• China signals US could restore preferential trade privileges for Hong Kong | 2026-07-17
  
• CGTN: China vows to make AI a driver for shared prosperity amid widening AI divide | 2026-07-17
  SHANGHAI, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As Pakistan enters its annual monsoon season, accurate forecasts are crucial to protecting lives and livelihoods. Powered by artificial intelligence, China's MAZU meteorological system is helping Pakistan detect early warning signs and issue faster...
• Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says | 2026-07-17
  Republican Josh Hawley accuses Mark Zuckerberg’s firm of relentlessly pursuing and attempting to bankrupt her
• Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says | 2026-07-17
  Republican Josh Hawley accuses Mark Zuckerberg’s firm of relentlessly pursuing and attempting to bankrupt herA US senator has accused Meta of using lawfare in “efforts to destroy” a whistleblower who made allegations about the social media company’s dealings with China and its treatment of teenagers.In a letter to its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, the Republican senator Josh Hawley demanded to know what measures Meta had taken to monitor Sarah Wynn-Williams, Facebook’s former global head of public policy, and her family. Continue reading...
• A new entente? How Bayeux tapestry’s London arrival is mending post-Brexit relations | 2026-07-17
  Culture secretary Lisa Nandy is among first to view epic embroidery at British Museum marking big step in Anglo-French diplomacyIn the decade after Brexit, the relationship between Britain and France has been defined by rows over fishing rights, Channel crossings and trade. Boris Johnson even mocked Emmanuel Macron, telling his French counterpart to “donnez-moi un break”.This week, that fractious chapter gave way to one of the most significant acts of cultural diplomacy between the two countries in decades. Almost 1,000 years after it was created, the Bayeux tapestry arrived at the British Museum after years of painstaking negotiations between London and Paris, transported from France under cover of darkness. Continue reading...
• Key takeaways from Trump's elections speech | 2026-07-17
  The president threw out a slew of allegations and many pages of documents.
• China says US will restore Hong Kong's special trade status | 2026-07-17
  The United States is set to restore Hong Kong's special trading status, revoked in ‌a 2020 order by U.S. President Donald Trump in response to Beijing's imposition of a national security law in the financial hub, China said on Friday.
• BlackRock tops $15tn: Where does the world's largest asset manager put it all? | 2026-07-17
  BlackRock has become the first asset manager to oversee more than $15 trillion (€13tn), nearly three times the nominal annual output of Germany, the EU’s largest economy. Here is how the money is spread.View on euronews
• Autoliv Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript | 2026-07-17
  Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) released second-quarter financial results and hosted an earnings call on Friday. Read the complete transcript below. This content is powered by Benzinga APIs. For comprehensive financial data and
• Huadi International Group Co., Ltd. Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Notification Regarding Minimum Bid Price Deficiency | 2026-07-17
  Wenzhou, China, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huadi International Group Co., Ltd. (“HUDI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HUDI), a developer and manufacturer of industrial stainless steel seamless pipes and tubes products in China, confirmed that on July 14, 2026, it received a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff Determination Letter (the “Notice”) stating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement. The Notice advised that for a period of 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price per share for the Company’s ordinary shares was below the $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). This press release is issued pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), which requires prompt disclosure of receipt of a deficiency notification.
• Cosmos Health Share Buyback Expands to 5.11 Million Shares; Continues Open Market Repurchases | 2026-07-17
  Cosmos Health has now repurchased a total of 5,112,000 shares for approximately $1.11 million.
• Can the US and Iran reach a lasting deal to end the conflict? | 2026-07-17
  Air strikes intensify raising fear of an all-out war.
• Fed rate-hike voices swell before July decision, rates still seen on hold | 2026-07-17
  Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack on Friday added her voice to ​a small but growing chorus of policymakers arguing the Fed may need to raise short-term borrowing costs to deal ‌with persistently high inflation, setting up a charged debate at the central bank's July 28-29 meeting.
• Chevron makes critical move to sidestep Iran oil risk | 2026-07-17
  I have been following the Strait of Hormuz crisis since February 28, when the conflict first began rerouting the global oil trade in ways most investors underestimated. It's been 139 days. I covered Chevron CEO Mike Wirth's warning in May, when he said oil price pressure was building and buffers ...
• The U.S. and Iran Creep Toward a Wider War With Escalating Attacks | 2026-07-17
  Strikes on more sensitive targets across the Persian Gulf risk setting off a spiral as neither side backs down.
• Directors’ Deals: Middle East conflict casts shadow over Energean | 2026-07-17
  Full-year guidance has been lowered and the dividend has been cut
• Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S., European PMI Data, ECB Decision in Focus | 2026-07-17
  Provisional purchasing managers’ surveys for the U.S., eurozone and the U.K. will provide a snapshot of business-sector activity during July just as military conflict in the Middle East has resumed, pulling oil prices higher.
• 2 Stocks to Buy in the Chip Stock Sell-Off | 2026-07-17
  Don't let the volatility scare you away.
• Dollar steadies on safe-haven demand but set for weekly decline | 2026-07-17
  
• Dollar holds steady on safe-haven demand, ends down on the week | 2026-07-17
  

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