Burger King-McWhopper
This photo provided by Burger King shows a "McWhopper." In full-page newspaper ads Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, Burger King said it's calling for a truce with McDonald's so that they can create a mashup of their most famous burgers, the Big Mac and the Whopper. Burger King is tying the publicity stunt to a nonprofit called Peace One Day, which says it promotes Peace Day.
(Burger King via AP)
Stock market news:
Stock futures are signaling all three main indexes will open about 0.75 percent lower and European markets are weaker in morning trade. Dow Jones futures are behind 133 points, Nasdaq futures are down 33 points and S&P 500 futures are falling 15.75 points. (CNN Money)
World stock markets were uneven today as a global rally driven by upbeat U.S. economic data faded. (Associated Press)
The dollar rose against the yen today after upbeat U.S. growth data suggested the world's top economy was weathering a slowdown in China, ahead of a key Federal Reserve summit of central bankers. (AFP News)
U.S. business news:
The ultimate burger known as the McWhopper may never see the light day after McDonald's refuses to accept Burger King's 24-hour peace treaty. (Tech Times)
Sprint is courting DirecTV customers with an offer of one free year of phone service for subscribers to the satellite service. (USA Today)
The China crisis will be an ominous cloud over the annual gathering of U.S. and foreign central bank officials and experts this weekend in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (AFP News)
In a typically slow period for video-game sales, GameStop still managed to deliver strong business results. (Fox Business Network)
Technology news:
The Pentagon is teaming up with Apple, Boeing, Harvard and others to develop high-tech sensory gear flexible enough to be worn by people or molded onto the outside of a jet. (Reuters)
Facebook is rolling out a "video matching technology" that will let content owners tell Facebook a video clip belongs to them, and take it down if it's not supposed to be there. (Re/code)
HTC's upcoming virtual reality headset, Vive, will go on sale by the end of this year, but in only limited quantities. (IDG News Service)
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said it had agreed to create a Chinese joint venture with Huaxin in a move that could pave the way for China's approval for Nokia's proposed takeover of Alcatel-Lucent. (Reuters)
World business news:
Mylan's shareholders voted in favor of moving forward with a $33 billion hostile bid for over-the-counter drugmaker Perrigo, putting the fate of the deal in Perrigo investors' hands. (Bloomberg News)
Greece's statistics agency says the country's economy grew slightly faster than earlier forecast in the second quarter of the year. (Associated Press)
Iran must ignore the lower price of crude oil and work to increase the rate of production to ensure its share of the market, the country's oil minister said. (UPI News)
Japan's primary inflation gauge was flat in July, beating expectations for a drop below zero, in slightly encouraging news for the country's central bank as it struggles to beat deflation and bring about steady price growth. (MarketWatch)
Somebody has set up a fake Goldman Sachs, based in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen, going by the name "Goldman Sachs (Shenzhen) Financial Leasing Co." (CNN Money)