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- 21:01
Brent nears $94, second consecutive week of gains
Brent crude oil rose on August 21 to $94.24 per barrel, a high not seen since July 2026, according to Trading Economics; in early trading the contract was trading at $93.55 after five consecutive sessions of gains, with WTI at $86.50 (Coinpaper). The week is closing up around 6% (InvestingCube). Weighing on the market are still-reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and anticipation of the US sanctions package on Tehran, announced for Monday. OPEC+ has scheduled a production increase of 188,000 barrels per day for September.
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- 21:01
Anthropic prepares IPO, filing expected by end of August
Anthropic is preparing one of the largest initial public offerings ever conducted, of a size equal to or greater than SpaceX’s debut, with documentation filing possible as early as the end of August. The company’s annualized revenue would have reached about $65 billion by the end of July. The account comes from Bloomberg, based on people familiar with the preparations, and is reported by Tech Startups’ roundup. The news currently stems from a single source (Bloomberg); no independent confirmation is available, and the company has not filed any public documents with regulatory authorities.
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- 12:01
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