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On Aug. 27, cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and Okta surged during intraday trading following stronger-than-expected Q2 earnings and raised guidance citing AI-driven security threats. CrowdStrike (CRWD-US) rose 18%, while Okta (OKTA-US) jumped 222%. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz stated the security market is experiencing an "arms race" driven by increasing AI-powered attacks, accelerating enterprise spending on cybersecurity solutions. Okta CEO Todd McKinnon noted new products already captured ne

According to UAnalyze, Best Buy reported Q2 revenue of $9.78 billion with same-store sales up 4.1% on August 27, both beating market expectations. The company raised its adjusted full-year EPS guidance to $6.70-$6.90, above analyst expectations of $6.62. U.S. same-store sales grew 4.5%, with online sales up 5.1%, while international business declined 1.8%.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. natural gas inventories last week increased by 15 billion cubic feet, with a week-over-week gain of 0.47%, reaching 3.18 trillion cubic feet. Bloomberg users had projected an increase of 16 billion cubic feet, while analysts expected 16.22 billion cubic feet.

According to Burlington Stores official earnings report on August 27, the U.S. discount retailer reported Q2 net income of $184.3 million, or $2.88 per share, significantly above the prior year's $94.2 million ($1.47 per share). Adjusted earnings per share came in at $2.37, beating analyst expectations of $2.19. However, revenue reached $3 billion, up 11% year-over-year but slightly below analyst estimates of $3.03 billion, while same-store sales growth of 2% also fell short of the 3% expected.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), natural gas inventories fell to 15 billion cubic feet for the week ended August 21, down from 16 billion cubic feet in the prior week.

According to CoinDesk, crypto traders are closely monitoring Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's speech at the Jackson Hole economic symposium on August 27 for clues about future monetary policy and liquidity. Market analysts expect Warsh to address the Fed's policy framework rather than signal specific rate changes, with expectations of no rate hikes before midterm elections. Bitcoin's 10-day rally has been driven primarily by U.S. Treasury measures to reduce long-term rates and increase purcha

According to Uniswap founder Hayden, correlated trading pairs can unlock significantly larger markets for automated market makers (AMMs). Writing on X, Hayden outlined how assets with similar price movements—such as tokenized stocks paired with SPY or ecosystem tokens paired with base assets—reduce liquidity provider risk and deepen market depth. Hayden cited recent evidence from Robinhood Chain, where 10 tokenized stocks now trade against SPY on Uniswap pools. Within 12 days of launch, these pa

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, natural gas inventories for the week ended August 21 fell to 150 billion cubic feet, compared to a forecast of 200 billion cubic feet and the prior week's 160 billion cubic feet.

According to Bit.com, U.S. crypto-related stocks saw broad gains on August 27. MicroStrategy (MSTR) led with a 8.17% surge to $133.25, while Coinbase (COIN) rose 4.04% to $189.12. Circle (CRCL) climbed 4.48% to $93.94; Gemini (GEMI) jumped 6.83% to $4.850; Bullish (BLSH) gained 2.96% to $34.090; Bitmine (BMNR) increased 3.19% to $25.705; and SharpLink (SBET) advanced 4.09% to $8.660.

According to Paula Estévez, Chile's vice minister of international economic relations, the U.S. is expected to propose exempting additional Chilean goods from a 12.5% tariff within two weeks. Negotiations will continue online, with the U.S. to present new exemption proposals based on data provided by Chile.

According to CNBC, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Hammack commented on August 26 that the PCE inflation data disclosed that day met expectations. He expressed concern that the public may lose confidence in inflation returning to the 2% target. Hammack stated that now is the time for the FOMC to take action, adding that there are no signs of tightening financial conditions.

According to BlockBeats citing Lookonchain data, on August 27, BlackRock accumulated 27,722 BTC (approximately $2.2 billion) and 385,633 ETH (approximately $961 million) over 8 consecutive trading days, totaling $3.161 billion in purchases.

According to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the fastest-growing on record and the largest in the country's history. Speaking to media on August 27, Guterres called for stronger international support to contain the rapid spread of the epidemic.

SC crude oil 2610 futures (China's benchmark crude contract) surged 3% during intraday trading on August 27, reaching 590.9 yuan per barrel. Trading volume exceeded 18.5 billion yuan, with open interest climbing approximately 1,100 contracts, signaling elevated market activity.

According to Chainwire, TermMax, a fixed-rate lending protocol built by Term Structure Labs, received a strategic investment from YZi Labs on August 26. The protocol has raised more than $8 million to date, with earlier backers including Cumberland DRW, HashKey Capital, Decima Fund, Longling Capital and MZ Web3 Fund. TermMax's native $TMX token completed its token generation event on August 25. The protocol is live on 10 EVM-compatible chains and manages 60 fixed-rate markets and 40 strategy vau

Blockchain.com joined TP ICAP's Fusion Digital Assets as a liquidity partner on August 27, 2026, becoming an early participant in the platform's matched principal trading framework. Through the partnership, institutional participants gain access to enhanced liquidity in Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP, alongside newly added support for USDC and Solana's SOL token. The matched principal model allows clients to execute trades without prefunding positions, with TP ICAP serving as an investment-grade credit

According to Santiment Intelligence, Ethereum exchange balances have declined by approximately 1.4 million ETH since June 3, falling from around 7.69 million to 6.28 million tokens, a decrease of roughly 18%. An additional 275,000 ETH flowed out since August 19, pushing balances to their lowest levels in the monitoring period. Meanwhile, Bitcoin exchange balances have increased by approximately 0.25% over the same timeframe. Santiment notes that ETH outflows continued despite a 27% price rally s

According to Ethena Foundation on August 27, the organization announced four ecosystem adjustments: buyback of locked ENA tokens from early seed investors, alignment of token and equity value, launch of a governance proposal for revenue-based ENA buyback, and elimination of future monthly VC investor unlocks. The Foundation has completed acquisition of all locked ENA tokens from major seed investors who sold ENA over the past nine months. Under a master framework agreement with Ethena Labs, inte

According to Ukrainian authorities, Russian forces targeted a shopping center in Kharkiv with drones on August 27, killing 1 person and injuring 5 civilians. Russia has not yet responded to the incident.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration will release natural gas inventory data for the week ending August 21 in approximately 10 minutes.