• US, Iran exchange fire in flare-up; Bessent signals more sanctions | 2026-08-30
  The last known US strikes on Iran were in late July, as the war has reached a stalemate in recent weeks, with Washington threatening to impose costly sanctions on countries that support Iran.
• ONEOK to Acquire Brazos Midstream's Permian Midland Basin Assets for $4.425 Billion | 2026-08-30
  Acquisition Increases Momentum Toward the High End of ONEOK's Mid- to High- Single-Digit Adjusted EBITDA Growth Target Over the Next Five to Seven Years Expected to Be Immediately Accretive to Earnings and Free Cash Flow Per Share $9 Billion Minority Equity Investment from Apollo Funds...
• US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks | 2026-08-30
  A U.S. officials says that U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month.
• PG&E Statement on Senate Bill 492 | 2026-08-30
  OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today released a statement on Senate Bill 492. "On Saturday, the California Legislature amended Senate Bill 492 to address the state's wildfire risk reduction and recovery framework. While the proposed...
• Gulf stocks fall as Fed rate-hike bets rise after Warsh remarks | 2026-08-30
  Most Gulf stock markets closed lower on Sunday as investors turned cautious after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated the central bank's commitment to ​bringing inflation back to target, boosting expectations of another interest-rate increase.
• PetroChina Achieves a Strong Start for "the 15th Five-Year Plan" Interim Operating Results for the First Half of 2026 Hit New Record Highs | 2026-08-30
  HONG KONG, Aug. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PetroChina Company Limited ["PetroChina" or the "Company", (HKSE: 00857; SSE: 601857)] announced that in the first half of 2026, the Company proactively responded to changes in the international situation and volatility in the oil and gas markets,...
• How has life changed for Iranians six months into the war? | 2026-08-30
  Common Iranians are under increasing pressure, with no relief expected in the short term.
• Iran’s Khamenei calls for Gulf unity as Hormuz tensions persist | 2026-08-30
  Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to confront their 'real enemy' as Iran keeps Hormuz restricted amid stalled diplomacy.
• Mapping the Iran war’s strikes on Gulf energy – and what comes next for oil | 2026-08-30
  US energy companies have reaped billions from rising oil price, but their assets in the region remain at risk.
• India Dividend Stocks Paying 5% Plus Income Investors May Want To Watch | 2026-08-30
  Central banks are signalling that inflation worries remain, and that rate cuts may stay on a cautious path. That keeps cash returns uncertain and pushes many investors to look again at income from companies paying solid dividends. Well covered yields above 5% can feel like getting paid to wait. This article highlights three stocks from the Dividend Powerhouses screener that offer high, growing, and stable income potential. The three stocks covered below are just a sample from this idea, and...
• AI’s worst disasters will arrive unannounced | 2026-08-30
  Dr Simon Nieder on the global efforts needed to curb the threats posed by AI. Plus letters from Dr Anthony Harris and David KylerTimothy Garton Ash is right that serious artificial intelligence risks demand international action, but “AI Hiroshima” may be the wrong picture (Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not, 22 August). Hiroshima was not technology going rogue. Human beings designed the bomb, authorised its use and dropped it. The technology worked much as intended.AI may one day behave in ways we cannot control, but many of the gravest harms could happen without any dramatic moment when “the AI takes over”. AI might help design a pathogen, find a vulnerability in critical infrastructure or improve a weapons system while people still decide what happens next. Other harms may build almost invisibly through thousands of ordinary decisions – more autonomy here, one safeguard removed there, another consequential task handed over because the system has worked well so far. By the time the danger is obvious, the important decisions may already have been made. Continue reading...
• AI’s worst disasters will arrive unannounced | 2026-08-30
  Letters: Dr Simon Nieder on the global efforts needed to curb the threats posed by AI. Plus letters from Dr Anthony Harris and David Kyler
• Should Entergy’s Earnings Beat Yet Lower EPS YoY Prompt Portfolio Changes From Entergy (ETR) Investors? | 2026-08-30
  Earlier this week, Entergy Corporation reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of US$1.03 per share, topping analyst estimates but coming in slightly below the prior year, while reiterating its adjusted earnings guidance of US$4.25–US$4.45 per share for 2026. The company also reiterated expectations for more than 8% annual adjusted earnings growth through 2030, underscoring management’s confidence in long-term demand and investment plans despite recent downward revisions to analyst...
• Moulton says Sen. Markey, 80, is too old for another term. Young Massachusetts Democrats are divided | 2026-08-30
  Young Massachusetts voters agree that 80-year-old U.S. Sen. Ed Markey stumbled when asked during a debate how he uses artificial intelligence
• Moulton says Sen. Markey, 80, is too old for another term. Young Massachusetts Democrats are divided | 2026-08-30
  Young Massachusetts voters agree that 80-year-old U.S. Sen. Ed Markey stumbled when asked during a debate how he uses artificial intelligence.
• Elizabeth Warren Says ‘A Handful of CEOs’ Dictate Americans’ Choices: ‘We Need to Block Mega-Mergers’ | 2026-08-30
  Warren warns of corporate consolidation and its impact on daily consumer choices. Calls for regulators to block mega-mergers.
• Korean day traders flee leveraged chip ETFs as regulatory curbs bite | 2026-08-30
  Investing.com -- South Korean retail investors are pulling back sharply from leveraged exchange-traded funds tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, with trading activity collapsing after regulators introduced tougher requirements, Bloomberg reported Sunday.
• Korean day traders flee leveraged chip ETFs as regulatory curbs bite | 2026-08-30
  - South Korean retail investors are pulling back sharply from leveraged exchange-traded funds tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, with trading activity collapsing after regulators introduced tougher requirements, Bloomberg reported Sunday.
• CIA Chief John Ratcliffe Floats Trump-Putin-Zelensky Summit During Moscow Trip to Revive Ukraine Peace Talks: Report | 2026-08-30
  Ratcliffe’s Moscow trip signals a stronger U.S. push for a Trump-Putin-Zelensky summit to revive stalled Ukraine peace talks.
• This Newly Public Nuclear IPO Is Already Using AI to Speed Up Reactor Design. Is It a Buy? | 2026-08-30
  AI could accelerate X-Energy's path toward commercial nuclear power.

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