President Trump said the U.S. holds virtually unlimited stocks of medium- and high-grade ammunition, far exceeding what could be used in this war or in any other potential conflict (he added the latter is extremely unlikely). He said U.S. ammunition production is at unprecedented levels.

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday denied the Department of Justice's request to force divestiture of Alphabet's Google (GOOG.O) online advertising business. Judge Leonie Brinkema, who last year found Google had illegally monopolized the complex online advertising market, rejected the DOJ's argument that selling Google's ad exchange was the only way to curb its dominance and instead issued a two‑page order adopting alternative remedies to limit Google's ability to control publishers' use of its ad tech. The ruling is historically significant and effectively closes a nearly 20‑year chapter of antitrust risk for Google.

Iran's health ministry spokesman said US strikes between Aug. 30 20:30 and Sept. 2 20:30 local time killed 18 people and wounded 142. The spokesman said US forces struck Larak Island in southern Iran on the evening of Aug. 30 and carried out additional strikes across multiple locations in Iran on the evening of Sept. 1.