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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), refined oil inventories fell 222.8 million barrels for the week through August 21, beating expectations of a 157 million barrel decline and a prior week decrease of 153 million barrels.

According to EIA data, U.S. crude oil production fell by 0.2 thousand barrels per day in the week ended August 21, 2026, compared to 21.6 thousand barrels per day in the prior week.

According to EIA data, U.S. heating oil inventories rose 27,000 barrels for the week ending August 21, compared with a decline of 537,000 barrels in the prior week.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), crude oil inventories declined by 950,000 barrels for the week of August 21, compared with a previous build of 4.405 million barrels.

According to the company's Q2 earnings report on August 26, Bath & Body Works' digital business returned to growth for the first time in five years, driving net profit to $118 million, up from $64 million in the prior year. Adjusted earnings per share reached $0.62, though this included an $80 milli

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