European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) recorded a M5.9 earthquake near New Zealand's Kermadec Islands at about 21:02 local time on Aug 30. Epicenter at 30.0697°S, 177.1853°W; focal depth approximately 35 km. No casualties or damage reported.

Three IPO subscriptions next week: Aug. 31 for Beijing Stock Exchange new issue Baimaike; Sept. 2 for STAR Market new issue Suiruan Technology; Sept. 3 for STAR Market new issue Xinnowei. Suiruan is the only unlisted member of the so-called domestic GPU quartet alongside Moore Threads, Muxi and Biren; once listed the four will all trade publicly. Moore Threads, Muxi and Biren rose 425.46%, 692.95% and 75.82% respectively on their first trading days. Suiruan’s prospectus shows a proposed issuance of 43.035173 mln shares, about 10% of post-issue capital; post-issue share count roughly 430 mln. The IPO targets 6 bln yuan to fund R&D and industrialization of 5th- and 6th-generation AI chips and advanced AI hardware-software co-innovation projects to bolster China’s domestic compute base.

据华尔街日报：美国将以35%的股份参与委内瑞拉大亨贝坦科特的石油项目。