夏威夷电力公司：截至当地时间早上7点，受热带飓风“拉拉”影响，已有57,000名用户断电。

Shanghai municipal government office published the "Digital Shanghai" construction 15th Five-Year Plan, targeting leapfrog development by 2030 with priorities on international connectivity, data monetization and intelligent applications. The plan aims to strengthen digital infrastructure and governance to boost economic and administrative capacity, drive deep changes in production methods and a productivity “leap,” and establish Shanghai as a regional digital benchmark. Commitments include upgrading the city’s digital base, advancing a blockchain development system, consolidating core infrastructure, accelerating digitalisation of maritime trade, and extending applications across all industry sectors. The plan also calls for expanded international data cooperation and secure, convenient cross‑border data infrastructure, diversified digital service platforms, and data‑ and AI‑led new growth drivers with deeper innovation in data use and tighter digital‑real economy integration.

Aug 18 — New crude ETF holdings report shows USO (WTI) nominal exposure at about 24.12 mln barrels, down 465k barrels on the day; BNO (Brent) futures holdings about 7.693 mln barrels, up 32k barrels.