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Overnight global news you need to know on Wednesday: Iran said it had not requested negotiations with the United States. Trump met with Zelensky and Netanyahu respectively. U.S. st

2026-07-28·newswire-us-stock-220909
Overnight global news you need to know on Wednesday: Iran said it had not requested negotiations with the United States. Trump met with Zelensky and Netanyahu respectively. U.S. stocks in the optical communications and storage sectors continued to plummet.

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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister stated: “We have never requested negotiations with the United States, nor have we made a ceasefire request to the United States.” It also stated that Tehran proposed to Oman that Iran would be responsible for managing one-way shipping traffic on one side of the Strait of Hormuz, and Oman would be responsible for managing traffic on the other side.

2. The President of the United States and Ukraine held talks in the White House to discuss the production of "Patriot" interceptor missiles. Trump meets with Netanyahu to focus on Iran's nuclear issue. 3. The three major U.S.

stock indexes closed with mixed gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.03%, the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21%, and the Nasdaq Composite falling 0.22%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 4.49%, the Roundhill Storage ETF (DRAM) closed down 8.89%, the optical communications and storage sectors fell sharply, Kioxia ADR and SanDisk fell more than 14%, Corning fell more than 12%, and Coherent fell more than 10%. Apple rose nearly 1% and continued to reach new highs.

Livermore's leading index of Chinese concept stocks closed down 0.52%. Most major European stock indexes closed higher, with Germany's DAX30 index rising 0.52%. 4. The settlement price of international crude oil futures closed sharply down by more than 4%.

The settlement price of the September contract of WTI crude oil futures closed down 4.06%, and the settlement price of the September contract of Brent crude oil futures closed down 4.83%. 5. COMEX gold futures fell 1.11% to US$4,090.4 per ounce. COMEX silver futures fell 2.5% to $57.335 an ounce. 6.

Seagate Technology’s fourth-quarter revenue was US$3.65 billion, a year-on-year increase of 48%; analysts expected US$3.49 billion. The company expects first-quarter revenue of $4 billion to $4.2 billion, while analysts expected $3.79 billion. 7.

NXP’s second-quarter revenue was US$3.5 billion, analysts expected US$3.46 billion; the company expected third-quarter revenue of US$3.65-3.85 billion, analysts expected US$3.71 billion. 8.

VISA’s net revenue in the third quarter was US$11.6 billion, estimated at US$11.4 billion; adjusted earnings per share in the third quarter were US$3.32, estimated at US$3.23. 9. Jen-Hsun Huang called for support for open source weighted AI models in various offices of the U.S. Senate, saying that these models are critical to AI security. 10.

Meta said that WhatsApp has added a web browser calling function without the need to install an application; it has launched WhatsApp group calls and a waiting room function. 11. Tesla will purchase the entire 140 MWac production capacity of the Lumen Farm solar power station in Texas.

The project is expected to start construction in 2027 and be fully operational in 2029. 12. Apple plans to release new Apple TV and HomePod Mini this fall, and launch Home Hub between October and early next year. 13. xAI launches Build model for Grok. This model is in early testing and is aimed at SuperGrok Heavy subscribers. 14.

Trump said he hopes to avoid attacks on Iranian bridges and power plants. He also said that Iran has basically agreed not to possess nuclear weapons and that Iran needs to formally commit to not possessing nuclear weapons. 15. According to Iranian news, Iran said that the United States sent a message to Tehran through Oman, promising not to launch an attack.

16. The Iranian military stated that any country or company that accepts so-called compensation from the United States for using Iranian assets will not be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. 17.

The Saudi Ministry of Defense stated that air defense forces intercepted and destroyed several drones launched from Iraq and targeted oil facilities in the eastern region.

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Overnight global news you need to know on Wednesday: Iran said it had not requested negotiations with the United States. Trump met with Zelensky and Netanyahu respectively. U.S. stocks in the optical communications and storage sectors continued to plummet

[Overnight global news you need to know on Wednesday: Iran said it had not requested negotiations with the United States, Trump met with Zelensky and Netanyahu respectively, and the U.S. optical communications and storage sectors continued to plummet] 1. Iran’s deputy foreign minister said: “We have never requested negotiations with the United States, nor have we made a ceasefire request to the United States.” It also stated that Tehran proposed to Oman that Iran would be responsible for managing one-way shipping traffic on one side of the Strait of Hormuz, and Oman would be responsible for managing traffic on the other side. 2. The President of the United States and Ukraine held talks in the White House to discuss the production of "Patriot" interceptor missiles. Trump meets with Netanyahu to focus on Iran's nuclear issue. 3. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed with mixed gains.

1. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister stated: “We have never requested negotiations with the United States, nor have we made a ceasefire request to the United States.” It also stated that Tehran proposed to Oman that Iran would be responsible for managing one-way shipping traffic on one side of the Strait of Hormuz, and Oman would be responsible for managing traffic on the other side. 2. The President of the United States and Ukraine held talks in the White House to discuss the production of "Patriot" interceptor missiles. Trump meets with Netanyahu to focus on Iran's nuclear issue. 3. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed with mixed gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.03%, the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21%, and the Nasdaq Composite falling 0.22%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 4.49%, the Roundhill Storage ETF (DRAM) closed down 8.89%, the optical communications and storage sectors fell sharply, Kioxia ADR and SanDisk fell more than 14%, Corning fell more than 12%, and Coherent fell more than 10%. Apple rose nearly 1% and continued to reach new highs. Livermore's leading index of Chinese concept stocks closed down 0.52%. Most major European stock indexes closed higher, with Germany's DAX30 index rising 0.52%. 4. The settlement price of international crude oil futures closed sharply down by more than 4%. The settlement price of the September contract of WTI crude oil futures closed down 4.06%, and the settlement price of the September contract of Brent crude oil futures closed down 4.83%. 5. COMEX gold futures fell 1.11% to US$4,090.4 per ounce. COMEX silver futures fell 2.5% to $57.335 an ounce. 6. Seagate Technology’s fourth-quarter revenue was US$3.65 billion, a year-on-year increase of 48%; analysts expected US$3.49 billion. The company expects first-quarter revenue of $4 billion to $4.2 billion, while analysts expected $3.79 billion. 7. NXP’s second-quarter revenue was US$3.5 billion, analysts expected US$3.46 billion; the company expected third-quarter revenue of US$3.65-3.85 billion, analysts expected US$3.71 billion. 8. VISA’s net revenue in the third quarter was US$11.6 billion, estimated at US$11.4 billion; adjusted earnings per share in the third quarter were US$3.32, estimated at US$3.23. 9. Jen-Hsun Huang called for support for open source weighted AI models in various offices of the U.S. Senate, saying that these models are critical to AI security. 10. Meta said that WhatsApp has added a web browser calling function without the need to install an application; it has launched WhatsApp group calls and a waiting room function. 11. Tesla will purchase the entire 140 MWac production capacity of the Lumen Farm solar power station in Texas. The project is expected to start construction in 2027 and be fully operational in 2029. 12. Apple plans to release new Apple TV and HomePod Mini this fall, and launch Home Hub between October and early next year. 13. xAI launches Build model for Grok. This model is in early testing and is aimed at SuperGrok Heavy subscribers. 14. Trump said he hopes to avoid attacks on Iranian bridges and power plants. He also said that Iran has basically agreed not to possess nuclear weapons and that Iran needs to formally commit to not possessing nuclear weapons. 15. According to Iranian news, Iran said that the United States sent a message to Tehran through Oman, promising not to launch an attack. 16. The Iranian military stated that any country or company that accepts so-called compensation from the United States for using Iranian assets will not be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. 17. The Saudi Ministry of Defense stated that air defense forces intercepted and destroyed several drones launched from Iraq and targeted oil facilities in the eastern region.

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