Date	Attention	Average Attention	Market Sentiment
2026-08-17	12%	14.7%	0.4
2026-08-16	12%	14.7%	0.4
2026-08-15	18%	15.4%	0.5
2026-08-14	16%	16.1%	0.5
2026-08-13	15%	16.3%	0.5
2026-08-12	15%	15.7%	0.5
2026-08-11	15%	15.3%	0.6
2026-08-10	12%	14.1%	0.5
2026-08-09	17%	14%	0.5
2026-08-08	23%	13.4%	0.4

Monetary Policy
1 (5) This is the No. 1 CD of August 2026 We analyzed ‘best CD’ reviews from 10 financial sites to find the most-recommended certificates of deposit right now (https://www.marketwatch.com/) 2026-08-17 09:03:00
2 (0) Why Big Tech’s AI Spending Is $3 Trillion Higher Than It Seems Massive spending commitments for data-center leases and chips aren’t shown on companies’ balance sheets. (https://www.wsj.com/) 2026-08-17 01:00:00
3 (5) Why Goldman Sachs thinks the Fed won’t be hiking interest rates in September Goldman expects that the Fed will stand pat — barring any dramatic data. (https://www.barrons.com/) 2026-08-17 11:33:00
4 (-5) What Makes the AI Music Stop: a $1.5 Trillion Mountain of Hidden Leverage Big tech's AI boom is shifting to off-balance-sheet debt, lease deals, and high leverage. Explore the hidden financial risks of AI. (https://www.benzinga.com/) 2026-08-17 06:54:54
5 (3) Why Goldman Sachs thinks the Fed won’t be hiking interest rates in September Goldman expects that the Fed will stand pat — barring any dramatic data. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) 2026-08-17 11:33:00
6 (5) Why Goldman Sachs thinks the Fed won’t be hiking interest rates in September Goldman expects that the Fed will stand pat — barring any dramatic data. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) 2026-08-17 11:33:00
7 (0) U.S. stock futures little changed as investors ponder the Fed’s next move U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday after a quiet week on Wall Street, as investors await hints from the Fed concerning the outlook for interest rates. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) 2026-08-16 22:14:00
8 (0) U.S. stock futures little changed as investors ponder the Fed’s next move U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday after a quiet week on Wall Street, as investors await hints from the Fed concerning the outlook for interest rates. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) 2026-08-16 22:14:00
Fiscal Policy
1 (-6) Billionaire Mark Cuban Blasts ‘Insane’ Ro Khanna Wealth Tax Proposal Mark Cuban lashed out at Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna over the Democratic lawmaker’s proposal that the government should lend money to billionaires with large paper fortunes to help them pay wealth taxes. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) 2026-08-17 13:57:45
2 (-2) My son does not work, yet pays $500 for Affordable Care Act health insurance. Is that fair? “I see people who have a lot of money but little or no taxable income who still qualify for ACA Marketplace subsidies.” (https://www.marketwatch.com/) 2026-08-17 09:15:00
3 (-6) Jamie Dimon Warns UK Bank Tax Hikes Could Trigger a New York-Style Finance Exodus: Report Jamie Dimon warns UK bank tax hikes could cost finance jobs, citing New York’s experience with higher taxes. (https://www.benzinga.com/) 2026-08-17 04:46:59
4 (-3) Fidelity warns IRA trusts face surprisingly steep taxes Fidelity flags a threshold retirees rarely see until too late (https://www.thestreet.com/) 2026-08-16 16:13:00
5 (-3) California billionaires add millions to bolster fight against wealth tax Try unlimited access. Only $1 for 4 weeks. (https://www.ft.com/) 2026-08-16 17:55:37
6 (7) JB Pritzker Defends Billions in CTA Funding as Illinois Rejects Service Cuts and Fare Hikes: 'Invest, Modernize and Build' Pritzker defends a $2 billion CTA investment and $1.5 billion annual transit funding, rejecting service cuts and fare hikes. (https://www.benzinga.com/) 2026-08-16 02:17:00
Regulatory Changes & Compliance
1 (2) New York Wants Employers To Measure AI's Impact On Jobs. That's Harder Than It Sounds New York lawmakers passed a bill requiring employers to report how AI affects jobs, raising difficult questions about how AI-driven job displacement is measured. (https://www.forbes.com/) 2026-08-17 08:00:00
2 (-5) What the OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack Really Tells Us About AI Danger Understand every aspect of the global economy – and know how to make your next move. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) 2026-08-17 08:00:00
3 (2) Rival AI PACs Spend Big in Florida to Sway Trump’s Governor Pick The artificial-intelligence industry’s political machines battling each other over how to regulate the technology are trying a new tactic in Florida after fighting in primary elections across the US: joining together to make multimillion-dollar bets on the same candidate. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) 2026-08-17 10:00:00
4 (0) Apple to change app data consent rules, German regulator says At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) 2026-08-17 10:19:05
5 (-5) US Probe on Mark Walter Focused on Four Intermediaries, WSJ Says US federal investigators probing Mark Walter are focused on four entities that acted as intermediaries for loans issued by the Guggenheim Partners chief executive’s insurance companies to other companies also within his business empire, the Wall Street Journal reported. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) 2026-08-16 20:41:05
6 (-6) What's at stake for Dodgers' owner Mark Walter as authorities probe his businesses With the Department of Justice, the SEC and state insurance regulators probing Mark Walter's businesses, the Dodgers owner has a lot on the line. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) 2026-08-16 10:00:00
7 (-4) Mark Cuban Warns California Wealth Tax Could Drive Billion-Dollar Startups Out of State: ‘Ideology Is Not a Strategy’ Cuban warned Khanna’s proposed 5% California wealth tax could drive startup founders and investors out of the state. (https://www.benzinga.com/) 2026-08-16 01:03:46
Macroeconomy
1 (-6) China Economic Growth 'Downside Risk' Looms; Goldman Warns After July Macro-Miss-Fest ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero (https://www.zerohedge.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
2 (-2) "They're Not Hiking": Goldman Says Soft Consumption & Better Inflation Took September Off The Table ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero (https://www.zerohedge.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
3 (-4) US Homebuilder Sentiment Barely Rises as Costs Stymie Sector Homebuilder sentiment in the US barely improved this month as elevated construction and borrowing costs continued to restrain the housing market. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
4 (2) Watch US Consumer Resilience Starting to Show Cracks, Says RBC’s Calvasina - Bloomberg Lori Calvasina, head of US equity strategies at RBC, examines US consumer resilience ahead of retail earnings this week and explains why she doesn’t see any impediments to the buy America trade. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
5 (7) The stock market is driving the economy in one major way The wealth effect of higher equity prices has enabled U.S. consumers to continue spending even when changes in disposable income suggested recessions might be possible (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
6 (7) The stock market is driving the economy in one major way The wealth effect of higher equity prices has enabled U.S. consumers to continue spending even when changes in disposable income suggested recessions might be possible (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
7 (-6) Layoff fears are pushing some visa holders out of Big Tech Some visa holders are weighing Big Tech's pay and prestige against layoff risks that could threaten their ability to remain in the US. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
8 (-6) Morgan Stanley’s troubling housing forecast is playing out now The plan millions of buyers are running no longer holds. (https://www.thestreet.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
9 (2) The wrong lessons are being drawn over worries on public equities Policymakers should focus on tax and planning reform to encourage enterprise rather than financial deregulation (https://www.ft.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
10 (0) The economics of Europe’s drought *Hand delivery availability confirmed when you enter your address. (https://www.ft.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
11 (-6) Home Improvement’s Hangover Could Last Plus, China’s economy slowed again. (https://www.wsj.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
12 (7) The Hidden Advantages of Being a Job Hopper People who switch employers a lot are often seen as red flags. New evidence suggests they get up to speed much faster than others. (https://www.wsj.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
13 (-8) Stop counting dollars ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero (https://www.zerohedge.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
14 (5) Record Highs and Low Volatility: Is Wall Street Too Complacent Ahead of Midterm Elections? BTIG’s Jonathan Krinsky notes that while market vibes are “immaculate,” market history isn’t. (https://www.barrons.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
15 (-2) Japan’s Cure for Deflation Is Creating Problems of Its Own The return of inflation is creating winners and losers — and a dilemma for the central bank. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
16 (-7) Top Economist Warns Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Hurting American Workers: ‘Only Reason Economy Isn’t in Complete Shambles Is...’ Mark Zandi warns Trump’s policies are driving unemployment and stagflation, while AI keeps the U.S. economy from ‘complete shambles.’ (https://www.benzinga.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
17 (0) Economic Week Ahead: FOMC Minutes and July Industrial Production in Focus Market Analysis by covering: . Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com (https://www.investing.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
18 (-2) AI Is Driving Up Treasury Yields: ‘It Just Touches Everything’ An age-old economics tenet posits that excessive government borrowing can leave little room for companies to tap financial markets and drive up their interest rates to punishing levels. It’s called the “crowding out” theory. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
19 (-2) Dollar Dips as Fed Hike Bets Ease, Treasuries Gain: Markets Wrap The dollar weakened against most of its major peers after soft US economic data reduced bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike next month. Treasuries rose. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
20 (-2) Japan second-quarter GDP grows 1.1% on an annualized basis, missing expectations On an annualized basis, Japan saw growth of 1.1%, against estimates of 2%. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026
21 (4) As Jobs Disappear, Could Economic Mobility Be For Sale? As unemployment rises, the Great Ownership Transfer could create economic mobility by moving experienced professionals from traditional employment into business ownership. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
22 (-4) Almost 20% Of Gen X Don’t Plan To Stop Working — 4 Better Retirement Options Planning to never retire is a dangerous retirement plan. Even if you don’t want to retire, you may not be able to continue working through no choice of your own. (https://www.forbes.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
23 (-3) President Donald Trump Claims Costs Are "All Coming Down Now," but the Evolution of Trumpflation Appears to Be Having the Opposite Effect President Trump's victory lap on inflation may be a bit premature. (https://www.fool.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
24 (2) The $109K Retirement Gap — State-By-State Breakdown Retirement savers stayed the course despite market volatility, but location may determine if savings will be enough. Advisors must consider variables beyond savings. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
25 (6) Small businesses are using a classic benefit to stay competitive in attracting and keeping workers Small businesses can offer 401(k) plans to help be competitive in the job market and retain employees. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
26 (8) Malaysia profits from data centre boom Southeast Asian country emerges as key AI hub in boost for its economy (https://www.ft.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
27 (2) How economics is changing The subject is becoming more inventive and empirical, but questions about reproducibility and AI abound (https://www.ft.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
28 (7) 15 Fast-Growing Jobs AI Can’t Touch That Pay Up To $175K As concerns about AI replacing jobs continue to grow, a new report highlights 15 careers expected to thrive despite rapid advances in automation. (https://www.forbes.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
29 (7) Israeli Economy Rebounds After Slump Sparked By Iran War Israel’s economy rebounded in the second quarter, recovering from a contraction sparked by the military campaign against Iran. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
30 (0) Warsh Rate-Hike Trade Collapses, Trump's Tariffs Create Trade Fraud Incentive and More: This Week in Economy From Fed rate expectations to tariffs and inflation, these were the biggest financial stories that shaped markets last week. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
31 (0) Walmart and Target are about to reveal the health of the U.S. consumer Earnings reports from the two major retailers will show how shoppers are holding up in an era of persistent inflation. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Sun. Aug 16, 2026
Consumer behaviors
1 (6) Zillow Says US July Typical Mid-Tier Home Value Rose to $371,774 The typical middle-tier home value for the US rose to $371,774 in July, according to Zillow’s Home Value Index. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) 2026-08-17 13:39:53
2 (4) The Top 5% of Americans Are Outspending Their Own Paychecks. That's the Risk to Watch. America’s top 5% are still spending strongly as rising stock prices boost wealth, while consumer spending growth converges across income groups. (https://www.benzinga.com/) 2026-08-17 09:02:32
3 (8) How Burger King Revamped Its Whopper and Overtook Wendy’s The burger’s overhaul, overseen by a corporate chef who had already worked magic at Popeyes, is helping propel a comeback. (https://www.wsj.com/) 2026-08-17 00:00:00
4 (-5) Americans could soon pay a lot more for strawberries Strawberries offer a taste of summer, even when they are eaten in the dead of winter. But the year-round treat Americans have grown accustomed to could soon get more expensive. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) 2026-08-17 09:00:29
5 (-5) My son does not work, yet pays $500 for Affordable Care Act health insurance. Is that fair? “I see people who have a lot of money but little or no taxable income who still qualify for ACA Marketplace subsidies.” (https://www.marketwatch.com/) 2026-08-17 09:15:00
6 (-6) Skyrocketing Beef Prices Finally Have Americans Reaching Their Spending Limit Aaron Kaufman used to meet his lofty daily protein goals — a gram for each pound he weighs — with ground beef. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) 2026-08-16 20:00:00
7 (-7) Skyrocketing Beef Prices Finally Have Americans Reaching Their Spending Limit Aaron Kaufman used to meet his lofty daily protein goals — a gram for each pound he weighs — with ground beef. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) 2026-08-16 20:00:00
8 (-7) ‘Running out of money’: Kraft, McDonald’s, Whirlpool CEOs all flag same concern over US consumers — protect your wealth “We’re seeing negative cash flows in the lower-income brackets where they’re dipping into savings.” (https://finance.yahoo.com/) 2026-08-16 11:45:00
9 (-5) More Than 30% of Americans 80 and Older Still Carry Mortgage Debt. The Number Climbs to 41% for Those 65 to 79, Visa Says For many Americans, retirement was once expected to come with the major financial milestone of owning a home free and clear. New research from Visa (NYSE:V) shows a rising number of older Americans are still carrying (https://www.benzinga.com/) 2026-08-16 12:31:53
10 (-6) Landing Your First Job Is Getting More Expensive in the UK AI has raised the stakes of taking your first step up the career ladder - and made it tougher and costlier than ever. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) 2026-08-16 05:00:00

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