Nepal protests death toll rises to 22. Protesters set...
Nepal protests death toll rises to 22. Protesters set fire to Nepal’s Parliament building in Kathmandu yesterday on the second day of anti-corruption protests. The Gen-Z-driven demonstrations began in response to the government’s decision last week to ban several social media platforms, including Instagram and WhatsApp. The ban was later reversed and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has since resigned, but the protests have expanded into a broader dissatisfaction with the country’s government. The Nepali military said it was “committed to taking control of the situation” while asking protesters for restraint.
The Supreme Court agreed to fast-track the Trump administration’s appeal of lower court rulings that its tariffs are illegal, with oral arguments expected in November.
A Russian strike in eastern Ukraine reportedly killed 24 elderly civilians who were collecting their pensions.
Reading and math scores among high-school students dropped to their lowest levels in 20 years, per new data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Temu, which was rocked by US tariffs, is mounting a comeback in the US market with price cuts on dozens of products.
Sebastien Lecornu, the defense minister in France’s previous Cabinet, was named the country’s new prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron following the government’s collapse this week.
Dow, S&P and Nasdaq book new record highs despite downward revision to jobs data
U.S. stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with all three...
U.S. stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with all three benchmark indexes booking all-time closing highs, after revised figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggested the job market might be significantly weaker than previously reported.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 196.39 points, or 0.4%, to end at 45,711.34, according to FactSet data.
The S&P 500 was up 17.46 points, or 0.3%, to finish at 6,512.61.
The Nasdaq Composite popped 80.79 points, or 0.4%, ending at 21,879.49.
Notably, it was also the first time since Dec. 4 that the three major indexes all booked record-high finishes on the same day, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
US Crude Oil, Product Inventories Build Across the Board
The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States rose by 1.25 million barrels in the week ending August 29.
So far this year, crude oil inventories are up 8.7 million barrels, according to Oilprice calculations of API data.
Earlier this week, the Department of Energy (DoE) reported that crude oil inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) rose by 500,000 barrels to 405.2 million barrels in the week ending September 5.
Gasoline inventories rose by 329,000 barrels in the week ending September 5, after falling by 4.577 million barrels in the week prior. As of last week, gasoline inventories were 2% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the latest EIA data.
Distillate inventories rose significantly for the second week in a row, adding 1.5 million barrels, after rising by 3.687 million barrels in the week prior. Distillate inventories were already a massive 13% below the five-year average as of the week ending August 29, the latest EIA data shows.
Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday after the Israeli military said it ...
Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday after the Israeli military said it carried out an attack on Hamas leadership in the Qatari capital Doha, an expansion of its military actions in the Middle East.
Brent crude futures settled up 37 cents, or 0.6%, at $66.39 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures also climbed 37 cents, or 0.6%, to close at $62.63 a barrel.
Both benchmarks had gained almost 2% shortly after the Israeli attack on Qatar, but gave up the majority of those gains later as the United States assured Doha that such a thing would not happen again on its soil.
"Both the U.S. and Qatar have made it clear they are not seeking further escalation, while the muted reaction from other (Gulf Cooperation Council) members reinforces the view that the risk of a wider regional flare-up remains contained," said Jorge Leon, head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy.
"For now, geopolitical risk premiums are easing rather than building," Leon said.
Oil prices also pared some gains because the attack did not create any immediate supply disruption, UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo said.
The oil benchmarks were trading higher prior to the attack on Qatar, supported by the latest oil output increase from OPEC+ being smaller than anticipated, expectations that China will continue stockpiling oil and concerns over potential new sanctions against Russia.
Employers Added Fewer Jobs Than Reported, Updated Data Shows
The U.S. economy probably added close...
The U.S. economy probably added close to a million fewer jobs in 2024 and early 2025 than previously reported, the latest sign that the labor market, until recently a bright spot in the economy, may be weaker than it initially appeared.
The revised data was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as part of a longstanding annual process known as benchmarking. But the big downward adjustment comes at an awkward moment for the agency, just weeks after President Trump fired its top official following a separate set of negative revisions last month.
The data released on Tuesday showed that employers added 911,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March than had been indicated in the monthly payroll figures. That implies the economy added only about 850,000 jobs during that time — half as many as previously reported.
