The Dow Jones opened up 0.08%, the Nasdaq fell 0.1%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.05%. Among major tech stocks, Amazon rose 0.8%, Intel fell 1.98%, and Super Micro Computer declined 0.87%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 0.34%, XPeng increased 2.29%, and iQIYI gained 1.73%.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Chevron and other U.S. companies are close to reaching an agreement to seek multibillion-dollar investments in Venezuelan oil fields.

According to The Wall Street Journal: Sources revealed that Halliburton, one of the largest oilfield services companies in the United States, is also in talks to bring its full set of equipment to oil producers in Venezuela.

Spot gold has just surpassed the $4,610.00/oz mark, now trading at $4,610.11/oz, up 0.19% on the day; the main COMEX gold futures contract is now at $4,662.10/oz, down 0.04% on the day.

Waller is under pressure to respond to a core issue: Is current inflation truly a problem? If so, how should it be addressed? On Thursday, some of Waller’s colleagues expressed their ongoing concerns over the inflation situation in the United States. Data released by the U.S. government on Wednesday showed that the annual inflation rate in July remained unchanged, staying significantly above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target for the 65th consecutive month. The Fed’s preferred measure to gauge und