Anything For You All: FINANCE INSIDER: 'We're at economic war'

August 17, 2017

Welcome to Finance Insider, Business Insider's summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours.

A van plowed into dozens of people on a tourist-heavy street in Barcelona earlier today.

There's no suspect in custody at this time, and multiple fatalities have been reported. Here's what we know so far. Check back here through the day for more as we get it.

Back in the US, the fallout from the deadly white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend continues. Here's the latest:

As Trump's two business councils were falling apart yesterday afternoon, the Federal Reserve published the minutes from July's policy meeting. Most Fed officials support a move towards unwinding the $4.5 trillion balance sheet at "an upcoming meeting." The Fed also fired off a stark warning highlight one of the biggest risks for stocks.

In hedge fund news, an ADP director has a relationship with the activist trying to shake it up — and it shows how messy Wall Street really is. And a secretive quant fund offered staff the rare opportunity to invest — and then delivered a bumper return.

In tech news, Snap executives have started selling their shares. The Uber engineer accused of downloading thousands of files once urged Travis Kalanick to give a "Greed is Good" speech. And Facebook shut down an anonymous group used by its Trump-supporting employees after people started harassing one another.

We compared Economy and Economy Plus on 6 different airlines — here's the difference.

Lastly, here are 100 trips everyone should take in their lifetime, according to the world's top travel experts.

Anything For You All