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Crude Oil Holds Above $82 as Hormuz Shipping Activity Collapses

Oil held its ground above $82 a barrel as traders balanced growing geopolitical risk against the absence of any confirmed large-scale disruption to physical crude supply. A fresh round of fighting in Lebanon, combined with attacks on commercial vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz, …

Nitish Kishor | 17 August 2026

Trump Orders Reduction in South Korea Military Drills, Citing Seoul's Refusal to Join Iran Action

President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to substantially cut back joint military exercises with South Korea, a longtime treaty ally, arguing the drills are costly and unnecessary given what he called a non-threatening posture from North Korea. The order came just hours ahead …

Nitish Kishor | 17 August 2026

OpenAI Executive Departures Raise Investor Concerns Ahead of Planned IPO

OpenAI's revenue chief Denise Dresser departed the company after eight months in the role, two days after longtime executive Brad Lightcap announced he was ending an eight-year stint at the company. The departures leave OpenAI's C-suite facing renewed scrutiny as the company works to …

Nitish Kishor | 15 August 2026

Retail Earnings Next Week to Test Consumer Health Amid K-Shaped Economy Concerns

Major US retailers report earnings next week for the quarter ended July 31, offering insight into how consumers are navigating an economy showing signs of weakness. Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT), along with Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT), The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD), Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE:LOW), and …

Nitish Kishor | 15 August 2026

Wall Street Firms Rally Behind Nvidia's $500 Billion Data Center Financing Plan

Six of the largest global asset management firms, including Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR, have pledged support for a new financing platform intended to back $500 billion in AI-focused data centers using Nvidia chips. The firms plan to mobilizeCapitalfrom pension funds, …

Nitish Kishor | 15 August 2026

Citi Flags Bubble Conditions in Chipmakers and South Korean Stocks

Citi told clients in a note Friday that investor attention around potential asset bubbles has shifted away from large-cap US benchmarks toward chipmakers and South Korean stocks. The bank has argued for some time that US equities broadly are in bubble territory while maintaining …

Nitish Kishor | 15 August 2026

Global Oil Stockpiles Face Test as US-Iran War Threatens to Drag On

As the US-Iran war continues with no resolution in sight, oil traders and policymakers are increasingly focused on whether global oil stockpiles are sufficient to offset what could become the largest supply disruption on record. Saudi Aramco'sLeadershipestimates the world has lost 2.6 billion barrels …

Nitish Kishor | 15 August 2026

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) Emerges as Key Beneficiary of AI Infrastructure Financing Boom

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) has emerged as a key facilitator of several high-profile AI-related financing transactions in recent weeks, generating substantial fee income for the bank. Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) said Monday that Goldman and five other financial institutions would combine efforts to raise …

Nitish Kishor | 15 August 2026

Intel CEO Signals Possible Return to Memory Chip Market

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) chief executive Lip-Bu Tan flagged a potential return to the memory chip business, calling new memory architecture "one of my pet projects" during remarks on a technologyVenture Capitalpodcast this week. The disclosure follows two significant recent moves by the company: a …

Nitish Kishor | 15 August 2026

OpenAI Enterprise Revenue Overtakes Consumer Business, CFO Tells Investors

OpenAI's enterprise business now accounts for more revenue than its ChatGPT-led consumer division, chief financial officer Sarah Friar told investors at a meeting Friday, according to a person in attendance. The company had entered the year with a 60-40 split favoring consumer revenue, but …

Nitish Kishor | 15 August 2026
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