Group 1 - The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will hold its fourth plenary session in October, emphasizing the need for macro policies to continue and enhance efforts to boost consumption and strengthen the domestic capital market [1] - The Ministry of Commerce of China expressed welcome for foreign investment, including from U.S. companies, to share development opportunities [2] - The National Development and Reform Commission has allocated a budget of 90 billion yuan for childcare subsidies, with applications opening in late August [3] Group 2 - The Hubei humanoid robot fund has launched with an initial investment of 5 billion yuan, focusing on the development of robotics technology [6] - The China Coking Industry Association has called for an increase in coke prices, with specific price adjustments announced for various types of coke effective July 31 [7] - The Dalian Commodity Exchange has adjusted trading limits for certain contracts related to industrial silicon and lithium carbonate [8] Group 3 - CATL reported a net profit of 30.5 billion yuan for the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 33.02%, and announced a cash dividend of 10.07 yuan per share [9] - Vanke A announced a loan of up to 869 million yuan from Shenzhen Metro Group [10] - Long River Power plans to invest approximately 26.6 billion yuan in the Gezhouba shipping capacity expansion project [10] Group 4 - Lide Man plans to acquire up to 70% of a tuberculosis diagnostic screening company, which is expected to constitute a major asset restructuring [11] - Dongxin Co. announced ongoing product optimization for its chip products, which have not yet generated revenue [12] - The stock of Hehua Co. is suspended due to plans for a change in control [13] Group 5 - The Federal Reserve maintained its target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25% to 4.50%, marking the fifth consecutive decision to keep rates unchanged [15] - The U.S. government announced a 50% tariff on imported semi-finished copper products effective August 1 [18] - The U.S. stock market showed mixed results, with the Dow Jones down 0.38% and the Nasdaq up 0.15% [21] Group 6 - Microsoft reported fourth-quarter revenue of $76.44 billion, a year-on-year increase of 18%, exceeding expectations [22] - Qualcomm's third-quarter adjusted revenue was $10.37 billion, a 10% increase year-on-year, with adjusted net income rising by 25% [23]
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