The Dow Jones opened down 0.19%, the Nasdaq fell 1.29%, and the S&P 500 dropped 0.66%. Leading tech stocks saw declines: Intel fell 2.98%, Qualcomm dropped 2.94%, and Meta Platforms slid 2.45%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index fell 0.69%, with NIO down 3.55% and Alibaba dropping 1.62%.

Gold: Pricing stays supported as Fed path questioned – TD Securities

Chevron (CVX.US) is finalizing an agreement that will significantly expand its operations in Venezuela by adding two giant oil fields in the Orinoco Belt, as part of efforts driven by U.S. President Trump to boost the South American country's production. According to informed sources, the Texas-based oil company has been negotiating operating rights for oil fields in the Carabobo region, which hold billions of barrels of heavy crude reserves and are adjacent to a large oil field currently opera

The Indonesian Ministry of Energy has set the benchmark price for coal with a calorific value of 4,100 kcal at $65.06 per ton for the first half of September. The benchmark price for coal with a calorific value of 5,300 kcal has been set at $95.05 per ton for the first half of September.

EUR/CHF just hit the 0.9400 mark, now quoted at 0.9400, up 0.12% on the day.