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Brazilian government: US President Trump has advised Brazilian and US officials to resume talks as soon as possible.

Brazilian government: Brazilian President Lula has strengthened his commitment to cooperating with the United States in the fight against organized crime.

The Brazilian government stated that the United States and Brazil discussed global and bilateral agendas.

According to a statement from the Brazilian government, Brazilian President Lula and US President Trump held a telephone conversation on Friday local time.

According to Interfax news agency, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it will appoint Denis Lyamine as commander of the drone unit.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public input on recommended vaccine categories.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that Amgen's patent application acquisition is under antitrust scrutiny.

The German DAX 30 index closed up 136.45 points, or 0.52%, at 26,148.00 on Friday, August 21; the UK FTSE 100 index closed up 71.22 points, or 0.66%, at 10,819.38 on Friday, August 21; and the FCHI index closed up 31.34 points, or 0.37%, at 8,484.43 on Friday, August 21. The Euro Stoxx 50 index closed up 44.59 points, or 0.69%, at 6466.65 on Friday, August 21; the Spanish IBEX 35 index closed up 144.52 points, or 0.73%, at 19962.52 on Friday, August 21; and the Italian FTSE MIB index closed up 39.18 points, or 0.07%, at 52705.00 on Friday, August 21.

Tesla (TSLA.O) rose 4.4% intraday, hitting a one-month high.

Market news: JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) has hired Fishman, a TMT and M&A banker from Bank of America (BAC.N).

Indian Prime Minister Modi: Global resources are being weaponized.

Swiss National Bank board member Tschudin: Artificial intelligence may drive up inflation in the short term.

The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, hitting a new intraday high, while the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.2%.

Tesla (TSLA.O) shares extended gains to 5% during the session.

According to reports, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russian armed forces attacked a fuel and lubricant storage tank and port infrastructure in the port of Yuzhny in southern Ukraine.

According to Saudi state television, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has departed for France for an official visit.

According to the Financial Times, Jim O'Neill has declined to serve in Prime Minister Burnham's government.

Alibaba (BABA.N) fell more than 7%.

Canada has announced that the meeting between the Canadian Minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade relations and U.S. Trade Representative Greer has been postponed until 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time today.

Cleveland Cleveland (CLF.N): The scope of the previously awarded $500 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy has been revised. The $1 billion in funding will be shared equally by the company and the U.S. Department of Energy.