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Citadel Securities invested $400 million in Crypto.com on July 16, valuing the Singapore-based exchange at $20 billion in its first-ever institutional funding round. The market maker, founded by billionaire Ken Griffin, will support the exchange's expansion into tokenized securities and

According to DIGITIMES, PC brand makers are accelerating efforts to secure long-term memory supplies from Yangtze Memory Technologies, with orders reportedly extending through the end of 2027. The report cites supply chain sources. The U.S. had previously considered placing Yangtze Memory on its

According to CNBC, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella criticized Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model overnight, telling employees that the system appears "editorially controlled" and that some of its guardrails do not "make sense." Nadella, speaking to engineers working on Microsoft's Copilot AI software,

According to CNBC, SpaceX's Starship rocket launch was aborted on Thursday (July 16) due to engine ignition failure during a planned test flight from Starbase, Texas. Some of the rocket's Raptor engines failed to start, triggering an automatic launch abort at the last second, billionaire founder

According to Bloomberg, the European Commission has approved a proposal to reform the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) after 2030. The plan slows the annual reduction rate of carbon emission limits to 3.7% between 2031 and 2035, then further to 1.7% from 2036 onward. For industries covered by th

According to Iran's state news agency IRNA, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard said on July 17 that it has targeted the Al-Udeid Air Base used by the United States in Qatar.

According to CNBC and Reuters, Stripe and Advent International bid $60.50 per share for PayPal on July 15, 2026, valuing the company at over $53 billion. PayPal's board reportedly views the offer as undervaluing the company and is expected to meet as soon as July 20, with Goldman Sachs and

According to BlockBeats citing supply chain sources, PC brands have accelerated orders for Changxin Storage memory with shipments booked through the end of 2027 as the Chinese chipmaker's IPO enters final stages on July 17. Major manufacturers including Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Apple have completed

On July 17, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned the United States and countries hosting American military bases that further attacks on Iran will trigger "more devastating" retaliatory strikes.

According to Alipay, StepFun and Alipay announced on July 17 at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai a system-level partnership enabling users to access AI-powered services on Alipay's Ah Bao through StepFun's AI agents via Alipay's Agent Hub-Access system.
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According to Bloomberg, Barclays strategists on Thursday recommended positioning for a narrowing spread between the Bank of England policy rate and the European Central Bank deposit rate in December, as they expect the BoE to raise rates less than the ECB this year. In a report, fixed income strateg

According to Iranian media reports, Iran's Revolutionary Guards stated that a U.S. military facility was destroyed in a missile strike on Jordan's Prince Faisal Air Base.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 4.3% on July 16, marking a 19% decline from its June 22 peak and approaching the 20% threshold for a technical bear market. All 30 component stocks declined, with the index recording a week-to-date loss of 8.43%, its worst weekly performance since last

According to Guizang Finance, Pagebio-B (02565), Tengrui Pharma, and Alibaba Health (00241) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on July 17 to accelerate the commercialization of Pardaxin (vidpanatide injection), an original Chinese innovative drug for treating adult type 2 diabetes. Under the p

According to Bloomberg, Chinese optical transceiver maker Eoptolink filed confidentially for a Hong Kong share sale today (July 17) that could raise between US$4 billion and US$5 billion. Morgan Stanley has joined Citic Securities and JP Morgan Chase as underwriters, though the offering size could s

According to HyperliquidNews, trader @tradeparagon acquired 510.69 HYPE tokens to purchase CRDO HIP-3 trading code, valued at $30,300.

According to PPP prediction market tool, account suntori purchased $100,000 in T1 to beat HLE futures on July 17 at 34.1¢ per share, amassing 309,035.8 shares. The account also holds $25,000 in HLE to beat T1 futures for Game 1 at 61.3¢, suggesting a mixed hedge strategy. The BO3 match begins at 7:0

According to Odaily, Goldman Sachs raised Robinhood's price target to $137 from $121, maintaining its 'Buy' rating.

According to Xinhua News Agency, China's meteorological authority on July 17 officially delivered the MAZU 2.0 intelligent weather warning system to Djibouti, upgrading spatial forecasting resolution to 3 kilometers from 9 kilometers and extending forecast coverage to 3 days with 6-hourly updates.

According to Jin10, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized U.S. policy today (July 17), saying the United States warns against foreign influence while overlooking how Israel influences American authorities to pursue an unwinnable war. Araghchi further alleged that Israel uses U.S.