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US President Trump: Iran still has missiles and drones, but not many anymore.

US President Trump: The United States has the capability to destroy Iran, but we do not want to do so.

SEC filing shows Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in Alphabet (GOOG.O) Class A shares by 45.2% to 78.8 mln shares; Class C holdings rose to 27.2 mln shares.

According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Berkshire Hathaway increased its holdings of Alphabet (GOOG.O) Class A shares by 45.2% to 78.8 million shares, and its holdings of Class C shares increased to 27.2 million shares.

According to related correspondence, U.S. banking regulators have conditionally approved the banking license for World Freedom Trust, which is associated with the Trump family.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 107.46 points, or 0.20%, at 53,732.53 on Friday, August 14; the S&P 500 closed down 13.30 points, or 0.17%, at 7,785.69; and the Nasdaq Composite closed down 73.86 points, or 0.28%, at 26,729.16 on Friday, August 14.

US President Trump: Gasoline prices in the US will rise slightly as a result.

US President Trump: (Regarding Iran) The United States is fully prepared.

US President Trump: We will not allow Iran to continue what it is doing.

US President Trump: We will not allow Iran to have nuclear weapons.

US President Trump: (Regarding Iran) I will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz as US territory.

US President Trump: We've made a lot of money through tariffs.

Market news: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an antitrust investigation into healthcare IT giant Epic Health Systems.

Oracle (ORCL.N) has narrowed its losses, currently down 3.52%, after previously falling as much as 4.65%.

Oracle (ORCL.N): The Jupiter Project, our AI data center campus, is progressing as planned, and we will continue to work closely with our partners to move the project forward.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending August 11, speculators increased their net short positions in CBOT U.S. 2-year Treasury futures by 16,815 contracts to 1,021,043 contracts. Speculators decreased their net short positions in CBOT U.S. 10-year Treasury futures by 64,190 contracts to 915,053 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), for the week ending August 11, COMEX gold speculators' net long positions increased by 9,470 contracts to 141,868 contracts. COMEX silver speculators' net long positions decreased by 755 contracts to 10,312 contracts. COMEX copper speculators' net long positions increased by 3,085 contracts to 80,880 contracts.

US President Trump: I don’t care about hitting Iran’s economy before the midterm elections.

Market news: US President Trump is expected to attend a meeting related to prediction markets.

According to the Wall Street Journal, JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) has terminated its banking relationship with Polymarket due to regulatory issues.