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title: "Global Headlines to Know Before Thursday's US Stock Market Open"
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description: "Key headlines before Thursday's US stock market open cover global macroeconomic, technology, and financial developments. Domestically, Shanghai introduced new real estate policies and the \"15th Five-Year\" plan; the Ministry of Commerce responded to US tariff issues. Internationally, Iran and Oman negotiated passage mechanisms for the Strait of Hormuz, and the Federal Reserve's Daly stated that preemptive rate hikes are unnecessary. On the corporate front, Alibaba's Q2 revenue exceeded expectations but free cash flow outflow widened, with AI revenue surpassing RMB 49.5 billion; Walmart's comps growth hit a six-year low; Meta became Microsoft's largest AI customer. In technology, Taiwan Semiconductor targets mass production of its 1.6nm process in Q4, and Samsung accelerates expansion in the US. In markets, the Nikkei, SSE Index, and Hang Seng Index closed higher, US stock index futures dipped slightly, memory chip stocks rose broadly, and Bitcoin climbed to $70,000"
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# Global Headlines to Know Before Thursday's US Stock Market Open

Shanghai introduces "Shanghai Eight Measures" for the real estate market: Down payment for second homes outside the Outer Ring Road reduced from 20% to 15%, and interim home purchase subsidy policies were introduced.

"Shanghai Urban Renewal and Housing Development '15th Five-Year' Plan": Leverage the role of the urban real estate financing coordination mechanism.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Ministry of Commerce responded to hot topics such as US tariffs on drones.

Mary C. Daly, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: There is no evidence requiring preemptive interest rate hikes; rising bond yields do not signal policy direction.

According to CCTV, negotiations between Iran and Oman on ship passage mechanisms in the Strait of Hormuz are nearing completion.

Alibaba's Q2 revenue increased by 9% year-over-year, slightly exceeding expectations. Investment in AI infrastructure pushed up capital expenditures, and net free cash flow outflow widened to RMB 44.7 billion.

Alibaba conference call: Annualized AI revenue exceeded RMB 49.5 billion, cloud business revenue growth accelerated to 45%, and T-Head chips will continue to ramp up volume in the second half of the year.

$10 billion over ten years! Micron Technology increases investment in US memory R&D, with a new laboratory established in Boise.

Down 7% pre-market! Walmart's Q2 comps growth hit a six-year low, and full-year profit guidance fell short of expectations.

Report: Meta quietly becomes Microsoft's largest AI customer, with annual procurement scale reaching hundreds of millions of dollars.

Designed specifically for high-performance AI computing, Taiwan Semiconductor's 1.6nm-class A16 process targets mass production in Q4.

Samsung accelerates US expansion: Construction of Fab No. 2 in Texas to start at the end of the year, with equipment certification already initiated ahead of schedule.

NetEase's Q2 revenue increased by 8% year-over-year to RMB 30.1 billion, with adjusted earnings per ADS of RMB 12.02, missing expectations.

US stocks pre-market: The three major stock index futures dipped slightly, memory chip stocks rose broadly, SK Hynix rose about 5%, WTI crude oil rose 3%, spot gold fell 1%, and Bitcoin rose to $70,000.

SK Hynix labor and management reach preliminary salary agreement: Salary increase of 6.3%, with 60% of performance bonuses converted to stock issuance.

The Nikkei 225 Index closed up 1.4%, the SSE Index closed up 0.24%, and the Hang Seng Index closed up 0.8%.

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