APPLIED MATERIALS OPTIONS VOLUME SURGES TO 92,686 CONTRACTS, MORE THAN DOUBLE ITS 20-DAY AVERAGE, AHEAD OF EARNINGS. || AMAT TRADES AT $555.35, WITH HEAVY ACTIVITY IN $400 PUTS AND $600 CALLS; OPTIONS MARKET SHOWS HEIGHTENED POSITIONING AHEAD OF RESULTS.
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BRENT CRUDE FUTURES SETTLE AT $87.07/BBL, DOWN $1.91, OR 2.15%
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THE NY FED SAYS THE DESK PLANS TO CONDUCT APPROXIMATELY $17 BLN IN REINVESTMENT PURCHASES, WITH NO RESERVE MANAGEMENT PURCHASES BETWEEN AUGUST 14 AND SEPTEMBER 14
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U.S. MONEY-MARKET FUND ASSETS ROSE TO $7.93 TRLN, ACCORDING TO ICI
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IRAN'S IRGC NAVY COMMANDER SAYS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS CLOSED - IRGC NEWS AGENCY, VIA DBNEWS
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BP SAYS IT HAS BEEN AWARDED AN EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION LICENCE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA FOR PHASE 2 OF THE LORAN FIELD IN THE PLATAFORMA DELTANA AREA, AND WILL OPERATE THE DEVELOPMENT.
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BP SAYS IT PARTNERS WITH XRG, ADNOC'S INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INVESTMENT AND UCC OIL & GAS HOLDING, WITH EACH PARTY HOLDING AN EQUAL WORKING INTEREST SHARE.
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JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI HAS BLASTED RUSSIA OVER PUTIN'S VISIT TO ETOROFU, SAYING JAPAN STRONGLY PROTESTS THE ACTION AS THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES ARE INHERENTLY PART OF JAPAN'S TERRITORY BOTH HISTORICALLY AND UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND THAT THE VISIT BY THE INCUMBENT RUSSIAN PRESIDENT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH JAPAN'S CONSISTENT POSITION, HURTS THE FEELINGS OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE AND IS 'ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE'.
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JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI SAYS THAT FOLLOWING RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE, JAPAN-RUSSIA RELATIONS ARE IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION, AND THAT WHILE JAPAN HAS MADE EVERY POSSIBLE EFFORT, THE VISIT HAS FURTHER HARDENED ANTI-RUSSIAN SENTIMENT WITHIN JAPAN AND MADE THE RESTORATION OF RELATIONS OVER THE MEDIUM TO LONG TERM MORE DIFFICULT, ADDING THAT JAPAN WANTS RUSSIA TO SERIOUSLY RECOGNISE THE GRAVITY OF THIS.
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IRAN INTERNATIONAL, CITING TASNIM, REPORTS THAT THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC AND RUSSIA ARE EXPANDING THEIR INFORMATION SECURITY COOPERATION, WITH THE TWO COUNTRIES EMPHASIZING DEEPENING COOPERATION BETWEEN THEIR SPECIALIZED INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE 2021 INFORMATION SECURITY AGREEMENT
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CANADIAN LARGE CAP LEADERS SPLIT CORP HAS ANNOUNCED AN OVERNIGHT OFFERING OF PREFERRED SHARES AND CLASS A SHARES, WITH PREFERRED SHARES OFFERED AT $10.70 EACH AND CLASS A SHARES AT $14.30 EACH
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APPLIED MATERIALS POSTED Q3 REVENUE OF $9.12 BLN, ABOVE THE $9.02 BLN ESTIMATE, WITH ADJUSTED EPS OF $3.50 VERSUS $3.42 EXPECTED AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS REVENUE OF $7.04 BLN VERSUS $6.95 BLN.
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APPLIED MATERIALS SEES Q4 REVENUE OF $9.75 BLN-$10.75 BLN VERSUS $9.62 BLN EXPECTED.
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THE WHITE HOUSE TO HOST CRYPTO AND PREDICTION HEADS NEXT WEDNESDAY - POLITICO
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JARED KUSHNER PLANS TO VISIT ISRAEL NEXT WEEK FOR GAZA TALKS - AXIOS, CITING FIVE SOURCES WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE VISIT
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VERITONE POSTED Q2 REVENUE OF $24.263 MLN AND A Q2 NET LOSS OF $22.16 MLN, TARGETING $3.50 MLN-$8.50 MLN IN ADDITIONAL COST REDUCTIONS BY YEAR-END 2026.
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VERITONE SEES FY REVENUE OF $100-$115 MLN AND EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE OPERATING PROFITABILITY AS EARLY AS H1 2027 WITH PLANNED COST REDUCTIONS THROUGH YEAR-END AND 2027.
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TYSON FOODS IS CLOSING ITS JOSLIN, ILLINOIS PLANT, AIMS TO SELL ITS PASCO, WASHINGTON FACILITY AND PLANS TO SHUTTER A LARGE BEEF PACKAGING FACILITY IN UTAH, AS IT EXITS MORE BEEF PLANTS WITH CATTLE IN SHORT SUPPLY - WSJ
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WALL STREET TRADERS DROVE STOCKS HIGHER AND BOND YIELDS FELL AS MORE EVIDENCE OF MODERATING INFLATION REINFORCED BETS THE FED WILL REFRAIN FROM RAISING RATES NEXT MONTH, WITH BACK-TO-BACK GAINS DRIVING THE S&P 500 TO A RECORD AND THE NASDAQ 100 UP 1.1%, AS MONEY MARKETS PRICED IN LESS THAN A 40% CHANCE OF A SEPTEMBER HIKE AND OIL DROPPED TO AROUND $81.
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U.S. WHOLESALE INFLATION DECELERATED IN JULY BY MORE THAN ESTIMATED AS ENERGY AND FOOD COSTS FELL, WITH THE PRODUCER PRICE INDEX RISING 4.7% FROM A YEAR EARLIER AFTER A 5.5% INCREASE IN JUNE AND UNCHANGED MONTH-OVER-MONTH, THOUGH THE U.S. SOLD 30-YEAR BONDS AT THE HIGHEST RATE IN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY IN A SIGN OF INVESTOR DEMAND FOR COMPENSATION TO FINANCE THE DEFICIT.
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AMONG CORPORATE MOVERS, AMD RAISED $4.75 BLN IN ITS BIGGEST-EVER U.S. DOLLAR BOND OFFERING, WORKDAY SURGED ON A REPORT THAT SILVER LAKE IS IN TALKS TO BUY IT, CISCO DISAPPOINTED WITH ITS AI DATA-CENTER SALES PROJECTION AND CEREBRAS SANK ON SLOWER-THAN-EXPECTED GROWTH, WHILE SPOT GOLD FELL 1.4% TO $4,347.66 AN OUNCE AND WTI DROPPED 2.5% TO $81.21 A BARREL.
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