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According to Jin10 citing agricultural data platform CropGPT, ICE New York cocoa futures reached their highest level since January on July 6, driven by concerns over West African crop growth prospects. CropGPT reported that the world's two largest cocoa producers, Ivory Coast and Ghana, have experienced continuous heavy rainfall in recent weeks, increasing the risk of black pod disease outbreaks and causing cocoa flowers to drop. These developments could weaken production in the 2026-2027 growin

Microsoft laid off 6,400 employees on July 6, representing 2.8% of its workforce, with approximately half stemming from restructuring of its Xbox gaming division. The company will divest five studios, including Compulsion Games and Double Fine Productions.

According to Tim Draper on July 6, his investment philosophy centers on backing innovative projects before market consensus forms. Draper recalled that his venture firm, Draper Associates, was an early external investor in SpaceX. The company's first two rocket launches failed, but after the third launch succeeded, SpaceX attracted numerous clients by offering launch services at costs significantly below NASA's rates, ultimately becoming an enterprise valued at over $2 trillion. On artificial in

Canada's S&P Global Composite PMI fell to 47.9 in June from 50.8 in May, indicating a contraction in the composite output of the country's private sector.

On Monday, July 6, 2026, major U.S. stock indices opened in positive territory. The Nasdaq Composite led gains, rising 200.88 points to 26,033.56 (up 0.78%), followed by the S&P 500, which advanced 36.79 points to 7,520.03 (up 0.49%). The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 86.01 points to 52,986.08 (up 0.16%).

According to S&P Global, Canada's services sector purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 47.1 in June from 50.6 in May, marking a decline of 3.5 points.

According to DWF Labs analysis, spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $5.4 billion in net outflows during the first half of 2026, marking their first negative half-year since launch. BlackRock's IBIT contributed $5 billion of those outflows across May and June alone. Ether ETFs also ended H1 2026 in negative territory for the first time, with $1.47 billion in net outflows. DWF Labs attributed the capital outflow to increased investor focus on artificial intelligence, noting that crypto infrastructure funda

Wall Street analysts remained optimistic about the second half of 2026 for U.S. equities, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gaining 14.87% and 21.41% respectively in the first half—their strongest six-month performances in six years. Strategists expect the bull market to extend into 2027, driven by earnings growth, abundant liquidity, and the artificial intelligence wave. For the remainder of 2026, key priorities include tracking whether AI investments translate into actual revenue, according to Wedbu

According to Citi, the bank upgraded Micron Technology to its "upside catalyst" watchlist for H2 2026, citing expected strength in DRAM chip prices. Simultaneously, Citi downgraded Qualcomm to its "downside catalyst" watchlist, citing weak smartphone sales growth. Citi analysts noted that artificial intelligence compute demand remains in undersupply, with DRAM shortage currently the primary constraint on compute capacity expansion.

On July 5, Injective launched an open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to convert natural language instructions into signed blockchain transactions. The infrastructure includes 22 integrated tools supporting market data retrieval, trading, token transfers, and asset bridging, along with AES-256 encryption to protect cryptographic keys. According to CEO Eric Chen, the MCP server allows AI agents to transform user intent into signed on-chain trades within seconds,

According to SEC filings, Jolie Kahn resigned as CEO of AVAX One Technology (NASDAQ: AVX) on July 3, with Chief Operating Officer Pete Wylie assuming the interim chief executive role while retaining his COO position. The board has engaged global executive search firm ZRG Partners to conduct a formal CEO search. Under her resignation agreement, Kahn will receive $160,000 in cash compensation, reimbursement for health insurance costs, and unregistered common stock valued at $250,000. AVAX One oper

Shanghai Silver 2608 futures fell 1.41% intraday on July 6, settling at 14,983 yuan per kilogram with turnover of approximately 9.052 billion yuan. Open interest increased by nearly 3,700 contracts during the session.

Saudi Arabia set its official selling price for Arabian Light crude oil to the United States in August at a premium of $4.6 per barrel over the Argus Sour benchmark.

According to Cantor, MicroStrategy's immediate priority is to restore its STRC preferred stock to $100 par value, which the investment bank said is essential to restart the company's bitcoin acquisition program and strengthen its capital structure. The dividend coverage period for STRC has extended to 18 months from approximately 10 months, with Cantor analysts expecting management to continue building cash reserves and potentially pursue buybacks.

According to Southern Daily News, on July 6, Meng Fanli, vice secretary of Guangdong's provincial party committee and governor, visited artificial intelligence enterprises in Guangzhou and emphasized the need to accelerate high-quality development of the AI industry and comprehensive application across all sectors, while cultivating new growth drivers. Meng stated that AI represents a critical driving force in the new wave of technological innovation and called for strengthening AI development a

According to F&Guide consensus estimates, LG Electronics' Q2 provisional earnings to be released on July 7 are expected to show revenue growth of 9.9% year-over-year to 22.79 trillion Korean won, while operating profit is forecast to surge 122.5% to 1.42 trillion won. The estimates come as LG's stock has dropped 52.69% since reaching a 52-week high of 392,500 Korean won on June 2, closing at 185,700 Korean won on July 6. Analysts cite U.S. tariff refunds as a key earnings driver, with conservati

According to Bitcoinsistemi.com, 18 altcoins are scheduled to unlock significant token supplies between July 6 and July 12, 2026. Pump.fun leads with $136.6 million (20.94% of market cap) unlocking on July 12 at 09:00 UTC. Other major unlocks include NAME at $40.67 million (5.58% of market cap) on July 9, and Stable at $30.80 million (3.67% of market cap) on July 8. Additional projects unlocking this week include Aptos ($7.11 million, 1.36%), Velvet ($5.32 million, 2.47%), and Moca Network ($2.5

According to industry reports, Google is set to launch Gemini 3.5 Pro on July 17 with significantly enhanced front-end and SVG visual generation capabilities. The model aims to attract cost-sensitive enterprise customers through competitive pricing, following a two-month delay to retrain the model against competitors including GPT-5.6 and Fable 5.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi will meet with Rosatom President Alexei Likhachev on Friday (July 10) in Kaliningrad, Russia.

According to the Bank of Israel, current economic indicators show that economic activity continues to recover following the sharp decline that occurred after the start of the war with Iran.