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According to the U.S. National Park Service, flash floods struck Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on August 29, leaving more than 20 people listed as missing or unaccounted for. As of the morning of August 30, 62 people have been evacuated from affected areas, with additional evacuations planned. Park officials are coordinating with local Arizona agencies to continue evacuation and emergency response efforts.

According to the U.S. National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona was struck by flash floods on August 29, with over 20 people listed as potentially unaccounted for. As of the morning of August 30, 62 people had been evacuated from the affected area, with more evacuations planned. The National Park Service is coordinating with local Arizona authorities to continue rescue and evacuation operations.

According to btcparser.com, 188 dormant Bitcoin transfers totaling 6,427.59 BTC worth $507 million moved during August 1-30, 2026. Wallets created in 2014 dominated the activity, with 94 transfers moving approximately 3,286.26 BTC. The movements coincided with reports of Coldcard firmware exploits that resulted in roughly 2,000 BTC in losses and data breaches at hardware wallet manufacturers Safepal and Trezor.

Over the weekend, Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech triggered sharp declines across global markets, with the 2-year Treasury yield surging 12.8 basis points to 4.36% as investors interpreted his 25 mentions of inflation in 28 minutes as signaling an imminent rate increase. Chicago Mercantile Exchange data showed markets pricing in a 57% probability of a September hike. The dollar index reached its highest level in two months near 99, while gold fell to $4,500 per troy ounce and Bitco

According to The War Zone, the Gripen F two-seater combat aircraft developed by Swedish defense contractor Saab and supplied to the Brazilian Air Force completed its maiden test flight on August 28 at Saab's flight facility in Linköping, Sweden. The test flight lasted approximately 40 minutes and was successful. On August 21, the Swedish Air Force also conducted a successful separation test of the long-range Taurus cruise missile from a Gripen C fighter jet, demonstrating the continued expansion

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent will meet Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo during the G20 Finance Ministers Summit.

According to Gate data, silver (XAGUSD) fell to $66.063 per ounce today, down 0.4% from the previous trading session close.

According to CNBC, major U.S. retailers handled fiscal second-quarter tariff refunds from a Supreme Court ruling in different ways in recent weeks, creating confusion for Wall Street. Walmart, eligible to receive $2.9 billion in tariff refunds, plans to use the funds for price cuts, while Home Depot applied $685 million of its $730 million refund to lower cost of goods sold. Conversely, Lowe's used its $80 million refund to boost earnings by 11 cents per share without cutting prices, and Target'

According to Bizwatch, on August 13, Han Ik-hee, deputy chief executive of Sanil Electric, exercised stock options granted at 3,344 won per share and sold 25,000 shares at 182,670 won, realizing 4.5 billion won in gains. His remaining unexercised options of 188,300 shares carry an estimated gain of 32.7 billion won at current prices. Han, who joined the industrial transformer maker in 2017 from Hyundai Heavy Industries, holds the company's largest option grant of 213,300 shares. Two other execut

This week, tokens designed to accrue value have emerged as the most profitable narrative of the ongoing bull run. HYPE printed another all-time high at $85, driven by ETF buying and growing protocol fees. The value accrual playbook is rapidly being adopted by other projects. Ethena announced a foundation-led buyout of locked tokens from early seed investors, marking a shift in its token economics that was broadly received by the market.

According to Reuters, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the Trump administration plans to sanction another bank this week to combat transactions linked to Iran. Bessent will meet with financial officials from major and developing economies at the G20 conference to coordinate a broader economic isolation strategy against Iran.

Spot gold rose to $4,460 per ounce today, up from an intraday low of $4,432.60.

According to IRNA, Iraq's Al Ahad TV reported that parts of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan hosting U.S. forces came under attack. The reports remain unverified as of now.

According to Russia's Defense Ministry, reported on August 31, Russia is preparing a large-scale strike against Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, the Kremlin stated it is conducting systematic strikes on Ukrainian military facilities. According to Axios, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director concluded that Russia's Federal Security Service chief could help restart diplomatic efforts. During the CIA director's secret visit to Russia, he proposed a three-way summit between Trump,

On August 31, tensions in the Middle East escalated as a tanker came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting U.S. military forces to strike Larak Island to prevent Iranian Revolutionary Guard units from deploying naval mines. Separately, Greece and Israel announced plans to sign a 3.4 billion dollar air defense cooperation agreement.

According to Daily AN, Meritz Securities will launch an AI-powered investment platform called MOUM on September 1. The platform combines artificial intelligence with investor communities to enable real-time communication among global investors and support investment decisions. Merit's MOUM operates entirely on cloud infrastructure, marking the first 100% cloud-based trading system among domestic Korean financial firms, enhancing system stability and scalability. The platform also exclusively int

According to TrendForce and Nomura Securities, TSMC is expected to raise advanced-process foundry prices across the board by 10-15%, following Samsung's price increases announced in July. Samsung hiked its 4-nanometer (SF4) and 5-nanometer (SF5) process prices by 10-15% for new orders from Chinese and U.S. customers, with 8-nanometer process up nearly 10%. Tight capacity on advanced nodes is driving the increases. TSMC's N2 and N3 processes are nearly fully booked by Apple and Nvidia, while Inte

According to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health, confirmed Ebola cases reached 5,945 with 2,862 deaths as of August 30. The ongoing outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which no vaccine or specific treatment currently exists. The World Health Organization stated that the Ebola situation in Congo remains severe and continues to spread.

According to Guru Club, COMEX gold spot prices fell below $4,500 per ounce on August 31, declining 0.64% during the trading session.

According to TASS, on August 30, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia lacks the conditions to restart negotiations with Ukraine despite remaining open to talks. "Unfortunately, we cannot say that the preconditions for continued negotiations exist, because these conditions simply do not exist now," Peskov said.