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US Vice President Vance: Iran has informed the United States that it will allow the maximum flow of oil through the Strait, but we do not trust them.

US Vice President Vance: The United States will continue to exert pressure on Iran.

A spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces stated that operations were launched against the Houthi rebels and their affiliated militias.

According to Iranian media, Iranian President Peshizian stated that now is the best time to reach an agreement because Iran is "strong and united, and is seen as the victor in the war."

Libya's Wah Oil: The Zakut-Sidra pipeline experienced a leak but has been repaired and is now operational again.

The UK Maritime Trade Organization has received reports of an incident occurring 18 nautical miles east of Abdullah in Oman.

On August 8th, Apple's official website announced that Apple Intelligence can work with Alibaba's Qianwen model. Alibaba's Qianwen will be integrated as an AI capability into Apple Intelligence, bringing an intelligent experience to Chinese users of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. Users can directly experience Qianwen's text and image understanding, content generation, and other capabilities on their Apple devices without switching between apps. On the same day, the Cyberspace Administration of China released the filing information for seven mobile-side generative artificial intelligence services, including Apple Intelligence, Huawei's Xiaoyi Big Model, and OPPO's AndesGPT Big Model.

According to Saudi media Hadas, the Yemeni army stated that Houthi rebels shelled densely populated areas in Marib.

Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.AN): From the third quarter (July 1) to July 29, it has used more than $3.3 billion to repurchase company stock.

Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.AN) announced on August 8th that it resumed share buybacks in the first quarter of this year, the first time in over a year. Earlier this year, CEO Greg Abel stated that Berkshire restarted the buybacks because executives believed the shares had an “intrinsic value” exceeding their market price. Berkshire's stock price was up 3.8% year-to-date as of Friday's close.

Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.AN): As of June 30, 66% of the total fair value of its equity investments were concentrated in American Express, Apple, Bank of America, Alphabet, and Coca-Cola.

Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.AN): Cash reserves fell to $364.7 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2026.

Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.AN): As of June 30, 2026, its insurance float was approximately $177.5 billion.

Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.AN): As of June 30, 2026, there were 1,431,693 Class A equivalent shares outstanding.

Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK.BN) reported EPS of $11.91 for Q2 2026.

Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.AN) reported EPS of $17,868 for Q2 2026.

Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.AN): 2026 investment income includes $10.9 billion in second-quarter earnings.

Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.AN) reported net income of $25.667 billion in Q2 2026, a significant increase from $12.37 billion in the same period last year.

August 8th - According to reports from Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is currently visiting Serbia, stated that the United States has reached an agreement with Ukraine to provide Patriot air defense systems with interceptor missiles monthly. Zelenskyy also stated that this supply alone cannot fully compensate for Ukraine's current shortage of interceptor missiles.