Home Depot (HD.US) executives: Refunds of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act reduced second quarter cost of sales by $685 million.

USD/CAD just reached the 1.3900 level, now quoted at 1.3900, up 0.19% on the day.

According to media reports, Anthropic's pre-IPO credit facility is expected to exceed the $10 billion target. Anthropic is asking lead banks to each provide about $1.25 billion in loans, while secondary active banks are each being asked to provide about $1 billion in loans.

Market news: BP has joined Venezuelan oil trading to challenge the positions of Trafigura and Vitol.

Imperial Oil Canada’s Sarnia plant has reported that staff are addressing an operational issue that has led to intensified flaring. Maintenance work is underway, and the increased flaring is expected to continue for several more days.