026 6:58 AM
Retirees Are Rooting for a Big 2027 COLA. A Large One Means Higher Medicare Premiums and a Bigger Tax Billhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e893bd41440893ea0c79e5599b77&url=https%3a%2f%2f247wallst.com%2fpersonal-finance%2f2026%2f08%2f19%2fretirees-are-rooting-for-a-big-2027-cola-a-large-one-means-higher-medicare-premiums-and-a-bigger-tax-bill%2f&c=3852083238869190063&mkt=en-usA generous Social Security raise in 2027 sounds like a win, but for some retirees it could quietly trigger a chain reaction that leaves them worse off than before.
Aug 19, 2026 4:31 AM
Retirees Are Rooting for a Big 2027 COLA. A Large One Means Higher Medicare Premiums and a Bigger Tax Billhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d1569eb4469a937845f885778172&url=https%3a%2f%2f247wallst.com%2fpersonal-finance%2f2026%2f08%2f19%2fretirees-are-rooting-for-a-big-2027-cola-a-large-one-means-higher-medicare-premiums-and-a-bigger-tax-bill%2f&c=3852083238869190063&mkt=en-usA generous Social Security raise in 2027 sounds like a win, but for some retirees it could quietly trigger a chain reaction that leaves them worse off than before.
Aug 19, 2026 4:31 AM
Retirees Are Rooting for a Big 2027 COLA. A Large One Means Higher Medicare Premiums and a Bigger Tax Billhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d7b6ea424153b8de5c5ba5015e48&url=https%3a%2f%2f247wallst.com%2fpersonal-finance%2f2026%2f08%2f19%2fretirees-are-rooting-for-a-big-2027-cola-a-large-one-means-higher-medicare-premiums-and-a-bigger-tax-bill%2f&c=3852083238869190063&mkt=en-usA generous Social Security raise in 2027 sounds like a win, but for some retirees it could quietly trigger a chain reaction that leaves them worse off than before.
Aug 19, 2026 4:31 AM
Retirees Are Rooting for a Big 2027 COLA. A Large One Means Higher Medicare Premiums and a Bigger Tax Billhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d5c1885f4ece881b759a9b5ee7a3&url=https%3a%2f%2f247wallst.com%2fpersonal-finance%2f2026%2f08%2f19%2fretirees-are-rooting-for-a-big-2027-cola-a-large-one-means-higher-medicare-premiums-and-a-bigger-tax-bill%2f&c=3852083238869190063&mkt=en-usA generous Social Security raise in 2027 sounds like a win, but for some retirees it could quietly trigger a chain reaction that leaves them worse off than before.
Aug 19, 2026 4:31 AM
Retirees Are Rooting for a Big 2027 COLA. A Large One Means Higher Medicare Premiums and a Bigger Tax Billhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d39a65f34e1a8b96ae6820f47ba8&url=https%3a%2f%2f247wallst.com%2fpersonal-finance%2f2026%2f08%2f19%2fretirees-are-rooting-for-a-big-2027-cola-a-large-one-means-higher-medicare-premiums-and-a-bigger-tax-bill%2f&c=3852083238869190063&mkt=en-usA generous Social Security raise in 2027 sounds like a win, but for some retirees it could quietly trigger a chain reaction that leaves them worse off than before.
Aug 19, 2026 4:31 AM
Retirees Are Rooting for a Big 2027 COLA. A Large One Means Higher Medicare Premiums and a Bigger Tax Billhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d9bc8d1d4c79af34c2c12cd134b3&url=https%3a%2f%2f247wallst.com%2fpersonal-finance%2f2026%2f08%2f19%2fretirees-are-rooting-for-a-big-2027-cola-a-large-one-means-higher-medicare-premiums-and-a-bigger-tax-bill%2f&c=3852083238869190063&mkt=en-usA generous Social Security raise in 2027 sounds like a win, but for some retirees it could quietly trigger a chain reaction that leaves them worse off than before.
Aug 19, 2026 4:31 AM
Retirees Are Rooting for a Big 2027 COLA. A Large One Means Higher Medicare Premiums and a Bigger Tax Billhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85dbd292ce447fbdb8c778da2e596d&url=https%3a%2f%2f247wallst.com%2fpersonal-finance%2f2026%2f08%2f19%2fretirees-are-rooting-for-a-big-2027-cola-a-large-one-means-higher-medicare-premiums-and-a-bigger-tax-bill%2f&c=3852083238869190063&mkt=en-usA generous Social Security raise in 2027 sounds like a win, but for some retirees it could quietly trigger a chain reaction that leaves them worse off than before.
Aug 19, 2026 4:31 AM
Mets Minor League Roundup: Jefferson Rojas homers again, Émilien Pitre and Billy Amick impress in Triple-A debutshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mets-minor-league-roundup-jefferson-031219397.htmlThree of the recently acquired Mets prospects had big nights on Tuesday.
Aug 19, 2026 3:12 AM
Exclusive: Accounting AI startup Rillet reaches unicorn status with $1 billion valuation. Its founder says he wants to give CFOs back their weekendshttps://fortune.com/2026/08/18/rillet-unicorn-1-billion-valuation-series-c-nicolas-kopp-accounting-ai/"Our message is not that we're coming after jobs," Rillet CEO Nicolas Kopp told Fortune. "That's just not correct."
Aug 18, 2026 9:30 PM
Bill Rasmussen Founded ESPN and Left a Year Later. It Was Long Enough to Change TV Foreverhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/how-espn-founder-bill-rasmussen-changed-tv-forever-1236676304/He was Ted Turner a year before Ted Turner.
Aug 18, 2026 8:39 PM
Billy Edwards Jr. will reportedly start for UNC Football against TCUhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/billy-edwards-jr-reportedly-start-203358567.htmlIt will be the oldest quarterback in the room under center when UNC’s season opens in Dublin
Aug 18, 2026 8:33 PM
Late Billionaire’s Heirs Claim Venezuela Seized Oil Assetshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/late-billionaire-s-heirs-claims-venezuela-seized-oil-assetsThe heirs of late Latin American mogul Oswaldo Cisneros accused the Venezuelan government of unjustly confiscating oil-drilling rights and awarding them to a US company.
Aug 18, 2026 7:15 PM