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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), American crude oil inventories rose 95,000 barrels last week, significantly below Bloomberg consensus expectations of 2 million barrels and analyst forecasts of 1.39 million barrels. The prior week saw an increase of 4.405 million barrel

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), American gasoline inventories declined by 2.536 million barrels in the week ending August 21, reversing from the previous week's increase of 688,000 barrels.

According to EIA data, U.S. crude oil refinery inventories fell 2.228 million barrels for the week ending August 21, compared to a decline of 1.53 million barrels in the prior week.

According to EIA data, U.S. refined oil imports reached 275,000 barrels per day for the week ending August 21, rising from negative 258,000 barrels per day in the prior week.

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. refinery crude oil production declined to negative 91,000 barrels per day for the week ending August 21, compared to negative 54,000 barrels per day in the prior week.

According to EIA data for the week ended August 21, crude oil stockpiles at Cushing, Oklahoma increased to 1.176 million barrels, compared with a decline of 1.314 million barrels in the previous week.

According to Powell Industries on August 26, the U.S. medium-voltage equipment manufacturer reported that AI data center power requirements have surged to 38,000 volts, up from prior levels of 5,000 to 15,000 volts, as facilities scale up computing clusters and power density. Powell stated

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), strategic crude oil reserves fell by 3.7 million barrels for the week ended August 21, compared with a decline of 5.268 million barrels in the previous week.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, refinery gasoline inventories rose to 0.4 million barrels for the week ended August 21, compared with 0.3 million barrels in the previous period.

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. refinery operational utilization rate changed 0.2% for the week of August 21, compared to the previous week's 1%.

According to Bloomberg, Nordic Compass, a capital market initiative backed by major Nordic enterprises and investors including Wallenberg Investments AB, EQT AB, Nordea Bank Abp, Nasdaq, SEB AB, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation, is considering a proposal to integrate securities exchanges across

According to Lookonchain, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF recorded net inflows of 4,038 BTC today (Aug 26), with 27,403 BTC inflow over the past 7 days. Ethereum ETF saw net inflows of 75,150 ETH today, while 7-day inflows reached 352,893 ETH.

According to MSX.COM data, Nvidia's stock price declined 1.05%, with market capitalization at $5.1 trillion. The company will release its fiscal 2027 second-quarter earnings tomorrow morning, Beijing time (August 27). Market consensus forecasts Q2 revenue

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) rose 0.3% today, erasing roughly half of the decline triggered by recent buyback plan announcements.

According to Morgan Stanley, Williams Companies (WMB) stock rose 6.3% intraday on August 26, reaching its largest single-day gain since 2020. The investment bank listed the midstream energy company as a top pick for AI infrastructure buildout, maintaining a $103 price target. Analyst Robert Kad

Veteran investor Cathie Wood recently doubled down on Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) despite a sharp decline in its stock price over the last year. Circle is a crypto company known for its USDC stablecoin,

South Korea's KOSPI index recovered above the 6,800 level today (August 26), supported by stable U.S. Treasury yields and strength in semiconductor stocks. However, gains pared toward the close amid caution ahead of Nvidia's earnings

XRP surged 43.7% over the past seven days through Aug. 26, outperforming every other top-10 cryptocurrency. US spot XRP exchange-traded funds attracted $77.47 million of net inflows between Aug. 18 and Aug. 25, while Korean traders drove 16.3% of Upbit's total turnover early Aug. 26. The rally

According to Bernstein analysts, Circle (NYSE: CRCL) stock closed at $92.02 on Aug. 25, up 47% in a month. The brokerage reiterated a price target of $140, citing stablecoin payments, blockchain-based capital markets, and tokenized assets as key growth drivers. Analyst Gautam Chhugani argued Circle'

Meta Platforms agreed to a proposed multistate settlement worth up to $17 billion announced Wednesday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, resolving allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed to encourage compulsive use among children a