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In September 2008, as the US housing market collapsed and defaults surged, the US government announced a sweeping intervention to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from worsening pressure on the housing market and the financial system. On September 6, FHFA placed both firms into conservatorship, taking control of management, boards and shareholders. They remained under federal conservatorship in 2026, though Treasury and FHFA amended release agreements in January 2025.

Human rights and digital rights organizations accuse Palantir of building AI-powered tools for mass surveillance and digital weaponry, linking its systems to ICE and AI-assisted violence in Gaza. They cite a 22-point racist, techno-fascist manifesto and allege repeated breaches of international law and UN human-rights guidance. Groups call for peaceful disruption and pressure of public and institutional buyers worldwide.

McKesson supplies about one-third of the prescription medicines used by hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics across North America and also supports specialty care and related programs. In an SEC filing, the company disclosed a discovered cybersecurity incident affecting its information systems. The breach risk is heightened because healthcare records and treatment histories are highly sensitive and harder to replace, enabling fraud, extortion, and targeted social engineering.

Meta Platforms agreed to a roughly $17 billion settlement to resolve a class action brought by 47 states, framed by state attorneys general as the largest state consumer protection settlement outside big tobacco deals. The deal also reduces exposure tied to New Mexico, where courts previously ordered nearly $1 billion in outstanding fines.

Korean Air’s acquisition of Asiana has entered the final integration phase after approval from competition authorities across 14 countries and regions, including major EU, U.S., China, Japan, South Korea and UK reviews. Remedies required route transfers to T’way Air and the sale of Asiana’s cargo business to Air Incheon before EU clearance. The legal merger takes effect Dec. 16 and the integrated airline launches Dec. 17, when Asiana will dissolve and operations, fleet liveries, flight numbers, IT and airports transition progressively.

General Dynamics was added to seven-year framework agreements to expand U.S. missile production capacity, alongside Lockheed Martin. The deals target tripling PAC-3 MSE interceptor production capacity and quadrupling THAAD interceptor capacity, with agreements intended to accelerate delivery of key components for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 and THAAD programs over the coming years.

Hyundai-Posco Louisiana Steel (HPLS), with Posco funding 20%, has started building a US$5.8 billion fully integrated electric-arc furnace plant in Louisiana’s RiverPlex MegaPark. The facility will employ 1,300 workers directly, supply low-carbon steel sheets for North American automakers, and is forecast to cut CO₂ emissions by about 70% versus conventional blast furnaces, with output due in Q1 2029.

Air pollution from Sasol’s Secunda operations is estimated to cause about 1,000 deaths each year and cost the economy roughly R19bn annually, based on a health impact assessment using Sasol’s reported emissions. The study attributes 260 new childhood asthma cases and about 23,800 years of life lost to additional Secunda pollution. It estimates 112,000 tonnes of SO2 from 2024, recurring sulphurous odours in Gauteng, and tighter H2S emission limits are being proposed.

Nvidia’s equity investments jumped more than tenfold over the past year to $99 billion as it seeks to capitalize on its capital reserves to accelerate the AI sector. In August it backed partnerships to mobilize over $500 billion for its GPUs, and plans conditional credit support of up to $105 billion for an OpenAI data center in Ohio. CFO Colette Kress cited nearly $50 billion invested in frontier AI labs, including a $30 billion investment in OpenAI and stakes in CoreWeave, Nebius, photonics firms and Intel.

BeOne Medicines said the FDA approved TEVIMBRA with ZIIHERA and chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. Phase 3 results showed median overall survival of 26.4 months and progression-free survival of 12.4 months, including in PD-L1-negative tumors. The HERIZON-GEA-01 trial enrolled 914 patients. Management also raised revenue guidance after strong momentum, including a full-year forecast increase.

Woodside Energy will scrap its $5 billion clean-energy investment target by 2030, retire its scope three emissions-abatement goal, and redirect capital to LNG and other fossil fuel expansion. The company cites changing customer appetite for lower-carbon products and says the move changes how projects are prioritized. Net income rose 27% to $1.7 billion in the first half of 2026.

Rosneft shipped the first crude oil cargo from the Vostok Oil project in Eastern Siberia, moving forward despite sanctions aimed at Russia’s energy sector and the departure of Western partners. At peak capacity it is expected to produce 50 to 100 million tons of crude annually, with fields in Krasnoyarsk Krai, thousands of wells drilled, and low-sulfur reserves.

Hut 8 is set to provide cloud-computing capacity to Anthropic at its Beacon Point data center in Texas under a multi-decade agreement valued at up to $35 billion over its full term. The deal supplies infrastructure for Anthropic’s AI workloads and supports Hut 8’s long-duration, contracted data center revenue thesis, while execution and capital-intensity risks remain a concern.

Eli Lilly plans to more than double its U.S. manufacturing investments since 2020, surpassing $50 billion, building four new pharmaceutical sites across the country. Three will focus on API manufacturing and one will expand parenteral injectable production, including locations in North Carolina and Indiana. The expansion is expected to create 3,000+ high-skilled jobs and strengthen supply-chain resilience for FDA-approved medicines worldwide.

Rheinmetall has handed over the first Lynx XM30 prototype to the US Army and received preliminary flight clearance from the Bundeswehr for its LUNA NG reconnaissance drone. The moves start Phase 3/4 engineering and manufacturing testing under a $764 million contract. Revenue rose 69% to €3.289 billion and operating profit more than doubled to €562 million.

A settlement tied to Facebook’s harms would cost Meta shareholders about $17 billion over 10 years. Mark Zuckerberg’s dual-class structure gives him 10 votes per share, about 61% voting power despite owning 13%. As You Sow had filed resolutions since 2019 citing over 45 million child abuse and torture images linked to sex trafficking, but safeguards may still not take effect and the payout could drop to about $12 billion if other platforms don’t join.

Tomago Aluminium will enter a 10-year power purchase agreement for electricity supply, with its electricity moving to 100% renewable sources from 2033. At full output of 590,000 tonnes a year, Scope 1 and 2 operating carbon emissions are expected to drop by 7.1 million tonnes per year. Rio Tinto has also issued a Special Voting Share of 10p.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson says Chemours, blamed for years of toxic chemical dumping into the Cape Fear River, will pay nearly $590 million for drinking-water cleanup, with payments spread over 10 to 15 years. A separate $135 million reserve is set aside in case Chemours goes bankrupt, and New Hanover County will receive $22.8 million to address contamination, starting with well-water users.

BMO said it will commit up to $70 billion in new capital to support Canada’s economic security and resilience. The bank framed the plan as the latest in efforts by major lenders ahead of Ottawa’s Canada Investment Summit, pointing to more than 160 projects and sector selection based on available initiatives and client investment demand.

Tata Power Solaroof has completed 519,673 rooftop solar installations by July 31, 2026, passing 500,000 and holding about a 14% share of India’s rooftop solar market. It targets 3 million installations by 2029, supported by “Ghar Ghar Solar” across 11 states and Chandigarh. The initiative aligns with Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar and the firm has facilitated INR 8,500 crore in financing through 25+ partners.