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China surprises oil markets again with a return to stockpiling in July - Reuters automated-news
China surprises oil markets again with a return to stockpiling in July - Reuters

China surprises oil markets again with a return to stockpiling in July Reuters

17 Aug 2026 🔒
Saudis Offer Oil From Near Oman in Possible Sign of Shuttling automated-news
Saudis Offer Oil From Near Oman in Possible Sign of Shuttling

Saudi Arabia is offering to sell oil from off the coast of Oman, a sign that the kingdom may be following the United Arab Emirates in shuttling more barrels through the Strait of Hormuz.

17 Aug 2026 🔒
AstraZeneca Reports Mixed Lung Cancer Trial Results automated-news
AstraZeneca Reports Mixed Lung Cancer Trial Results

AstraZeneca is stopping a clinical trial of the experimental drug volrustomig as it didn’t look set to help fight lung cancer better than existing therapies. The company had two separate late-stage trial successes that strengthen key cancer franchises, including one where patients with non-small cel

17 Aug 2026 🔒
Blackstone, Blue Owl Private Credit Funds Offer High-Grade Bonds automated-news
Blackstone, Blue Owl Private Credit Funds Offer High-Grade Bonds

Two private credit funds are offering investment-grade bonds Monday, following a lull of such deals to start the third quarter.

17 Aug 2026 🔒
Chasing This Global Stocks Rally Boosts the Need for Protection automated-news
Chasing This Global Stocks Rally Boosts the Need for Protection

Reasons to be wary about stocks are quickly disappearing and a Goldilocks scenario looks increasingly likely. That’s precisely why it’s a perfect time to hedge against a market priced for perfection.

17 Aug 2026 🔒
Record $8 Billion Dollar Bonds by India Lenders Set to Rise automated-news
Record $8 Billion Dollar Bonds by India Lenders Set to Rise

Indian financial institutions are selling a record amount of dollar bonds so far this year, as lenders rush to capitalize on a central bank facility that lowers hedging costs on overseas borrowings.

17 Aug 2026 🔒
Ascend Sport Said to Mull Listing in Up to $740 Million Deal automated-news
Ascend Sport Said to Mull Listing in Up to $740 Million Deal

Switzerland’s Ascend Sport Technology AG is exploring strategic options, including a reverse merger with a listed shell company that could value the firm between 500 million and 600 million Swiss francs ($740 million), according to people familiar with matter.

17 Aug 2026 🔒
Harry Sargeant's Venezuela Oil Exit Offers Clues About Country's Next Phase automated-news
Harry Sargeant's Venezuela Oil Exit Offers Clues About Country's Next Phase

Six months after Energy Secretary Chris Wright pledged that the US-Venezuela partnership would lead to a “dramatic increase” in oil, natural gas and electricity production, the gusher has yet to gush.

17 Aug 2026 🔒
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Expands into Attractive Virginia Markets Through Acquisition of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. automated-news
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Expands into Attractive Virginia Markets Through Acquisition of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.

ASHEVILLE, NC and RICHMOND, VA, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: HTB) (“HomeTrust”), the holding company of HomeTrust Bank, and Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (NYSEAM: BRBS) (“Blue Ridge”), the holding company of Blue Ridge Bank, National Association (“Blue Ridge Bank

17 Aug 2026 🔒
Fed Will Keep Rates The Same: Gude automated-news
Fed Will Keep Rates The Same: Gude

Ella Gude, BNY Investments Newton Head of Fixed Income & Co-Head of Real Return, joins Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Brief" to outline her expectations for the Fed’s near-term rate policy. (Source: Bloomberg)

17 Aug 2026 🔒
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