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According to CNBC, BP and ConocoPhillips plan to announce multi-billion-dollar investments in Iraq on Friday (July 18) during a U.S.-Iraq Business Summit in Washington. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will attend talks with U.S. officials and major energy executives.
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According to Samsung Securities, Pharmaresearch forecasts Q2 operating profit at 70 billion KRW, up 25.3% year-over-year, with revenue reaching 172.5 billion KRW (up 22.6%). The company is accelerating overseas expansion through medical tourism growth and export channels in Japan, Europe, and the

According to BlockBeats citing BIT trading data, SpaceX continued its downward trend on July 17, falling 4.6% in pre-market trading to $125 per share, breaking below its $135 IPO price. The company's Starship rocket was halted before

According to BlockBeats, on July 17, ClawQuest officially launched Agent Fire, its first sub-game, transforming into Web3's first Agent Arena. In Agent Fire, players' AI agents write, optimize, and deploy battle code for tanks competing continuously without human operation. Players assign Tank

According to a report from First Financial (一财), on July 17, Veritasdb co-founder and former Chief Operating Officer Tao Song filed a real-name complaint alleging the company and founder Liu Peichao concealed major equity defects in the A-share prospectus. Song claimed he should hold 69.7373% of the

On Hong Kong market close on July 17, Zhipu (02513.HK) fell 28.49%, while MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) declined 15.63%. The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 4.37%, and the Hang Seng Index fell 1.78%.

According to Bitget market data, U.S. optical communications stocks extended declines in pre-market trading on July 17. Corning and Coherent fell 5%, while Credo, Lumentum, and Marvell Technology dropped

Gate News reports that, according to an official Gate announcement, Home Depot, Linde, UnitedHealth Group, Qualcomm, and Meta Platforms have announced that they will distribute this period’s cash dividends. Gate will complete the USDT dividend settlement for users who held the relevant stocks at the snapshot time on a pro-rata basis. For the dividend rules: Home Depot pays a dividend of $2.33 USD per share, Linde $1.60 USD per share, UnitedHealth $2.32 USD per share, Qualcomm $0.92 USD per share

According to the London Metal Exchange (LME), base metal inventories declined across the board today (July 17). Copper inventory fell by 3,975 tons, the largest decline, followed by lead down 1,950 tons and nickel down 564 tons. Aluminum inventory decreased 1,500 tons, zinc fell 150 tons, and tin in

Gate News reports that, according to the platform’s announcement, 206 stocks and ETF underlying assets—including Nike (NKE)—have declared the distribution of cash dividends for the current period. Gate will complete USDT dividend settlement proportionally for users who held the relevant stocks during the snapshot time window, with full automation throughout. This dividend distribution covers corporate dividend dates from June 29, 2026, to July 5, 2026, for the relevant stocks and ETF underlying

According to JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, Strategy raised cash reserves to $3 billion between July 6 and July 12 through a $466.7 million share sale. The bank characterized the move as an encouraging signal for Bitcoin's outlook, as it provides roughly 20 months of preferred

According to Robinhood wallet data, Shiba Inu recorded its largest single-day token burn in six months on July 8, 2026, with 110 million SHIB permanently removed from circulation. Weekly burns reached 152 million tokens, up 56% from the previous period. Despite the record burn activity, SHIB's

According to the Associated Press, Iran acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that its power infrastructure was targeted in attacks, while simultaneously urging citizens to reduce electricity consumption.

According to Jin10, gold prices fell below $4,000 per ounce on July 17, recording a weekly decline exceeding 3%. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group analyst Soojin Kim noted that recent price movements indicate the market is placing greater emphasis on the risk of higher U.S. interest rates for an

According to PANews and on-chain analyst Ai姨, whale 0x008...E295f withdrew 20,000 HYPE tokens worth $1.18 million from exchanges on July 17, continuing accumulation over the past four weeks. Since June 11, the whale has accumulated a total of 220,000 HYPE tokens (valued at $14.85 million at

UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Shanghai on July 16 to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. In an interview with China Media Group, Guterres said artificial intelligence is relevant to every person and

According to Jin10, on July 17, the CNEX funding sentiment index reported 51 as of 16:00, down 2 points from 14:30. By institution type, large banks reported 50 (down 3 points), mid-sized banks reported 52 (down 3 points), and non-bank institutions reported 50

According to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on July 17, ZJ Optical and Electronics Co., Ltd. (300308.SZ) has passed the main board listing hearing. Goldman Sachs, CICC, Morgan Stanley and GF Securities serve as joint

According to ChainCatcher, Netflix fell 9.2% in premarket trading on July 17, as the company forecasted third-quarter revenue and profit below market expectations.

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, on July 17, Au(T+D) and Ag(T+D) trading pairs showed extended settlement compensation fees, with Au(T+D) paid by long positions to short positions and Ag(T+D) similarly directed from longs to