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Wells Fargo CFO: U.S. economic activity remains strong.

According to Reuters, sources say UniCredit wants Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlop to step down and also wants Commerzbank Supervisory Board Chairman Jens Weidmann to resign. UniCredit does not want German entities to retain two seats on the Supervisory Board.

White House National Economic Council Director Hassett: Warnings between artificial intelligence companies do not constitute an antitrust issue.

White House National Economic Council Director Hassett praised the safeguards for the private sector following Mythos's concerns.

White House National Economic Council Director Hassett: (Regarding AI regulation) President Trump believes the U.S. already has existing tools that can be utilized.

Salesforce (CRM.N): Announced an expanded AI integration partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide AI integration support for enterprise workflows. This includes unifying infrastructure and AI agents with Google Cloud to create a connected AI technology stack.

Salesforce (CRM.N): The Missionforce Operations Edition post-trained NVIDIA model will be available to select customers in October 2026.

Salesforce (CRM.N): The company and NVIDIA will bring NeMoTron-based models and accelerated computing technology to Missionforce.

Salesforce (CRM.N): KOA is currently available to some pilot customers on the Agentforce platform and is expected to be fully available in the United States in the winter of 2026.

Salesforce (CRM.N): In partnership with NVIDIA (NVDA.O), it launched KOA, the first CRM inference model built on NVIDIA NeMoTron.

Swedish nuclear technology company Blykalla is partnering with Microsoft to advance the AI-driven nuclear licensing process for its lead-cooled advanced nuclear reactor.

German Chancellor Merz: I have invited the state governors of Germany to hold consultations on the EU fiscal framework on September 24; today we will coordinate measures to deal with high fuel prices.

German Chancellor Merz: (Regarding the upcoming state elections) I was elected and will serve a four-year term. I want to use this time to resolve issues.

German Chancellor Merz: We hope to succeed in this coalition; other majorities in this federal parliament cannot achieve this goal.

German Chancellor Merz: Plans to reach a further reform agreement with the Social Democratic Party after the state elections.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Another interceptor designed to intercept Russian jet drones has successfully completed testing, and the Shahd drone was successfully hit, but some details regarding the control of the interceptor still need further refinement.

German Foreign Minister: I just spoke with the Egyptian Foreign Minister about the situation in Yemen. Egypt and Germany are deeply concerned about the recent Houthi attacks and the developments in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Preventing further escalation and promoting a peaceful resolution are of paramount importance.

Spain has approved a €13 billion investment for its airport network.

A spokesperson for the British Prime Minister said the UK plans to implement stricter residency tests for political donors.

A spokesperson for the British Prime Minister stated that British pensioners who are just above the tax threshold will not need to pay taxes. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will release details of pension taxation in the budget.