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According to the Wall Street Journal, Blue Energy Partners, a North American company backed by the Trump administration, is accelerating its expansion of oil production in Venezuela and could challenge Chevron's (CVX.N) position as the country's largest private oil producer in the coming months.

Moody's affirmed the EU's AAA rating and maintained a stable outlook.

Oracle (ORCL.N) filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that Clayton M. Magouyrk, the company’s director and CEO, will receive $627.5 million in total compensation in 2026.

Oracle (ORCL.N) filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that its Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Lawrence J. Ellison, will receive total compensation of $131 million in 2026.

U.S. bank deposits fell to $19.568 trillion from $19.658 trillion the previous week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 478.61 points, or 0.93%, to close at 51,828.59 on Friday, September 25; the S&P 500 rose 39.38 points, or 0.51%, to close at 7,743.51; and the Nasdaq Composite rose 129.34 points, or 0.48%, to close at 27,068.72.

According to relevant court documents, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against Kalshi, stating that states can regulate its event contracts.

Argentina's state-owned oil company YPF announced that its fuel prices will increase by an average of 1%.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of the week ending September 22, the net long position in the Japanese yen was 71,982 contracts; the net short position in the euro was 52,334 contracts; the net short position in the British pound was 82,568 contracts; and the net short position in the Swiss franc was 26,752 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending September 22, speculative net long positions in COMEX gold decreased by 5,727 contracts to 131,334 contracts; speculative net long positions in COMEX copper increased by 17,108 contracts to 82,649 contracts; and speculative net long positions in COMEX silver increased by 385 contracts to 13,016 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending September 22, net short positions in 2-year U.S. Treasury futures increased by 51,712 contracts to 907,065 contracts; net short positions in ultra-long-term U.S. Treasury futures decreased by 8,478 contracts to 336,725 contracts; and net short positions in U.S. Treasury futures decreased by 47,352 contracts to 155,805 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending September 22, net short positions in 10-year U.S. Treasury futures decreased by 9,484 contracts to 811,752 contracts; net short positions in 5-year U.S. Treasury futures decreased by 116,513 contracts to 880,853 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending September 22, fund managers increased their net long positions in S&P 500 futures by 35,280 contracts to 934,913 contracts; speculative funds increased their net short positions in S&P 500 futures by 66,665 contracts to 355,121 contracts.

U.S. Defense Secretary Hergsays: We have confirmed that Anthropic faces supply chain risks. The Department of Defense will make choices that are in the best interests of the nation and its military.

National Grid: With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, it will deploy advanced technologies on the New England transmission network.

EU Energy Commissioner: Any measures to regulate energy prices should be targeted and avoid increasing natural gas demand.

EU Energy Commissioner: Measures to reduce demand include banning outdoor heating and limiting temperatures in public buildings.

The EU Energy Commissioner has invited member states to consider additional measures to maintain gas reserve injections or reduce demand for gas and electricity.

EU Energy Commissioner: The EU is better prepared now than in 2021 due to factors including new liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving capacity, renewable energy development, and declining natural gas demand.

EU Energy Commissioner: EU gas reserves are unusually low, and the situation is challenging, but there is no immediate risk to supply.