U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve stocks fell 5.268 mln barrels in the week to Aug. 14, versus a 6.115 mln-barrel drawdown the prior week, EIA data showed.

Sony (SONY.N) has restarted the Horizon Hunters Gathering project after receiving negative feedback.

US federal debt topped $40 tln on Tuesday, having doubled in under 10 years. Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, urged lawmakers to act swiftly, saying no one knows how many more such milestones the US can tolerate and that domestic voter concern, market warnings, foreign competition or the costs of inaction should prompt action. She flagged other warning signs, notably a rising debt-to-GDP ratio; national debt was about 122% of GDP ($31.87 tln) in Q1 2026.