Gulf maritime escalation
CENTCOM said U.S. forces sank three IRGC-linked oil tankers after attacks on U.S. warships. UKMTO separately reported that several merchant vessels were struck in Gulf waters.
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U.S. markets were closed, so QQQ and SPY carried Friday's regular closes and neither led. U.S. and Iranian statements described attacks on tankers and naval assets, while UKMTO reported attacks on merchant vessels in Gulf waters. TankerTrackers said crude exports from several Middle Eastern producers had fallen sharply, and sources said OPEC+ would keep October output policy unchanged. Tesla's Robotaxi timetable, Microsoft's reporting reorganization and the composition of August payroll gains added technology and labor-market context.
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CENTCOM said U.S. forces sank three IRGC-linked oil tankers after attacks on U.S. warships. UKMTO separately reported that several merchant vessels were struck in Gulf waters.
TankerTrackers reported steep August export declines across several Middle Eastern producers. Sources said OPEC+ would keep October policy unchanged while the group works toward new quotas.
Tesla said Robotaxi could move toward round-the-clock service next month. Microsoft reorganized external reporting around integrated cloud and AI operations for fiscal 2027.
A CNBC analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data found women accounted for 158,000 of the 162,000 jobs added in August, highlighting an unusually uneven employment gain.
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