BARRON’S MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 7, 2026

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘THE NEW RULES FOR BONDS’ – The rise in U.S. Treasury yields is creating portfolio risks. Where to seek safety now.

The Death of the Safe Haven: How to Fix Your Bond Strategy as Yields Rise

The rise in U.S. Treasury yields is creating opportunities—along with serious portfolio risks.

How AI Is Reshaping Retirement—and How to Prepare

Retirees can benefit as AI expands into healthcare and other areas. What to know, from managing your health to your portfolio.

A Start-Up Called Nothing Has Raised $450 Million. It’s Coming for the iPhone.

Venture capital funding for consumer tech has stalled as funds shift to artificial intelligence. That makes the story of Nothing, a start-up maker of phones and audio gear, all the more surprising.

How to Protect Yourself From from 5 Common AI Scams

Artificial intelligence is making it easier to be an online swindler. Everyone is at risk, particularly the elderly.

A Fed Rate Hike Depends on Hot Inflation. Don’t Count on Either.

Many economists and investors expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point at its Sept. 16-17 policy meeting. But this coming week’s inflation data may prove cool enough to keep officials on the sidelines—and the federal-funds rate in a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, SEPT. 5, 2026

Inside the Justice Dept.’s Investigation of Fauci and Virus Scientists

While reporting on federal investigations of virus scientists, we learned of a meeting last year at the F.B.I. about allegations that U.S. researchers hid a Covid lab leak.

Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members in Major Hunt Over Leaks

About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that came after news reports about the war in Iran and the U.S. military’s diminished stocks of munitions.

Putin Orders Pause in Kyiv Strikes Ahead of Visit by U.S. Envoys

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to meet with the Russian leader. They plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive talks.

Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances

As the fear of a possible mobilization becomes a fixture of daily life across Russia, many men are deciding whether to flee, hide or sit tight.

Secret Dossier Adds to Evidence of Chemical Weapons in Sudan

The documents bolster allegations that the Sudanese military developed and used toxic bombs to gain an edge in the country’s devastating civil war.