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On July 17 (Friday), major European stock indices closed with mixed results. Germany's DAX 30 fell 27.30 points to 24839.16, down 0.11%; the UK's FTSE 100 rose 23.21 points to 10595.45, up 0.22%; France's CAC 40 declined 39.05 points to 8338.81, down 0.47%; Europe's Stoxx 50 dropped 48.56 points to

According to BlockBeats, on July 17, MiniMax showcased its flagship model MiniMax M3 and new multimodal generation model H3 at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2026 (WAIC2026). The company demonstrated AI applications across multiple domains through ecosystem partnerships, including

According to the Federal Reserve, U.S. industrial production rose 0.1% in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, missing the expected 0.2% increase. Manufacturing output was flat for the month, while mining and utility production indices each rose 0.4%. Equipment utilization stood at 76.1%,

According to Iran's state news agency IRNA, citing a deputy governor of Bushehr Province, the empty-load tanker Belema was reportedly struck by two American missiles while docked near Halq Island.

According to London's Woolwich Crown Court, hackers Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, were jailed for five years and six months each on July 16 over a 2024 attack on Transport for London's network. The intrusion, traced by the National Crime Agency and City of London Police, is separately

According to Lookonchain, on July 17, an a16z-linked whale transferred 437,000 HYPE ($28.38 million) to OKX, Bybit and Gate over 2 days. HYPE traded near $60, down approximately 10% in 24 hours, amid broader crypto market pressure including $1.35 billion in liquidations triggered by U.S.-Iran

According to Nations Indexes, ahead of the U.S. earnings season, the RiskDex options indicator reveals strong call demand for Magnificent Seven tech stocks, with Meta and Microsoft leading bullish sentiment. Meta's RiskDex stands at 0.75, indicating call prices are roughly 25% higher than puts at th

According to Jin10, the University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index rose from 49.5 in June to 54.4, exceeding economists' expectations of 50.5, though remaining below last year's average. Pantheon analyst Samuel Tombs noted that the decline in inflation expectations provides some comfort to the

Germany's DAX 30 index fell 0.58% to close at 24,771.68 points today, down approximately 1.2% for the week. France's stock index declined 0.69%, while Italy's benchmark fell 1.20%, with its banking index dropping 2.23%. Britain's FTSE index edged down 0.06%.

Europe's major stock indices fell on Friday (July 17). The STOXX 600 declined 0.60% to 639.87 points, down 0.2% for the week. The eurozone STOXX 50 dropped 1.09% to 6,215.32 points, losing 0.8% weekly. The Eurofirst 300 index fell 0.65% to 2,557.40 points.

According to analyst KawzInvests, Moonshot AI will release its Kimi K3 open-source model on July 27, featuring approximately 2.8 trillion parameters. The model ranks among the largest open-source models, with performance trailing only Claude

Between 15:00–15:15 UTC on July 17, 2026, BTC saw a sharp drop of 0.41% within 15 minutes. Its price fell from 63,185.1 USDT to 62,857.2 USDT, with an amplitude of 0.52%. Overall, it showed a short-term, fast pullback pattern. The core driver behind this market move is the ongoing escalation of the military conflict between the US and Iran. For six consecutive nights, the US military carried out airstrikes on Iran’s military infrastructure. Iran then launched missile attacks on US allies such as

According to BlockBeats, stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos joined Robinhood Chain's governance committee on July 17. Paxos announced the development via social media.

According to Onchain Lens, a wallet associated with Lombard Finance transferred 750 BTC (approximately $47.8 million) to Galaxy Digital on July 17. The transfer may be related to an over-the-counter transaction.

Gate News message, according to Lookonchain data, Bitcoin ETFs recorded a 1-day net inflow of 1,321 BTC (approximately $83.22 million) on July 17, with a 7-day net inflow of 137 BTC (approximately $8.61 million).
Ethereum ETFs showed a 1-day net outflow of 2,353 ETH (approximately $4.27 million),

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce and Department of Housing and Urban Development on June 17, new housing starts in June reached 1.427 million on an annualized basis, up 19% from 1.199 million in May and beating market expectations of 1.31 million. Year-over-year, June starts

According to The Fact, MBK Partners, the controlling shareholder, and Meritz Financial Group, the largest creditor of South Korean retailer Homeplus, reached an agreement on financing terms on July 20. The deal involves approximately 600 billion won in fresh capital support, including existing

According to Alberta Wildfire and Alberta Energy Regulator data released July 17, an uncontrolled wildfire covering 25 hectares is now located approximately 7 kilometers from the Christina Lake oil sands facility operated by Cenovus Energy and MEG Energy. The facility has averaged approximately 105,

According to the Financial Supervisory Service, Samsung Securities' retirement pension assets reached 28.09 trillion won as of the end of Q2 2026, up 62.6% from the same period last year, securing the second-largest position among securities firms. The company surpassed competitors including

According to The Fact on July 16, MBK Partners chairman Kim Byung-ju and the company provided a full guarantee for 200 billion won in emergency operating funds for Homeplus, with the company's largest creditor Meritz Financial subsequently approving the DIP (debtor-in-possession) financing. This