Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.A.N) said it repurchased roughly $4.5 bln of stock in Q2, the first buybacks in over a year after the company resumed repurchases in Q1. CEO Greg Abel said top executives restarted buybacks because they believed the shares' intrinsic value exceeded the market price. Berkshire shares were up 3.8% YTD as of Friday's close.

The Ukrainian Air Force said on the 8th Kyiv and other areas including Odesa region faced drone and ballistic-missile threats, prompting an air-raid alert in the capital; Kyiv military authorities reported a fuel depot fire, cause unconfirmed. Russian authorities said early on the 8th that regions including Samara and Saratov faced missile-attack risks, and more than ten Russian airports suspended flights that day.

据伊朗媒体：伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬表示，现在达成协议的最佳时机，因为伊朗是“强大而团结的，在战争中被视为胜利者”。