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Corn Bulls Flock Back in on Monday as Export Shipments Remain Strong

Corn futures saw money flow flock back in on Monday, with bulls adding back some risk ahead of the US/China meeting this week. Contracts were up 3 ¼ to 15 ½ cents at the close, led by the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 15...

Barchart · Sep 21

China Can Build Kung FU Robots—but It Still Cannot Teach Them To Work

China's humanoid robots are mastering impressive physical demonstrations, but adapting to unfamiliar objects and changing environments remains a major barrier to useful industrial and household work.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

Meet Teodor Zajder, the 9-year-old Polish speedcuber who became the first person to solve a 3×3 Rubik's Cube in under 3 seconds

Nine-year-old Polish speedcuber Teodor Zajder set a new record for the fastest time to solve a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube. He completed the solve in 2.76 seconds at the GLS Big Cubes Gdańsk 2026 event in Gdańsk, Poland, on February 8, 2026. Zajder became the first person to break the…

The Economic Times · Sep 21

Eight Hours, One AI Pact, Zero Movement on Rare Earths: What Bessent Got Done Before Trump Meets Xi

Bessent and He Lifeng met for 8 hours in Manhattan before the Trump-Xi summit. Here's what moved on AI and tariffs, and what's still stuck.

Latin Times · Sep 21

Volkswagen Takes New Hits: A Profit Warning Followed by Euro Stoxx 50 Exit

Volkswagen's preferred shares officially left the Euro Stoxx 50, the benchmark tracking major companies across the euro area.

International Business Times · Sep 21

China suffers another setback in effort to de-dollarize global finance as anchor in the greenback's dominance quietly exits Beijing's payment scheme

Saudi Arabia's central bank dropped out of China's mBridge digital payment platform last year.

Fortune · Sep 21

Grain Traders Are Focusing on the Trump-Xi Meeting Later This Week as Soybean Prices Rebound

China bought more U.S. soybeans ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting, a sign of further progress toward Beijing’s pledge to boost purchases of American farm goods.

Barchart · Sep 21

Three Ts will dominate Trump-Xi summit – but expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan and who knows on tech

When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping last sat down in May 2026, talk was centered on three Ts: trade, technology and Taiwan.

The Conversation · Sep 21

Trump pivots to foreign policy amid political, legal battles at home

After dishing out more domestic discord this month, President Donald Trump this week will pivot hard to foreign affairs, putting his controversial artificial intelligence and Iran policies in the spotlight as the Senate looks to pass a college sports bill he has backed. The president heads to New York City…

Roll Call · Sep 21

US, China to hold more AI safety meetings in two months in Shenzhen, Scott Bessent says

Senior US and Chinese officials will meet again to discuss artificial intelligence dangers and communications protocols in about two months in Shenzhen, China, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday.

The Economic Times · Sep 21