Overnight global news you need to know on Thursday: The United States and Iran exchange harsh words about attacking infrastructure. The U.S. federal government may be shut down in September. Tesla and Alphabet release financial reports
[Overnight global news you need to know on Thursday: The United States and Iran exchange harsh words about attacking infrastructure. The U.S. federal government may be shut down in September. Tesla and Alphabet release financial reports] 1. Trump posted on social media that as long as Iran fires on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the United States will bomb and destroy a bridge or power plant in Iran. 2. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi stated on the 22nd that Iran’s defense principle is very clear: tit for tat. Any attack on Iran's infrastructure will result in a forceful response. 3. Trump predicts a "shutdown" in the U.S. federal government in September.
1. Trump posted on social media that as long as Iran fires on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the United States will bomb and destroy a bridge or power plant in Iran. 2. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi stated on the 22nd that Iran’s defense principle is very clear: tit for tat. Any attack on Iran's infrastructure will result in a forceful response. 3. Trump predicts a "shutdown" in the U.S. federal government in September. 4. Tesla’s second quarter revenue was US$28.24 billion, a year-on-year increase of 26%; it is estimated to be US$26.32 billion. The company said it expects the humanoid robot Optimus to be put into production at its Fremont factory in the United States later this year. 5. Alphabet’s second-quarter revenue was US$119.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24%; it is estimated to be US$117.02 billion. The company said it has reached an equity distribution agreement and will issue up to $40 billion of Class A and Class C shares through market trading plans. 6. IBM’s second-quarter revenue was US$17.2 billion, compared with market expectations of US$17.77 billion. Q2 net profit was US$2.17 billion, market expectation was US$2.381 billion. 7. Apple is reported to be planning to conduct large-scale updates to MacBook and iMac to meet the needs of the artificial intelligence field. 8. According to reports, OpenAI is reported to have restarted internal plans to strengthen control of the data center. The company has raised its projected computing spending to about $750 billion by 2030. 9. NVIDIA plans to open source the first GPU-accelerated medical physics simulation framework. 10. AMD will invest US$5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic will purchase up to 2 GW of AMD’s latest generation chip Instinct MI450 starting in the first half of 2027. 11. Amazon is reported to be laying off employees in its general artificial intelligence department. 12. The European Union issued a statement on the 22nd local time stating that it had conditionally approved Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. 13. All three major U.S. stock indexes closed slightly lower, with the Nasdaq falling 0.57%, the S&P 500 falling 0.14%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.01%. Super Micro Computer surged nearly 20%. Dell Technologies rose more than 9%, its largest one-day gain since June 2. SpaceX fell more than 6%, hitting a new low since its listing. Livermore's leading index of Chinese concept stocks closed down 1.15%. Major European stock indexes closed collectively higher, with Germany's DAX30 index rising 0.65%. 14. COMEX gold futures rose 1.46% to US$4,135.9 per ounce. COMEX silver futures rose 1.35% to US$59.99 per ounce. 15. The settlement price of international crude oil futures closed sharply higher. The settlement price of the September contract of WTI crude oil futures closed up 2.95%, and the settlement price of the September contract of Brent crude oil futures closed up 3.36%. 16. Qalibaf, Speaker of Iran’s Islamic Parliament, stated on the 22nd that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will not return to the pre-war status. 17. The Iranian Armed Forces stated that if the United States puts its threats into action, the Iranian Armed Forces will not allow a drop of oil to be exported from the region, and the oil, natural gas, electricity and economic infrastructure in the region will be targeted. 18. A U.S. judge has set a trial date for Venezuelan President Maduro, who is forcibly controlled by the United States, to start on June 1, 2027.