Market news: BHP Billiton resumes wage negotiations with Chilean copper mining union leaders.

BlackRock Chief Investment Officer Rick Rieder: The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates at its September meeting.

The US Secretary of State approved the sale of 120mm tank ammunition to Israel for $774.1 million.

The US Secretary of State approved the sale of a modified M1148A1P2 series of medium tactical vehicles to Israel for $583.1 million.

U.S. stocks continued to rise, with all three major indexes rising by more than 1% and the Nasdaq rising by 2.3%.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.72% at 17,287 points in the night session, 113 points higher than the previous session.

The top three holdings of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund at the end of the first half of the year were Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia.

Market news: U.S. Vice President Harris will deliver a speech on cost reduction in Raleigh on Friday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on the 13th, approving the establishment of the Russian Federal Maritime Committee.

Gregory Brew, senior analyst, Iran and energy markets: My assessment remains the same, that Iran will probably attack Israel as it did in April, with a carefully choreographed attack to avoid further escalation (as difficult as that would be). Hezbollah will be involved. Waiting does not mean a change in strategy.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a trip to the Middle East scheduled for tonight due to uncertainty surrounding the Iranian attack, according to two people familiar with the matter.

BNP Paribas 13F holdings report: increased holdings of Nvidia (NVDA.O) in the second quarter.

The Israel Defense Forces issued a new evacuation order for Palestinians in the Khan Yunis area in southern Gaza.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of US$324.494 billion from 62 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: (Referring to the Kursk offensive) Ukraine has once again proved that it can take the initiative and achieve its goals.

Intel (INTC.O) shares rose 5%.

Google: The new wireless earphones Pixel Buds Pro 2 are equipped with the new Tensor A1 chip. The new smartwatch Pixel Watch 3 has been fully integrated into the Google ecosystem.