📡 Hourly News Bulletin | 19:00-20:00
1. Moderna announced it has secured a new $4.4 billion COVID-19 vaccine booster contract to support its supply.
2. Meta Platforms invested hundreds of millions of dollars into Microsoft Azure AI services, becoming one of Microsoft’s largest AI customers.
3. Bitcoin rose nearly 5% in a single day to about $68,900, while Ethereum surged 15% to around $2,240, marking its biggest gain in five months.
4. Walmart reported second-quarter revenue of $187.94 billion, beating expectations, but its full-year performance guidance came in below expectations; shares fell by more than 6% before the open.
5. CICC plans to conduct a share-swap to absorb and merge with Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities. The Shanghai Stock Exchange’s M&A and restructuring review committee will review the deal on August 27.
6. Australia passed the “News Bargaining Incentive Act,” requiring tech giants to pay a 2.5% tax on their Australian advertising revenue if they have not reached an agreement with local news media.
7. Total U.S. public debt first surpassed $40 trillion, with the most recent $1 trillion of debt added in just 95 days.
8. UBS raised its target price for Moderna from $50 to $150, citing the successful Phase 3 trial of its personalized mRNA cancer vaccine; the stock jumped nearly 177% in a single day.
1. Moderna announced it has secured a new $4.4 billion COVID-19 vaccine booster contract to support its supply.
2. Meta Platforms invested hundreds of millions of dollars into Microsoft Azure AI services, becoming one of Microsoft’s largest AI customers.
3. Bitcoin rose nearly 5% in a single day to about $68,900, while Ethereum surged 15% to around $2,240, marking its biggest gain in five months.
4. Walmart reported second-quarter revenue of $187.94 billion, beating expectations, but its full-year performance guidance came in below expectations; shares fell by more than 6% before the open.
5. CICC plans to conduct a share-swap to absorb and merge with Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities. The Shanghai Stock Exchange’s M&A and restructuring review committee will review the deal on August 27.
6. Australia passed the “News Bargaining Incentive Act,” requiring tech giants to pay a 2.5% tax on their Australian advertising revenue if they have not reached an agreement with local news media.
7. Total U.S. public debt first surpassed $40 trillion, with the most recent $1 trillion of debt added in just 95 days.
8. UBS raised its target price for Moderna from $50 to $150, citing the successful Phase 3 trial of its personalized mRNA cancer vaccine; the stock jumped nearly 177% in a single day.