Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-08-18 11:11Group 1 - Ukrainian President Zelensky arrived in Washington for a meeting with President Trump, scheduled for August 18, 1:15 PM ET, followed by a multilateral meeting with European leaders to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict [1] - Major U.S. stock index futures showed a decline, with Dow futures down 0.15%, S&P 500 futures down 0.16%, and Nasdaq futures down 0.16% [2] - U.S. semiconductor stocks experienced a collective drop, with Intel down 1.18%, AMD down 0.77%, and Nvidia down 0.38% [3] Group 2 - The Federal Reserve announced the cessation of its "new activity regulatory program" aimed at enhancing cryptocurrency business oversight in banks, leading to declines in cryptocurrency exchange stocks, with Coinbase down 1.67% and Circle down 1.07% [5] - Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug Wegovy received FDA approval for treating metabolic fatty liver disease, resulting in a 4.02% increase in the company's stock [6] - OpenAI employees plan to sell approximately $6 billion worth of stock at a valuation of $500 billion to a group of investors including Thrive Capital and SoftBank [7] Group 3 - Tesla is offering rental discounts of about 40% in the UK due to a significant drop in sales, with July sales falling to 987 units, a year-on-year decrease of approximately 60% [8] - NIO announced plans to enter the markets of Singapore, Uzbekistan, and Costa Rica between 2025 and 2026, with a collaboration in Singapore to launch its first right-hand drive model [9]