Meta has secured an agreement allowing Mark Zuckerberg to sell shares while maintaining control, ensuring his stay in California despite a potential wealth tax.

公司上調今年的資本開支預期至 1350 億至 1450 億美元。股價於盤後交易時段上升超過 4%。

印度政府宣布，在2026-27供應年度禁止將糖用於乙醇生產，以平抑糖價。當局同時指示三大國營石油營銷公司停止採購糖基乙醇。玉米基乙醇的激勵措施及採購價亦同步下調。此舉旨在優先保障國內食糖供應，應對產量擔憂及零售價格高企。

Hyundai Motor Group has announced a $15.5 billion investment plan for India covering the 2026–2032 period, including roughly $700 million for research and development, added production capacity and vehicle testing facilities. The group's current annual production capacity in India exceeds 1.4 million vehicles. It plans to raise capacity at its Pune plant in phases and turn India into a global automotive export hub. The program spans the group's overall Indian operations, covering both the Hyundai and Kia brands.

Sugar prices in India have climbed as much as 17% in six days, driven by strong festive demand and tighter supply. An extra 300,000 tons of sugar released by the government has failed to ease the shortage. To cool prices, India has approved duty-free imports of 1 million tons of raw sugar, capped dealer inventories and barred bulk buyers from purchasing in the domestic market. Crushing has been delayed in Maharashtra and Karnataka because the cane is not yet mature, adding to concern that prices could rise again before Diwali.

人工智能公司 Anthropic 計劃於11月進行首次公開募股（IPO），目標估值最高達2萬億美元。公司在2025年錄得近420億美元淨虧損。營收則由2024年約3.86億美元大增至去年約46億美元。招股書以約80頁篇幅披露風險因素，包括 AI 系統可能超出開發者的預測與控制範圍。

英偉達股價周五早段升穿237美元，創歷史新高，市值升至約5.7萬億美元，逼近6萬億美元關口。市場對AI代理有望推高半導體需求的預期，帶動公司股價年內累升約27%。公司同時宣布把股票回購計劃再增加1500億美元。受股價上揚帶動，行政總裁黃仁勳個人淨資產增至2032億美元，躋身全球第七大富豪。

比特幣跌破80,000美元關口，日內下跌3.5%，市場在美國就業數據強勁後轉趨審慎，令風險資產承壓。加密相關股票亦受拖累，Coinbase跌近4%，Strategy Inc.和Circle Internet Group各跌約2%。同時，美聯儲理事沃勒暗示，若通脹持續降溫，可能支持維持利率不變。

印度糖價目前約為每公斤46盧比，糖廠因收益較佳而優先製糖而非生產乙醇。受馬哈拉施特拉邦及卡納塔克邦降雨不足影響，截至8月17日，整批價格升至每公斤45.2-45.25盧比，同時國內需求保持強勁。2025-26糖年印度甘蔗轉向乙醇的數量預計為300萬噸，其中約90萬噸直接用於支援政府的E20摻混計劃。