Ken Griffin's Citadel sheds over $4 billion of Situational Awareness' bets Aug 21, 2026 12:33PM

By Anirban Sen and ‌Arasu Kannagi Basil

Aug ​21 (Reuters) - ​Billionaire investor Ken Griffin's Citadel has shed more than 80%, or $4 billion of bets, from the original portfolio of Leopold Aschenbrenner's ‌Situational Awareness that it recently purchased, according to a letter ⁠to investors seen by Reuters on Friday.

Situational, an AI-focused hedge fund run by former OpenAI ‌researcher Aschenbrenner, sold the bulk ‌of its stock bets to... (continue reading...)


Mexican governor accused by US of cartel ties returns to office Aug 21, 2026 12:18PM

MEXICO CITY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - ‌The governor ​of ​Mexico's Sinaloa state, Ruben Rocha, returned to office on Friday after taking leave for more than ‌three months following U.S. drug trafficking charges alleging ties ⁠to the Sinaloa Cartel, a move likely to deepen strains between Mexico ‌and the United States.

Rocha, ‌77, a member of Mexico's ruling Morena party, said he was resuming his duties after Mexican authorities found no ​evidence to support the... (continue reading...)


Turkey to seek Interpol notice for Netanyahu in Gaza flotilla case Aug 21, 2026 12:11PM

ISTANBUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Turkey said on ‌Friday it would ​seek an ​Interpol red notice for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case linked to an attack on activists seeking to deliver ‌humanitarian aid to Gaza.

NATO member Turkey has been one of the fiercest critics of ⁠Israel's assault on Gaza and has previously issued domestic arrest warrants for Netanyahu over the war there. It has repeatedly... (continue reading...)


Explainer-Why is Trump talking about the Keystone XL oil pipeline? Aug 21, 2026 11:51AM

By Amanda Stephenson

CALGARY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A social media ‌post by U.S. ​President Donald ​Trump declaring that the Keystone XL oil pipeline "may be awoken from the grave" attracted attention this week in the midst of U.S.-Canada trade talks. Below is a look at the history of ‌that project running through parts of Canada and the U.S., as well as details on ⁠the new oil pipeline proposal that follows a slightly different route:

WHAT IS... (continue reading...)


Buyout firm Vista explores $3 billion sale of private markets data provider Allvue, sources say Aug 21, 2026 11:47AM

By Amy-Jo Crowley, David French ‌and Milana Vinn

LONDON/NEW ​YORK, Aug ​21 (Reuters) - Vista Equity Partners is weighing a potential sale of Allvue Systems, in a deal that could value the provider of data and analytics for ‌asset managers and credit investors at as much as $3 billion including debt, four ⁠people familiar with the matter said.

The move comes almost five years since Allvue's efforts to list via an ‌initial public offering on... (continue reading...)


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