OECD Forecasts US 2026 Growth Of 2.2% (Vs 2.0% In June), 2.1% In 2027 (Vs 1.8%) - World 2026 Growth Of 2.9% (Vs 2.8% In June), 3.0% In 2027 (Vs 3.1%) - China 2026 Growth Of 4.5% (Unchanged), 4.2% In 2027 (Vs 4.3%) - Euro Area 2026 Growth Of 1.0% (Vs 0.8% In June), 1.0% In 2027 (Vs 1.2%) - Japan 2026 Growth Of 0.8% (Vs 0.6% In June), 0.7% In 2027 (Vs 0.8%) - UK 2026 Growth Of 1.1% (Vs 0.9% In June), 1.0% In 2027 (Vs 1.1%)

$HD Q1’26 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS 🔹 Revenue: $41.77B (Est $41.51B) 🟢; +4.8% YoY 🔹 Adj. EPS: $3.43 (Est $3.41) 🟢 🔹 Comp Sales: +0.6% (Est +0.9%) 🔴 🔹 U.S. Comp Sales: +0.4% 🔹 Net Earnings: $3.3B FY26 Guide: 🔹 Comp Sales Growth: Flat to +2.0% (Est +1.55%) 🟡 🔹 Sales Growth: +2.5% to +4.5%, reaffirmed 🔹 Adj. EPS Growth: Flat to +4.0%, reaffirmed 🔹 New Stores: ~15 🔹 Adj. Operating Margin: 12.8%-13.0% Commentary: 🔸 “Our first quarter results were in line with our expectations.” 🔸 “The underlying demand in our business was relatively similar to what we saw throughout fiscal 2025, despite greater consumer uncertainty and housing affordability pressure.”

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER Warren Buffett vs Stanley Druckenmiller Buffett stepped down as Charman of Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.B today. Druckenmiller has never had a losing year in more than 30 years. Here are their full portfolios as of Q2 2026. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY - Apple $AAPL: 22% - American Express $AXP: 17% - Google $GOOGL: about 12.6% across both share classes - Coca-Cola $KO: 11% - Bank of America $BAC: 9.2% - Chevron $CVX: 4.7% - Occidental $OXY: 4.3% - Chubb $CB: 3.9% - Moody's $MCO: 3.7% - Kraft Heinz $KHC: 2.6% - DaVita $DVA: 2.1% - Delta $DAL: 1.8% - SiriusXM $SIRI: 1.2% - VeriSign $VRSN: 0.8% - Kroger $KR: 0.7% - Liberty Live $LLYVA: about 0.6% across both share classes - Ally $ALLY: 0.4% - Lennar $LEN: 0.4% - New York Times $NYT: 0.4% - Capital One $COF: 0.2% - Louisiana-Pacific $LPX: 0.1% - Nucor $NUE: 0.1% - Macy's $M: 0.1% - NVR $NVR - Jefferies $JEF - D.R. Horton $DHI DUQUESNE FAMILY OFFICE - Natera $NTRA: 17% - Insmed $INSM: about 5.7% in shares and calls - Taiwan Semi $TSM: 5.4% - Brazil ETF $EWZ: about 5.1% in shares and calls - Amazon $AMZN: about 4.6% in shares and calls - STMicro $STM: 4.5% - S&P 500 Equal Weight $RSP: about 3.7% in calls and shares - Fox $FOXA: about 2.8% across both share classes - YPF $REPYY: 2.7% - CDW $CDW: about 2.7% in shares and calls - BBB Foods $TBBB: 2.3% - Google $GOOGL: 2.3% - Seagate blockstack:native: 2.3% - United Airlines $UAL: 2.1% - Sea $SE: 2.0% - NewAmsterdam Pharma $NAMS: 2.0% - Russell 2000 ETF $IWM: 1.9% in calls - Sandisk $SNDK: 1.5% - Revolution Medicines $RVMD: 1.4% - S&P 500 ETF: 1.3% in calls - Bitdeer: 1.2% - CRH: 1.1% - Delta: 1.1% - Tesla $TSLA: 1.0% in calls - Fluor: 1.0% - D.R. Horton: 0.9% - Coupang: 0.9% - AMD: 0.8% - Palo Alto Networks: 0.8% - Cleveland-Cliffs: 0.8% - Hut 8: 0.7% - Caris Life Sciences: 0.6% - Argentina ETF: 0.6% - Woodward: 0.5% - Meta: 0.5% in calls - Nuvation Bio: 0.5% - Protagonist Therapeutics: 0.5% - Roku: 0.5% - Cavco: 0.5% - ADMA Biologics: 0.4% - Hyperliquid Strategies: 0.4% - Rambus: 0.4% - Rhythm Pharmaceuticals: 0.4% - Champion Homes: 0.4% - Daktronics: 0.4% - PureCycle: 0.4% - Southern Copper: 0.4% - Linde: 0.4% - Entegris: 0.4% - Teva: 0.4% - Unity: 0.4% - Aeva: 0.4% - Riot Platforms: 0.4% - Qnity Electronics: 0.4% - Equinix: 0.4% - Lam Research: 0.4% - Definium Therapeutics: 0.3% - Belite Bio: 0.3% - 10x Genomics: 0.3% - Wabtec: 0.3% - Eli Lilly: 0.3% - Xenon Pharmaceuticals: 0.3% - Olema Pharmaceuticals: 0.2% - Repligen: 0.2% - Rocket Companies: 0.2% - Baidu: 0.2% - Arm: 0.2% - Carvana: 0.2% - Reddit: 0.2% - Alcoa: 0.2% - Thermo Fisher: 0.2% - Danaher: 0.2% - F5: 0.2% - Vista Energy: 0.2% - Skeena Resources: 0.2% - JBS: 0.1% - Monte Rosa Therapeutics: 0.1% - Relay Therapeutics: 0.1% - DBV Technologies: 0.1% - CCC Intelligent Solutions: 0.1% - UWM Holdings: 0.1% - Navitas Semiconductor: 0.1% - Solstice Advanced Materials: 0.1% - FTAI Aviation: 0.1% - Beam Therapeutics: 0.1% - Aurora Innovation: 0.1% - IREN: 0.1% - Grupo Financiero Galicia: 0.1% - Wave Life Sciences: under 0.1% Both own Google, Delta and D.R. Horton. Neither owns Nvidia $NVDA.

Harness optimization is getting real receipts. AutoSaddler is offline harness learning from agent failure traces. Not another prompt tweak loop. It patches prompts, tools, and middleware as code. Then it keeps updates that survive a held out set. On the test sets (Pass@1): GAIA2: 53.0 → 62.0 (+9.0) SWE-Bench Pro: 37.3 → 46.9 (+9.6) Terminal-Bench 2.0: 40.0 → 50.0 (+10.0) That TB2 number also clears the expert tuned Terminus KIRA at 47.5. Kill generalization aware selection and GAIA2 falls to 50.6, under the default agent. Deep diagnosis and structured patches help. Dev set filtering is what stops the harness from overfitting the mini batch. On GAIA2, Figure 1b, about 147 leveraged traces to the best dev score vs about 1,400 for Meta-Harness.

ZEROBASE WEEKLY 8.17-8.23 ZBT traded overall in the $0.073–$0.085 range this week. It opened near $0.081–$0.085, dipped toward the low-$0.07s mid-week, then recovered modestly to close around $0.079–$0.080. Despite the relative pressure against broader market strength, trading volumes remained decent and liquidity conditions stayed relatively stable, with bid-ask spreads holding at reasonable levels. Crypto market delivered a sharp rally this week amid volatility from geopolitical tensions, shifting macro signals, and a major short squeeze. Total cryptocurrency market capitalization expanded significantly, moving from roughly the $2.0–2.1T area early in the period toward the $2.6T region by week’s end. Bitcoin opened the week near $62,900–$64,500 on August 17, consolidated initially, then accelerated higher mid-week. It pushed through successive levels, briefly approaching the high $70k–$79k zone, before settling near $77,600–$77,700 by Sunday. This represented a net weekly gain on the order of 20–23% from the early-week levels and one of the strongest weekly performances in recent years. Ethereum moved in parallel but with even stronger relative gains, starting around $1,880–$1,910, surging past $2,200–$2,500 mid-week, and closing near $2,440–$2,460. The move equated to roughly 25–30% from the weekly lows and opening range. Derivatives metrics reflected a dramatic shift in sentiment. Open interest expanded notably during the upside move. The period featured a large-scale short squeeze, with total liquidations exceeding $3 billion over key sessions, predominantly short positions. Funding rates transitioned from negative or near-neutral territory early in the week toward mildly positive levels as the rally progressed, while overall liquidations remained elevated during the volatility spikes but stabilized later. Macro and geopolitical developments provided a mixed but ultimately supportive backdrop for risk assets in crypto. Ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions, including continued disruptions and risks around the Strait of Hormuz, a UAE-Iran spat, and related Lebanon fighting, kept oil prices elevated. This initially contributed to caution. However, cooler July CPI data with headline rising 0.1% month-over-month and easing to 3.4% year-over-year, along with softer core readings, had already reduced near-term rate-hike pressure. The release of FOMC minutes mid-week reinforced a patient Fed stance. A key catalyst arrived with the U.S. Treasury’s announcement of expanded long-dated bond buybacks, which eased yields and sparked broad risk-on flows. U.S. equity markets posted modest weekly declines overall. The S&P 500 fell approximately 1.4–1.5%, the Nasdaq Composite declined around 2.0–2.3%, and the Dow was down roughly 0.7–0.9%. Weakness was notable in certain growth and industrial segments amid yield and geopolitical concerns, even as energy and some other areas showed relative resilience. Institutional participation provided strong support. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded robust net inflows totaling approximately $1.9 billion for the week, with daily peaks including sessions above $500 million and a standout day near $606 million led heavily by BlackRock’s IBIT. Ethereum ETFs also saw solid positive flows in the hundreds of millions, contributing to a combined BTC and ETH ETF inflow near $2.6 billion, the strongest weekly total in many months. Crypto Fear & Greed Index shifted decisively from fear territory around the low-to-mid 30s early in the week into greed territory, reaching the mid-to-high 60s by the weekend. On-chain data offered mixed but ultimately constructive signals amid the price action. Whale activity showed periods of exchange inflows during the sharp upside consistent with some profit-taking or positioning, alongside earlier accumulation by larger holders in prior weeks. Long-term holder metrics indicated some distribution into strength over recent months, yet dormant supply remained elevated and overall holder behavior supported the idea of building support at higher levels after the multi-week range. Exchange flows and related metrics reflected the intensity of the short-covering rally. In summary, the August 17–23 period delivered a powerful recovery and breakout in spot prices, driven by massive institutional ETF inflows, a Treasury policy signal that eased yields, a large short squeeze in derivatives, and improving sentiment—even as geopolitical risks in the Middle East, elevated energy prices, and modest equity market weakness kept an element of caution. Higher oil prices from ongoing regional tensions are widely viewed as a temporary inflation headwind that has not derailed the cooler core inflation trajectory. With strong ETF dynamics, stabilizing then expanding derivatives metrics, and resilient on-chain trends, the market has shifted from consolidation into a more constructive risk environment.

MiniMax H3 Fashion Lookbook | Anime Character Reveal + Editorial MV Prompt🔥 Made this high-saturation anime PV with 13 fast visual beats in 15 seconds. A few years ago, this would’ve been days of AE work. Now? Prompt → generate → refine. Prompt 👇 Create a **15s, 16:9, 24fps anime character reveal trailer** with **13 fast visual beats**. Style: **Japanese anime opening × premium AAA motion graphics × fashion campaign**. The video should feel **explosive, sexy, stylish, bold and high-impact**, with **80% motion graphics and 20% character action**. ## CHARACTER LOCK — HIGHEST PRIORITY AO is a **young adult East Asian anime woman** with a sexy, confident Japanese anime aesthetic. She has: * small refined face * sharp expressive crimson eyes * glossy lips * confident, teasing gaze * slim feminine curvy figure * long elegant legs * stylish, cool, alluring presence Keep her identical throughout: * chin-length vivid red bob with messy bangs * crimson-red eyes * black choker * fitted red cropped top * short white cropped jacket, worn open * black mini skirt or fitted shorts * red belt detail * black thigh strap * white-and-red platform sneakers * subtle silver accessories Preserve the same face, body proportions, hairstyle, outfit, materials and colors in every shot. **Never redesign AO. Never change her face or outfit. If a shot becomes too complex, simplify the action first.** ## VISUAL STYLE Palette: **vivid red, crimson, white, black, silver**. Use: giant kinetic typography, red circles, diagonal slashes, manga speed lines, split screens, halftone dots, barcode strips, UI ticks, freeze frames, RGB flashes, impact shakes, poster layouts and graphic wipes. Every beat should feel: **fast, sharp, sexy, explosive, graphic and iconic**. Keep typography bold and readable. Editing: hard cuts, aggressive snap zooms, whip pans, speed ramps, freeze frames, impact shakes and foreground wipes. ## 13 VISUAL BEATS **01 | 0.0–1.0s** White field. Massive red circle slams into frame. Black bars slash across. UI ticks flicker. Giant **A**, then **O**, hit with heavy impact shake. **02 | 1.0–2.0s** The O becomes a circular frame showing an extreme close-up of AO’s crimson eye and glossy lips. She gives a teasing side glance. RGB flash. Circle bursts into red-and-white fragments. **03 | 2.0–3.1s** Black background, huge white **AO**. AO enters fast, turns sharply and power-slides beneath the typography. Red speed streaks trail behind her. Whip-pan out. **04 | 3.1–4.0s** Three red/white/black vertical panels. AO appears in three poses: hip turn, hair touch, over-shoulder stare. Huge vertical **FULL SPEED** moves behind her. **05 | 4.0–5.1s** AO jumps through a rotating typography ring reading **NO BRAKES / ALL EYES ON ME**. One clean mid-air spin. Snap zoom into her confident face. **06 | 5.1–6.0s** White editorial frame. Huge black **HOT** with a red slash. AO crosses the frame with a runway-like step, one hand at her waist. Typography compresses and rebounds. **07 | 6.0–7.0s** Bright red field with black diagonal stripe. AO performs one smooth fast turn. Three ghosted freeze positions trace the movement. Giant outlined **TURN** rotates behind her. **08 | 7.0–8.0s** Words hit one per beat: **HOT / FAST / WILD / RED** AO changes pose with each word: direct stare, hair toss, hip shift, confident forward lean. **09 | 8.0–9.0s** Black frame with manga perspective lines and a graphic grid. AO steps forward and freezes in a strong hero pose. Red circular target graphics lock around her. **10 | 9.0–10.1s** AO moves toward camera through three red-and-white graphic panels. Each panel shatters as she passes. Large **A O** fragments appear behind her. Finish with a hair or leg foreground wipe. **11 | 10.1–11.1s** Rapid poster montage: four frames of the same AO — close-up stare, walking, side pose, hands at waist. Add **01–04**, barcodes, halftone dots and sharp Japanese poster graphics. **12 | 11.1–13.0s** Hero moment on a clean white background. AO lands in a powerful fashion pose: one leg forward, one hand at her waist, chin lifted, direct eye contact. Huge red shockwave rings explode behind her. Typography fragments and speed lines burst outward. Hold an iconic confident freeze. **13 | 13.0–15.0s** Final identity card. Huge black **AO** on a bright white field. AO stands relaxed and alluring in front of the letters. Red circles, halftone, technical arcs and sharp speed accents surround her. Final red pulse flashes through the frame and ends on a hard stinger. ## ANIME STYLE Premium modern Japanese anime rendering: * clean cel shading * sharp linework * polished highlights * cinematic close-ups * dynamic perspective * fashion-editorial full-body framing * smooth hair and fabric motion AO must look like a **stylish adult anime heroine**, not chibi and not childish. ## AUDIO Hard-hitting **electro / future bass / anime-opening style music**. Use: heavy drums, bass hits, risers, glitch fills, synth stabs, typography slams, whooshes and shutter impacts. Build continuously. Peak at Beat 12. End with a sharp electronic stinger. ## PRIORITIES 1. AO identity consistency 2. sexy adult anime character design 3. red-black-white outfit consistency 4. maximum visual impact 5. readable typography 6. premium anime rendering 7. fast beat-synced editing Avoid: childlike proportions, chibi style, blue clothing, face changes, outfit changes, extra characters, unreadable typography, weak motion, dull compositions or generic schoolgirl styling. Final result: **explosive, sexy, red-hot, premium, graphic-driven and visually unforgettable.** Try MiniMax H3 on Ima Studio 👉 #MiniMaxH3# #MotionDesign# #Anime# #AIVideo# #ImaStudio#

Impeccable v3.9.0 + CLI v3.2.0 are out. Skill: • Now avoids and corrects GPT-style 'grid/mesh' backgrounds • /impeccable bolder stays inside your design system • /impeccable critique uses sub-agents effectively to debias on more harnesses • Bundled helpers run under strict-permission harnesses • Codex hook manifest fix CLI (--gpt): • New slop detector rule: grid-line backgrounds • First install preserves external skills symlinks install: npx impeccable install update: npx impeccable update