# dow (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dow. Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 40: Should Private Companies Be Fighting Cybercriminals?](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/episode-40/) _2026-08-21 · Rodney.Solomon@dowjones.com · Dow Jones_ A new White House initiative could allow cybersecurity firms to help the government conduct offensive operations against foreign criminal groups. Also, warehouses are ramping up automation. Listen on: Listen on: Transcript The post Episode 40: Should Private Companies Be Fighting Cybercriminals? appeared first on Dow Jones . ## [Legal reforms threaten to erode democracy in Africa](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/legal-reforms-threaten-to-erode-democracy-in-africa/) _2026-08-18 · Dow Jones · Dow Jones_ Multiple regional governments are using legal and constitutional reforms to roll back democratic norms and safeguards Over recent years, a new wave of constitutional reforms to dilute term limits or expand executive powers has swept Sub-Saharan Africa, alongside the spread of restrictive NGO, cyber and public order legislation. Although these changes have taken diverse forms, \[…\] The post Legal… ## [Asia: Strong typhoon season likely to disrupt regional supply chains](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/asia-strong-typhoon-season/) _2026-08-18 · Dow Jones · Dow Jones_ The typhoon season in Asia Pacific is likely to be more active and disruptive this year. It usually lasts from June until October. And the ongoing El Nino pattern is forecast to shift typhoon paths towards northeastern China, Japan, and the Korean Peninsula this year. As of 31 July, meteorologists are monitoring Typhoon Dolphin, currently \[…\] The post Asia: Strong typhoon season likely to disrupt… ## [Episode 39: How America Left Its Water Systems Open to Hackers](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/episode-39/) _2026-08-14 · Dow Jones · Dow Jones_ Federal officials spent years warning that local water utilities were vulnerable to cyberattacks. This summer, those vulnerabilities became impossible to ignore. Also, the FTC is pulling back on an anti-discrimination enforcement mechanism. Listen on: Listen on: Transcript The post Episode 39: How America Left Its Water Systems Open to Hackers appeared first on Dow Jones . ## [US defense spending plans will be delayed and trimmed](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/us-defense-spending-plans/) _2026-08-13 · Dow Jones · Dow Jones_ The administration wants USD1.5tn for defense in 2027 but Democrats and Republicans in Congress have reservations The Senate adjourned on August 8 without agreeing USD350bn in supplemental defense funding for 2027 via a reconciliation process that needs no Democratic votes. The Trump administration seeks USD1.15tn in the main 2027 appropriation plus an extra USD87.6bn for \[…\] The post US defense… ## [Morocco will avoid any repetition of the Ceuta crisis](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/morocco-will-avoid-any-repetition-of-the-ceuta-crisis/) _2026-08-11 · Dow Jones · Dow Jones_ Rabat worked closely with Madrid to repatriate migrants from Ceuta, after allegations of its complicity in the influx The July 30-31 migration crisis in Ceuta appears to have originated as a spontaneous, online-coordinated movement driven by misinformation about Spanish repatriation rules. Moroccan security forces may have initially facilitated the influx by allowing migrants to approach \[…\] The… ## [Navigating the Noise: Verifying Trusted Data and Structural Signals in Turbulent Financial Markets](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/verifying-trusted-data-and-structural-signals-in-turbulent-financial-markets/) _2026-08-07 · Dow Jones · Dow Jones_ The pace of geopolitical and market-moving events has accelerated, and with it, the volume of information competing for attention, including unverified, AI-generated, or simply noise. How do quant and systematic investment teams define, verify, and validate trusted data in an environment saturated with fast-moving information and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated content? Martine Nelson,… ## [Episode 38: Inside Amazon’s AI Security Playbook](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/episode-38/) _2026-08-07 · Dow Jones · Dow Jones_ Amazon security chief Steve Schmidt explains why artificial intelligence is accelerating both attacks and defenses, and why skilled humans remain essential. Also, new European AI rules and a surge in corporate AI-risk disclosures. Listen on: Listen on: Transcript The post Episode 38: Inside Amazon’s AI Security Playbook appeared first on Dow Jones . ## [Market-Moving News: KKR Near Deal to Take Integer Holdings Private](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/kkr-near-deal-to-take-integer-holdings-private/) _2026-08-06 · Dow Jones · Dow Jones_ Note that our data is reflected in EDT time in this chart.Source: LSEG Workspace. The Scoop: July 31, 2026, 03:11 PM EDT–\*KKR Near Deal to Take Integer Holdings Private, Sources Say – WSJ The Story as it Appeared on Dow Jones: The Details Reporter Lauren Thomas and Mark Maurer were first to report that KKR \[…\] The post Market-Moving News: KKR Near Deal to Take Integer Holdings Private appeared… ## [Powering Bank Analytics with Factiva AI Data Solutions](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/powering-bank-analytics/) _2026-08-06 · Dow Jones · Dow Jones_ Key Takeaways: The Challenge: Overcoming Manual Bottlenecks to Forecast Fragmented Macroeconomic Risks To protect financial stability and properly forecast market shifts, a leading banking institution needed to significantly enhance how it monitors state economies and financial institutions. Achieving this predictive capability would allow them to accurately identify and mitigate economic risks… ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ndNPyFp2Azof) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Key Indian protest group’s profile will grow markedly](https://www.dowjones.com/business-intelligence/blog/key-indian-protest-groups/) _2026-08-06 · Dow Jones · Dow Jones_ Agitation by the Cockroach Janta Party — a movement formed less than three months ago — forced a minister to resign In late July, Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as education minister following weeks of protests by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding that he quit. This was a rare concession to protesters by Prime Minister Narendra \[…\] The post Key Indian protest group’s profile will grow… ## [2026-07: Industrials driving US stocks](https://tsterm.substack.com/p/2026-07-industrials-driving-us-stocks) _2026-07-31 · Time Series Terminal · Time Series Terminal’s Newsletter_ As of end of July, KLA Corp KLAC, Ford F, Nvidia NVDA are computed to be driving the three US stock indices: Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average. ## [Portefeuille d'actions cotées en francs suisses, avec un accent sur le rendement](https://gautiersblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/portefeuille-dactions-cotees-en-francs.html) _2026-07-11 · GdM · Gautier's blog_ Note for subscribers: if you are interested in my financial articles only, you can use this RSS feed link. Portefeuille d'actions cotées en francs suisses, avec un accent sur le rendement. Avertissement : n'y cherchez pas un conseil. Je ne suis pas un professionnel des investissements. Vous investissez à vos propres risques. Cliquez / tapez pour agrandir ## [Gold Pricing 2026-07-10](https://gautiersblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/gold-pricing-2026-07-10.html) _2026-07-10 · GdM · Gautier's blog_ Did you like the popcorn ? ## [US Margin Debt 2026-07-10](https://gautiersblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/us-margin-debt-2026-07-10.html) _2026-07-10 · GdM · Gautier's blog_ Current amount of margin debt in USA (source: FINRA) ## [Dow Jones Pulls Back From Record High as Tech Selloff and Rising Oil Prices Rattle Markets](https://noortrends.ae/en/dow-jones-pulls-back-from-record-high-as-tech-selloff-and-rising-oil-prices-rattle-markets/07/07/market-updates/) _2026-07-07 · Mohamed Abdelhamid · Noor Trends_ The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly reached a new all-time high on Tuesday before giving up its gains, as a broad selloff in technology stocks and renewed geopolitical tensions prompted investors to adopt a more cautious approach. While the benchmark index opened strongly and touched a fresh record, profit-taking quickly emerged, pushing the market lower … ## [Gold Rebounds as Central Bank Buying Strengthens Long-Term Support](https://noortrends.ae/en/gold-rebounds-as-central-bank-buying-strengthens-long-term-support/07/07/market-updates/) _2026-07-07 · Mohamed Abdelhamid · Noor Trends_ Gold prices recovered on Tuesday after an early decline, with the precious metal regaining momentum as investors balanced rising geopolitical tensions against continued demand from central banks. Although renewed uncertainty in the Middle East briefly pressured market sentiment, gold proved resilient, reinforcing its position as one of the world’s preferred safe-haven assets. Early Volatility… ## [AI Chip Rally Returns as Oil Prices Retreat: Can the Technology Boom Keep Driving Global Markets?](https://noortrends.ae/en/ai-chip-rally-returns-as-oil-prices-retreat-can-the-technology-boom-keep-driving-global-markets/07/07/market-updates/) _2026-07-07 · Mohamed Abdelhamid · Noor Trends_ Semiconductor Stocks Regain Momentum After a Brief PullbackTechnology shares bounced back strongly at the start of the week, led by a renewed rally in semiconductor companies, signaling that investor confidence in the artificial intelligence sector remains largely intact despite recent volatility.Major US stock indexes advanced as investors returned to buying technology shares after last week’s … ## [Japanese Yen Slides Toward 40-Year Lows as Markets Doubt Immediate Government Action](https://noortrends.ae/en/japanese-yen-slides-toward-40-year-lows-as-markets-doubt-immediate-government-action/07/07/market-updates/) _2026-07-06 · Mohamed Abdelhamid · Noor Trends_ The Japanese Yen came under renewed selling pressure at the start of the week, pushing the US Dollar close to its highest level against the Japanese currency in decades. What stood out was that the Dollar itself showed only modest strength against other major currencies, suggesting that the Yen’s decline was driven more by domestic … ## [A New Trading Week: Why Are Markets on Edge?](https://noortrends.ae/en/a-new-trading-week-why-are-markets-on-edge/07/06/market-updates/) _2026-07-06 · Mohamed Abdelhamid · Noor Trends_ The trading week of July 6–10, 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most complex of the summer, combining U.S. earnings season, central bank decisions across continents, and a deepening crisis in cryptocurrencies. Here’s a clear look at the major themes driving global markets. United States: Fed Minutes and Earnings KickoffAll eyes are … ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QDk9FBVP65oW) _2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [June ISM Services PMI Points to Cooling Business Activity in the US](https://noortrends.ae/en/june-ism-services-pmi-points-to-cooling-business-activity-in-the-us/07/06/market-updates/) _2026-07-06 · Mohamed Abdelhamid · Noor Trends_ The US services sector continued to expand in June, although growth eased slightly from the previous month, signaling that the world’s largest economy remains on a steady footing despite signs of moderating momentum.The latest business activity survey showed that the services sector remained comfortably above the level that separates expansion from contraction, suggesting that demand … ## [Dollar’s Cautious Climb Signals Bigger Moves Ahead as Fed Decision Looms](https://noortrends.ae/en/dollars-cautious-climb-signals-bigger-moves-ahead-as-fed-decision-looms/07/06/market-updates/) _2026-07-06 · Mohamed Abdelhamid · Noor Trends_ The US dollar is edging higher today, posting modest gains that reflect a mood of cautious optimism among global traders ahead of key economic data expected to reshape the monetary policy landscape in the coming weeks.The Fed Takes Center StageThe direction of the world’s reserve currency continues to hinge largely on the Federal Reserve’s next … ## [Oil Prices Rise as Weak US Jobs Data and Middle East Tensions Boost Market Sentiment](https://noortrends.ae/en/oil-prices-rise-as-weak-us-jobs-data-and-middle-east-tensions-boost-market-sentiment/07/03/market-updates/) _2026-07-03 · Mohamed Abdelhamid · Noor Trends_ Crude Oil Rebounds as Dollar WeakensOil prices moved higher on Friday, recovering part of their recent losses after weaker-than-expected US employment data weighed on the US dollar and improved sentiment across commodity markets.The softer labor market figures eased expectations of additional near-term interest rate increases in the United States, making dollar-priced commodities such as crude … ## [Euro Struggles to Build Momentum as Markets Reassess Fed and ECB Rate Outlook](https://noortrends.ae/en/euro-struggles-to-build-momentum-as-markets-reassess-fed-and-ecb-rate-outlook/07/03/market-updates/) _2026-07-03 · Mohamed Abdelhamid · Noor Trends_ The euro posted modest gains against the US dollar on Friday but struggled to extend its advance as investors reassessed the outlook for interest rates in both the United States and the eurozone. Trading activity remained subdued due to the US Independence Day holiday, limiting market momentum despite the recent weakness in the dollar. The … ## [(untitled)](https://noortrends.ae/en/129080-2/07/02/market-updates/) _2026-07-02 · Mohamed Abdelhamid · Noor Trends_ The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a new all-time intraday high on Thursday, signaling investor optimism despite a mixed performance across the broader stock market. While the Dow climbed, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite faced headwinds as chipmakers struggled for a second consecutive day. The market movement follows the release of a weaker-than-expected jobs report for … ## [tsterm.com will be updated weekly](https://tsterm.substack.com/p/tstermcom-will-be-updated-weekly) _2026-06-30 · Time Series Terminal · Time Series Terminal’s Newsletter_ tsterm.com used to be host on one web server. ## [2026-06: Industrials, esp semiconductor driving US stocks](https://tsterm.substack.com/p/2026-06-industrials-esp-semiconductor) _2026-06-30 · Time Series Terminal · Time Series Terminal’s Newsletter_ The industrials, especially semiconductor, are computed to be driving the three US stock indices: Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average. ## [Lean Launch Pad 2026 @ Stanford – Lessons Learned Presentations](https://steveblank.com/2026/06/16/lean-launch-pad-2026-stanford-lessons-learned-presentations/) _2026-06-16 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ We just finished the 16th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford. In those 16 years, the class has gone from a radical idea – that the Lean method could provide a more productive framework for new startups – to something that everyone agrees is a way to build new startups. The class had gotten so \[…\] [Listen](https://videos.files.wordpress.com/mciRQEdH/office-hours-fruit-concept-vid-small.mp4) ## [Incorruptible](https://steveblank.com/2026/06/09/incorruptible/) _2026-06-09 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad… and How Great Companies Stay Great, by Eric Ries. Every once in a while a book comes along that doesn’t just change your tactical thinking, but makes you see the world in a different way. Reading this book is like taking the red pill in the Matrix. Some will \[…\] ## [Incorruptible](https://steveblank.com/2026/06/09/incorruptible/) _2026-06-09 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great, by Eric Ries. Every once in a while a book comes along that doesn t just change your tactical thinking, but makes you see the world in a different way. Reading this book is like taking the red pill in the Matrix. Some will \[ \] ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pwiSY8E0QBII) _2026-06-09 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2026 – Lessons Learned Presentations](https://steveblank.com/2026/06/08/g-for-defense-stanford-2026-lessons-learned-presentations/) _2026-06-08 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ We just wrapped up our Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. This was the 11th year we’ve taught Hacking for Defense, and the impact of asymmetric warfare, (drones, off-the-shelf technologies, etc.,) disruptive technologies (AI, commercial access to space) and a startup friendly DoW acquisition system – make it feel like a much different class than \[…\] [Listen](https://videos.files.wordpress.com/kPwRNNuw/noctua-final-video-small.mp4) ## [2026-05: media and AI driving US stocks; AI driving global assets](https://tsterm.substack.com/p/2026-05-media-and-ai-driving-us-stocks) _2026-05-29 · Time Series Terminal · Time Series Terminal’s Newsletter_ The results are about the same as last month. ## [2026-04: media and AI driving US stocks; AI and material costs driving global assets](https://tsterm.substack.com/p/2026-04-media-and-ai-driving-us-stocks) _2026-04-29 · Time Series Terminal · Time Series Terminal’s Newsletter_ Media and AI are computed as top causal predictors of US three major stock indices: Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, as of 2026-04-28 market close. ## [Anthropic Mythos – We’ve Opened Pandora’s Box](https://steveblank.com/2026/04/28/anthropic-mythos-weve-opened-pandoras-box/) _2026-04-28 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ This article previously appeared in The Cipher Brief. For a decade the cybersecurity community was predicting a cyber apocalypse tied to a single event – the day a Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computer could run Shor’s algorithm and break the public-key cryptography systems most of the internet runs on. We braced for a one-time shock we \[…\] ## [AI and Teaching – The Brave New World](https://steveblank.com/2026/04/22/ai-and-teaching-the-brave-new-world/) _2026-04-22 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ This article previously appeared in the Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange (EIX) This is the 16th year we’ve been teaching the Stanford Lean LaunchPad class. This year, from the first hour of the first class, we realized we were seeing something extraordinary happen. It was both the end and beginning of a new era. Teams showed \[…\] ## [Nowhere Is Safe](https://steveblank.com/2026/04/09/nowhere-is-safe/) _2026-04-09 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ Drones in Ukraine and in the War with Iran have made the surface of the earth a contested space. The U.S. has discovered that 1) air superiority and missile defense systems (THAAD, Patriot batteries) designed to counter tens or hundreds of aircraft and missiles is insufficient against asymmetric attacks of thousands of drones. And that \[…\] ## [Nowhere Is Safe](https://steveblank.com/2026/04/09/nowhere-is-safe/) _2026-04-09 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ Drones in Ukraine and in the War with Iran have made the surface of the earth a contested space. The U.S. has discovered that 1) air superiority and missile defense systems (THAAD, Patriot batteries) designed to counter tens or hundreds of aircraft and missiles is insufficient against asymmetric attacks of thousands of drones. And that \[ \] ## [2026-03: Credit risk driving global assets](https://tsterm.substack.com/p/2026-03-credit-risk-driving-global) _2026-03-31 · Time Series Terminal · Time Series Terminal’s Newsletter_ On the tsterm.com homepage, S&P Global Inc whose main business is credit rating is computed as causally predictive of the prices of global assets: equity, foreign exchange and bonds, etc. ## [Solving Yesterday’s Problems Will Kill You](https://steveblank.com/2026/03/31/solving-yesterdays-problems-will-kill-you/) _2026-03-31 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ Join us at The 7th Annual Red Queen Conference April 22 -23 – Silicon Valley How do Portfolio Acquisition Executives and COCOMs ensure they’re working on the right problem with the right priority before locking in a requirement? Discuss, share and prototype Innovation Targeting concepts with your peers. Get hands-on with the companies and venture \[…\] ## [Your Startup Is Probably Dead On Arrival](https://steveblank.com/2026/03/17/your-startup-is-probably-dead-on-arrival/) _2026-03-17 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ Your Startup Is Probably Dead On Arrival If you started a company more than two years ago, it’s likely that many of your assumptions are no longer true. You need to stop coding, building, recruiting, fund raising, etc., and take stock of what changed around you. Or your company will die. I just had coffee \[…\] ## [2026-02: consumer inflation and wavering technology sector driving US equity](https://tsterm.substack.com/p/2026-02-consumer-inflation-and-wavering) _2026-02-28 · Time Series Terminal · Time Series Terminal’s Newsletter_ Pepsi PEP and the Technology Sector ETF XLK are computed as driving the US three stock indices: Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average index. ## [Time to Move On – The Reason Relationships End](https://steveblank.com/2026/02/24/time-to-move-on-the-reason-relationships-end/) _2026-02-24 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ What Lies Ahead I have no Way of Knowing, But It’s Now Time to Get Going Tom Petty This post previously appeared in Philanthropy.org A while ago I wrote about what happens in a startup when a new event creates a wake-up call that makes founding engineers reevaluate their jobs. (It’s worth a read here.) \[…\] ## [You Only Think They Work For You](https://steveblank.com/2026/02/18/you-only-think-they-work-for-you/) _2026-02-18 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ When I was a new VP of Marketing I got a painful lesson of who my PR (Public Relations) agency actually worked for. Later I realized that it was true for all of my external vendors. And much later I realized what I really should have been asking them to do. The lessons still apply \[…\] ## [Revisionist History – Aliens, Secrets and Conspiracies](https://steveblank.com/2026/02/10/revisionist-history-aliens-secrets-and-conspiracies/) _2026-02-10 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” John 8:32 Every once in a while you learn something new that makes you completely rethink how/why an event actually happened. And then you consider how it affects the rest of our country and our lives. This is one of those stories. \[…\] ## [Making the Wrong Things Go Faster at The Department of War](https://steveblank.com/2026/02/03/making-the-wrong-things-go-faster-at-the-department-of-war/) _2026-02-03 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ This article previously appeared in Defense Scoop The Department of War (DoW) senior Acquisition leadership (the people who decide what and how the DoW buys equipment and services) now is headed by people from private capital (venture capital and private equity.) Deputy Secretary of War Steven Feinberg ran Cerebus Capital Secretary of the Army Daniel \[…\] ## [2026-01: Industrial and weakening US dollar driving US stocks](https://tsterm.substack.com/p/2026-01-industrial-and-weakening) _2026-01-31 · Time Series Terminal · Time Series Terminal’s Newsletter_ Industrial, consumer inflation, and weakening US dollar are computed as top causal predictors of US stocks. ## [2025-12: Dow Jones Industrial Average index and 5-year US Treasury rate driving US equity](https://tsterm.substack.com/p/2025-12-dow-jones-industrial-average) _2025-12-31 · Time Series Terminal · Time Series Terminal’s Newsletter_ Dow Jones Industrial Average index and the 5-year US Treasury yield rate are computed to be driving the three US stock indices. ## [The Department of War Directory](https://steveblank.com/2025/12/16/the-department-of-war-directory/) _2025-12-16 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ TL;DR DoW Directory revision 3 is Online here, Order a print copy here. In November 2025 the Department of War (DoW) unveiled the biggest changes in 60 years of how they will buy weapons and services. This month Congress, with bipartisan support, rapidly made them into law in the National Defense Authorization Act (the \[…\] ## [The Department of War Directory](https://steveblank.com/2025/12/16/the-department-of-war-directory/) _2025-12-16 · steve blank · Steve Blank_ TL;DR DoW Directory revision 3 is Online here, Order a print copy here. In November 2025 the Department of War (DoW) unveiled the biggest changes in 60 years of how they will buy weapons and services. This month Congress, with bipartisan support, rapidly made them into law in the National Defense Authorization Act (the \[ \] ## [2025-11: currently peaked inflation and AAPL driving US equity](https://tsterm.substack.com/p/2025-11-currently-peaked-inflation) _2025-11-30 · Time Series Terminal · Time Series Terminal’s Newsletter_ Some stocks embodying inflation recently peaked.