‼️ The US Treasury is DOUBLING buybacks to $4 billion per operation for “liquidity support.” Treasury buybacks work by repurchasing older, less-liquid bonds, giving investors a steady buyer while new debt issuance continues. The reality is that the US government needs lower interest rates more than anyone.
‼️ 🧠 Micron’s NAND flash revenue share rose to 15.1% in Q2 from 13.9% in Q1, overtaking Kioxia to become the world’s third-largest supplier by revenue behind Samsung and SK Hynix. TrendForce attributed the gain to a sharp rise in ASPs, with Micron’s NAND revenue reaching $11.85 billion, up 99.2% QoQ—the fastest growth among the top five vendors.
💥 Merck and Moderna’s personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, intismeran autogene (mRNA-4157/V940), is designed from each patient’s tumor mutations to train T cells to recognize and attack residual cancer. Combined with Keytruda, which removes a PD-1 immune checkpoint “brake,” it aims to strengthen and sustain that tumor-specific immune response.
🚨 🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iran has reportedly assessed retaliatory strikes on U.S. military assets in southeastern Europe, including Bulgaria, as well as potential targets in Cyprus if President Trump escalates the war, according to the Financial Times. Tehran has also considered targeting subsea fiber-optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring its readiness to broaden the conflict should hostilities intensify.
🚨 🇨🇳 Kweichow Moutai reported a rare first-half profit decline, with net income falling 1.95% to 44.5 billion yuan ($6.6 billion)—its first H1 drop since 2014 and only its second since 2002, according to Wind data. The result follows a 4.5% decline in full-year 2025 profit, its first annual drop on record.