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According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, wholesale inventories increased 0.5% month-over-month in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, falling short of market expectations of 0.7%. Inventories reached $964.29 billion, while wholesale sales rose 1.8% month-over-month to $817.46 billion. Year-over-year, inventories grew 6.4% and sales climbed 15.6%.

According to TotalEnergies CEO, the Satorp refinery in Saudi Arabia has completed repairs. Satorp is a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Saudi Aramco.

According to the U.S. Department of Treasury, Iran has halted oil loading and unloading operations at its ports due to American blockade and sanctions as of October 2026. The U.S. is simultaneously targeting the remnants of Iran's shadow fleet. The U.S. estimates approximately 20 million barrels of Iranian crude oil remain on vessels outside blocked Iranian ports.

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the United States imposed sanctions today on 17 vessels engaged in transporting Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and petrochemical goods.

On October 8, the U.S. 30-year Treasury auction saw the winning bid rate climb to 5.618%, compared to 5.308% at the previous auction, marking a 31 basis point increase.

According to The Block, the UK sanctioned Cryptomus, Heleket, and TokenSpot in its latest action against Russia-linked entities allegedly evading sanctions. According to TRM Labs, TokenSpot transferred over $950 million to sanctioned exchanges Grinex and Garantex, as well as to the Kremlin-backed A7 network.

According to Bitget data, STRK broke through $0.06 in the past 24 hours, now trading at $0.061 USDT with a gain of 25.91%.

Storm Isaias shut down approximately 511,000 barrels per day of offshore crude in the US Gulf of Mexico today, marking 25.08% of regional production and the largest supply disruption amid renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. The disruption has heightened uncertainty over near-term crude availability. US crude inventories fell by 3.2 million barrels in the latest weekly report, the largest draw in five weeks, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Meanwhile, Saudi Arab

According to Reuters, Trump's financial disclosure filed on September 17 and released on October 8 shows his investment portfolio purchased up to $1.6 million in Nvidia (NVDA) shares in August while selling up to $1 million, as the Trump administration evaluates policies affecting the chipmaker's advanced semiconductor export restrictions. White House spokesman Davis Ingle stated that Trump's portfolio is independently managed by third-party financial institutions tracking recognized indices suc

On Thursday (October 8), late in European trading, France's 10-year bond yield rose 2.5 basis points to 4.895%, trading within a range of 4.845%-4.970% during the session. Italy's 10-year yield fell 2.2 basis points to 4.602%, but surged to 4.731% at 18:33 to mark the daily high before declining subsequently. Spain's 10-year yield rose 0.6 basis points to 4.123%, while Greece's 10-year yield fell 1.9 basis points to 4.464%.

The U.S. Department of Treasury eased certain sanctions on Russia until January 9, according to the announcement. The measure allows specific administrative transactions involving Russian entities during the specified period.

According to Odaily, U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill said he hopes to advance the CLARITY Act during the lame-duck congressional session following the November midterm elections, emphasizing the need for permanent legislation to ensure America maintains its lead in digital assets and blockchain technology. A Senate vote on the bill last month failed to secure the required votes, with the result showing 49 in favor and 50 opposed. Hill previously championed the FIT21 Act

According to Bitcoin Treasuries, Stretch (STRCx), a tokenized stock issued by Strategy, has reached a circulating market cap of $158 million, making it the largest tokenized stock globally. The milestone surpasses the tokenized equity value of SpaceX, which is backed by Elon Musk.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index declined 3.01% today to 12,672.84. Major chip stocks fell sharply, with Intel down 4.76%, Micron down 3.68%, AMD down 3.53%, TSMC down 2.83%, Broadcom down 2.88%, Qualcomm down 2.60%, NVIDIA down 1.96%, and ASML down 0.98%.

According to Bloomberg, Arena, an AI model evaluation platform, has completed a $200 million funding round at a $3.1 billion valuation. Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures led the round, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital. Arena originated from the Chatbot Arena research project at UC Berkeley and is known for its open-source large language model leaderboard. The platform achieved $100 million in annualized revenue as of June 2026.

According to Protos and other media outlets, GTA VI leaker Cyberleek returned this week and today shared 25 minutes of gameplay footage, including unseen open-world sequences and mission cutscenes featuring nude character models. The leaker's associated cryptocurrency token $CYBERLEEK experienced a 200% price jump over the past two days. The token's market cap remains down 94% from its nearly $40 million peak in late August when Cyberleek first released GTA VI leaks. Cyberleek had previously use

According to Saudi Arabia's civil defense authority, on October 8, a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants was intercepted, and debris fell in the capital Riyadh, damaging a kindergarten and medical clinic complex. The civil defense stated that relevant agencies have activated emergency response procedures.

According to Financial Times, OpenAI told investors that its annualized revenue approached $50 billion as of the end of September.

On Thursday (October 8), German 2-year bond yields rose 4.1 basis points to 3.110%, trading within a 3.081%-3.118% range after a gap-up opening. German 10-year yields climbed 2.0 basis points to 3.495%, while 30-year yields increased 1.3 basis points to 3.864%, approaching the October 1 high of 3.980%.

Riot Platforms (RIOT) stock fell 10.03% during intraday trading on October 8, declining to $16.64 per share.