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• 5 China and Indonesia Complete First Joint Naval Exercise in Waters East of Taiwan; Taipei Condemns It, Jakarta Calls It Routine
• 3 CoreWeave Shares Close Up About 19% After Q2 Revenue Doubles to $2.58 Billion and Backlog Reaches $104.2 Billion
• 2 Federal Judge Bars USPS Nationwide From Carrying Out Mail-Ballot Section of Trump Executive Order
• 2 Alphabet Raises 2026 Capital Spending Forecast to $195–$205 Billion; Q2 Free Cash Flow Was Negative $5.85 Billion and Shares Fell About 6–7%
• 2 NFIB Small-Business Optimism Index Read 99.8 in July, Highest Since August 2025
• 2 Riot Platforms Signs 20-Year, $9.1 Billion AI Data-Center Lease With Anthropic; Shares Rose 17% on Aug. 11
• 3 Brent Crude Rises to $84.18 in Third Straight Session of Gains as Hormuz Reopening Talks Continue
• 2 Senate Leaves for Recess Without Voting on Crypto Market-Structure Bill; Cloture Vote Set for Sept. 15
• 2 Argentina's Central Bank Renews 130 Billion Yuan Swap With China, Extending the Term From Three Years to Five
• 3 SpaceX Shares Rise About 23% Over Two Days to $133.27, Still Below the $135 IPO Price, After Lockup Opens
• 3 White House Gives Fed Governor Lisa Cook Until Aug. 26 to Answer Mortgage-Fraud Allegations
• 3 Senate Confirms 74 Trump Nominees in a Single 51-47 Vote, Including FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton
• 2 Gold Trades Around $4,254 an Ounce on Aug. 7, Below Its January 2026 Record, as Hormuz Talks Advance and July Jobs Data Is Released
• 4 U.S. Formally Transmits Quiboloy Extradition Request to Philippine Justice Department
• 2 Electronic Arts Goes Private in $55 Billion Buyout Led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund