Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie, Skylar Montgomery Koning and Paul Dobson break down Bessent’s short-term win in the bond market and other key themes for analysts and investors on Bloomberg’s “The Opening Trade.”

BBloomberg Television2026-08-20 07:50

U.S. public debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, prompting renewed warnings that a fiscal crisis is taking shape as the rising costs of social safety-net programs and interest payments far exceed revenues.

RReuters2026-08-20 07:40

Schools across the UK are opening GCSE results. BBC News will go live from 09:00 to answer viewers’ questions.

BBBC News2026-08-20 07:37

Former Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf discusses the clash between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Minnesota AG Keith Ellison over the extradition of ICE agent Christian Castro and immigration enforcement on ‘America Reports.’

FFox News2026-08-20 07:30

Ukrainian authorities say Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv early Thursday, killing 12 people and injuring more than 30. Buildings were damaged and power was cut in parts of the Ukrainian capital.

FFrance 24 English2026-08-20 07:17

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe examines Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s intervention in financial markets and what it could mean for stocks and mortgages. The program also reviews overnight US and Asian market moves and the issues facing European investors before trading begins.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-20 07:01

A Russian missile barrage overnight Thursday killed at least 12 people in Kyiv, according to local authorities. Explosions echoed across the capital throughout the night.

TThe Associated Press2026-08-20 07:00

Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz discusses a report on antisemitic incidents in New York City public schools and remarks by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff about an aide to President Donald Trump.

FFox News2026-08-20 07:00

A wave of overnight Russian missile strikes killed at least 12 people in and around Kyiv. Apartment blocks, warehouses and a children’s hospital were hit early on Thursday. Romania said a drone crossed into its territory from the northern border with Ukraine, prompting an air-raid alert.

BBBC News2026-08-20 06:59

Stamp collecting was once a favourite pastime among Singapore schoolchildren, but its future in the digital age is uncertain. Twenty-five-year-old Sim Jen Lun has gathered more than 4,000 stamps since 2015, while collectors value them beyond their collectibility. A primary school is also using stamps to spark curiosity and learning.

CCNA2026-08-20 06:57

North Korea says Donald Trump’s decision to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea “changes nothing.” Critics condemned the Trump administration’s surprise pullback from the planned drills, saying it again shows the US turning its back on allies and damaging its international credibility.

Eeuronews2026-08-20 06:39

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pressing ahead with long-term bond buybacks to counter surging yields. Financial analysts consider whether the strategy can genuinely keep borrowing rates down over the long term.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-20 06:37

Insight with Haslinda Amin examines why Asian investors are turning cautious on India despite inflows. The program also covers Scott Bessent’s deployment of debt buybacks amid concern over rising yields and features Laffer Tengler Investments CEO Nancy Tengler.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-20 06:34

Austin Metcalf’s father, Jeff Metcalf, appears on ‘The Will Cain Show’ with criminal defense attorney Todd Shapiro to discuss Judge John Roach’s removal from Karmelo Anthony’s murder appeal process ahead of an upcoming retrial hearing.

FFox News2026-08-20 06:30

The Drug Enforcement Administration has joined the investigation into actress Hayden Panettiere’s death, according to people familiar with the matter. New details are emerging about her on-again, off-again relationship with Brian Hickerson, who was with her when she died.

AABC News2026-08-20 06:21

Sheer outfits that leave little to the imagination, dubbed “naked dressing,” have become a standout trend on red carpets and in summer fashion.

AABC News2026-08-20 06:20

A prized university course in the United States teaches scholars how to conserve, document and reassemble historic papyrus texts, including remnants of one of the world’s oldest Christian manuscripts.

TThe Associated Press2026-08-20 06:16

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to meet Kim Jong Un later this year, aiming to revive what he says was a relationship forged with the nuclear-armed North Korean leader during his first term.

FFrance 24 English2026-08-20 06:07

An Israeli army investigation into the deaths of Hind Rajab and Gaza paramedics has surprised people in Israel because so much time has passed. France 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky said the referral of the two widely known cases to criminal investigation already amounts to an admission by the army that something went deeply wrong.

FFrance 24 English2026-08-20 06:06

Appearing on “The Story,” criminal defense lawyer Joshua Ritter addresses the lawyers’ contention that Lindsay Clancy was afflicted by postpartum psychosis during the murder proceedings.

FFox News2026-08-20 06:00

Health agencies are struggling to contain a fast-growing outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fear and mistrust in local communities, including attacks on health workers and ambulances, are hampering the response. With no approved vaccine for this strain, isolation and supportive care remain the main tools to curb infections.

DDW News2026-08-20 06:00

The Israeli military acknowledged on Wednesday that its troops fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, and said a criminal investigation had been ordered into the killing, which provoked international outrage. It also released reviews of four other prominent Gaza incidents and said it would investigate the 2025 deaths of 15 Palestinian medics and humanitarian personnel.

FFrance 24 English2026-08-20 05:56

The program focuses on rising tensions between Israel and Turkey over Syria, alongside coverage of Trump’s actions targeting Iran’s economy and broader Middle East and Africa market analysis.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-20 05:54

EU policymakers envisage spending €700 billion a year to meet clean-energy goals, yet only a small fraction would fund adaptation to a climate that has already changed. Breakingviews columnists examine the fragile foundations of an unsteady political consensus.

RReuters2026-08-20 05:41