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Here's Why the US Manufacturing Surveys Are Diverging So Dramatically... Update (1015ET): As we noted below, there was a significant divergence between the two manufacturing surveys for July... which is not that unusual, and also an odd divergence between falling inflation expectations and universally rising commodity prices. Based on the responses to the ISM survey, we may have found the answer... and it's a familiar one in this bifurcated economy... Green ones from AI, semiconductor, electronics and machinery firms report strong demand from AI data centers, chips and defense. Red ones from metals,...

These Are The Highest-Paying College Majors College is one of the largest investments many people make, and a student’s field of study can shape its long-term financial return. Which Majors Earn the Most by Mid-Career? The chart below, via Visual Capitalist's Srijaa Chatterjee, ranks college majors by median mid-career wage. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York compares median wages across dozens of college majors for workers ages 35 to 45. Engineering and technical disciplines dominate the upper end of the ranking. Alongside the three leading majors, electrical engineering pays a median of $123,000,...

Despite Big Bounce In Revenues, TSLA Shares Drop After Disappointing Earnings After a dismal two years of weakening demand, falling sales, and damage to its brand by Elon Musk’s political activities, Tesla’s road to recovery remains mixed on the heels of an impressive delivery report. While earnings fell 18% compared to Q2 2025 to 33c a share (well below expectations of 51c) with higher AI spending and R&D weighing on profitability; the silver lining was that Revenue came in at $28.2 billion, which was 28% higher than last year (well above expectations of $26.4...