Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi disclosed that accounts owned by her husband, Paul Pelosi, bought $1 million to $5 million worth of Bloom Energy shares and an additional $1 million to $5 million in call options. Bloom Energy, a supplier of solid oxide fuel cells, has rallied 152% year-to-date as AI data centers drive a surge in electricity demand.

Foreign investors were net sellers of Indian equities by ₹298 crore on Thursday, ending a three-session buying streak. Domestic institutions bucked the trend with net purchases of nearly ₹5,000 crore. The Sensex and Nifty closed lower, weighed by declines in Reliance Industries’ finance unit and weakness in Bharti Airtel following remarks linked to Temasek. Some financial and jewellery stocks saw swings on expectations of policy changes.

India’s retail sugar prices fell from a record high, with the national average easing to ₹64.33 per kg. The decline followed the government’s Aug. 20 decision to allow dutyfree imports of 1 million tonnes of raw sugar to boost domestic supply ahead of the festival season. The government has said exmill prices have dropped about 18%. Even after the pullback, retail prices are still 31% higher than a month ago and 39% above a year earlier.

Charles Schwab said it will add Solana (SOL) to its Schwab Crypto Direct platform, giving 39.9M brokerage accounts direct access to SOL. The platform serves clients with $13.04T in assets. The move marks a major expansion of SOL availability through a traditional brokerage channel and could broaden its accessibility and liquidity.

Veer Global Infra posted FY26 net profit of ₹161.45 crore, down 10.7% year on year, as revenue from operations fell 40.7% to ₹690.32 crore. Earnings per share declined to ₹1.00, while finance costs jumped to ₹236.50 crore. The company plans to raise up to ₹100 crore through a combination of a rights issue and a private placement. It has scheduled its 15th Annual General Meeting for September 19, 2026, to seek shareholder approval for the proposal.

AST SpaceMobile reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $31.5 million, up more than 100% sequentially, driven by government contract milestone revenue and sales of gateway equipment to carrier partners. Management reiterated its full-year revenue guidance of $150 million to $200 million. The company said it has recently secured more than $100 million in contracts. It also said it works with more than 60 mobile network operator partners covering more than 3 billion subscribers.

EP Manufacturing Bhd (EPMB) said its net profit for 2Q26 surged nearly 19-fold year on year to RM5.15 million, while revenue rose 66.6% to RM212.7 million, its highest quarterly level in at least a decade. Earnings per share increased to 1.80 sen from 0.10 sen. For the first half of 2026, net profit climbed to RM6.7 million from RM1.05 million, while revenue grew 47.2%. The company said monthly output under its collaboration projects with GWM, SAICMG and XPENG has exceeded 1,000 vehicles.

Burlington Stores said fiscal second-quarter net income rose to $184.3 million, with adjusted earnings of $2.96 per share. That topped Wall Street expectations of $2.18 per share, according to Zacks Investment Research. Revenue was $3 billion, slightly below the $3.03 billion analysts expected. The company also forecast full-year earnings of $11.77 to $11.97 per share.