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According to shipping data and documents, Venezuela's daily oil exports remained stable in August at 1.17 million barrels, showing no significant change from the previous month.

According to 9to5Mac, Meta on Sept. 2 launched Muse Voice Transcribe, its first real-time audio perception model available via Meta Model API. The model is priced at $3 per 1,000 minutes of audio (approximately $0.18 per hour). It integrates streaming automatic speech recognition, speaker separation, and endpoint detection, allowing users to receive transcribed text in real-time without waiting for recording completion. Muse Voice Transcribe supports over 70 languages (25 verified), processes re

According to Guru Club, the container shipping index (EU route) main contract surged over 10% intraday on September 2, currently trading at 2,015.5 points.

Fuel oil futures main contract surged 8.00% intraday on September 2, trading at 4,115.00 yuan per ton.

According to WSJ reporter Erin Erin Woo, citing internal sources, Google will launch Gemini 3.8 Flash, a new artificial intelligence model with significantly enhanced coding capabilities, as early as Wednesday, September 2. In internal testing against Google's coding tool Jetski, the new model was favored by company engineers over Anthropic's Opus.

According to China's Embassy in New Zealand, the U.S. and New Zealand announced plans on September 2 to establish a deep-water port at a former military site in the Cook Islands. The embassy said the three countries aim to support development in the Cook Islands, particularly its northern islands. China's embassy stated it has pursued cooperation with Pacific island nations, including the Cook Islands, in infrastructure, poverty reduction, and climate action based on principles of mutual respect

According to Cointelegraph, on September 2, Robinhood Chain surpassed Solana, Base, and Ethereum in on-chain fee revenue. The blockchain achieved $1.49 billion in decentralized exchange trading volume and processed 5.52 million transactions daily.

According to Reuters, Micron's labor unions in Taiwan's Taoyuan and Taichung are preparing a strike, with unions representing nearly 10,000 of approximately 15,000 employees and over 80% member support. Micron announced it will distribute its highest-ever performance bonus to workers, responding to the dispute over bonus allocation and profit-sharing terms. The core disagreement centers on incentive plans; the unions demand seasonal profit-sharing equal to 15% of operating profit starting in fis

According to Guru Club, methanol and ethylene glycol futures both touched their daily limits on September 2. Methanol futures main contract surged 6% to 3,227 yuan per ton, while ethylene glycol futures main contract climbed 6% to 5,809 yuan per ton.

According to PANews, trader James Wynn's 1.86 BTC ($147,000) long position was fully liquidated yesterday (September 2), following his shift from short to long positioning, monitored by Lookonchain.

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, gold and silver T+D futures fell during early trading on September 2. Gold T+D dropped 2.53% to 934.73 yuan per gram, while silver T+D declined 3.94% to 15,598.0 yuan per kilogram.

According to BeInCrypto, Robert Kiyosaki, author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," claimed on September 2 that he carries $1.2 billion in debt from real estate mortgage loans, not from his bitcoin and gold holdings. His ex-wife confirmed the debt is shared with business partners and involves approximately 1,500 apartments, making his personal exposure significantly lower. Kiyosaki has publicly promoted holding gold and bitcoin, but these assets are not pledged as collateral—only real estate and rental inc

During early trading today (Sept 2), China's commodity futures showed broad gains led by SC crude oil rising nearly 10%. Shipping costs on Europe routes jumped over 9%, while ethylene glycol gained nearly 6%. Fuel oil and low-sulfur fuel oil climbed over 5%, bitumen rose over 4%, and plastics and styrene gained over 3%. Declines were limited: palladium and silver fell over 4%, platinum dropped over 3%, and gold fell over 2%.

According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) broke through $98 per barrel, currently trading at $98.01, up 5.7% in the past 24 hours.

According to Bitcoin.com News, on August 31, Strategy Inc. requested MSCI to withdraw a proposed index qualification test that could remove the bitcoin treasury company from the Global Investable Markets Index (GIMI). Strategy executives Michael Saylor and Phong Le said the screening method is discriminatory and misguided. MSCI's two-stage screening would require companies with operating assets exceeding 50% of total assets to retain qualification; others triggering at least four of five financi

According to SoSoValue data, XRP spot ETFs received net inflows of $14.38 million yesterday (September 1). Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ) led with $6.63 million in single-day inflows, while Grayscale XRP Trust ETF (GXRP) contributed $4.72 million.

According to Yonhapinfomax, the Korean won hit a fresh one-year low of 1,375 won per U.S. dollar on September 2, even as Brent crude remained above $90 per barrel. The currency weakened to 1,364.30 won the previous day, marking a drop of over 190 won in two months. Analysts attribute the won's strength to dominant dollar selling flows from exporters, which have outpaced traditional oil price influences on the currency.

According to CoinDesk, Microstrategy continued repurchasing its perpetual preferred stock STRC yesterday (September 1), acquiring $151.8 million worth at an average price of $97.48 per share. The total amount invested in STRC buybacks has reached $635.2 million under a $1 billion repurchase program. Despite the recovery from a low of $71, STRC's current price of $97.34 remains below its $100 par value target.

According to BlockBeats, Apple (AAPL) surged 3%, closing up 2.61% on September 2 as John Ternus took over as CEO from Tim Cook. In his first letter to employees, Ternus previewed a major product announcement next week, adding that he is equally excited about future products currently in development and those yet to be conceived.

According to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), on September 2, the organization launched a strike using missiles and drones against a U.S. military base in Erbil, Iraq.