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Data released by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) shows that, in the week ending August 18, speculative traders on the New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX) increased their net long positions in silver by 456 contracts, reaching a total of 10,768 contracts. The changes in these positions also reflect a mild increase in bullish sentiment among speculative funds regarding the short-term outlook for silver at that time. Such position shifts are usually associated with fluctuations

According to data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), for the week ending August 18, speculators increased their net long positions in New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil by 320 contracts, bringing the total to 104,035 contracts, the highest level in nearly three weeks.

Uber (UBER.US) has been fined 825 million euros (963 million US dollars) by Dutch regulators for suspending driver accounts using automated systems, marking the second largest penalty under the EU General Data Protection Regulation to date.

The US dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, fell by 0.09% for the day, closing at 98.801 in the late New York trading session. At the close of the New York forex market, 1 euro was exchanged for 1.1683 US dollars, higher than the previous trading day's 1.1676 US dollars; 1 British pound was exchanged for 1.3652 US dollars, higher than the previous trading day's 1.3628 US dollars. One US dollar was exchanged for 159.02 Japanese yen, lower than the previous tra