Apple Inc. is in negotiations to purchase memory chips from Chinese semiconductor makers ChangXin Memory Technologies and Yangtze Memory Technologies, both listed by the U.S. Pentagon as supporting Beijing’s military development, according to Bloomberg sources. The chips would be used in Apple devices sold in China, and no U.S. approval...
Calgary, Canada — Pembina Pipeline on July 2 approved a final investment decision to construct the C$4.6 billion Greenlight Electricity Centre, a 932‑megawatt gas‑fired plant in Sturgeon County to power an unnamed hyperscale data centre, and concurrently entered a non‑binding heads of agreement to participate in a proposed one‑million barrels‑per‑day...
United States. The USDA announced this week that it will make $500 million available through the new Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-Term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program to support construction and expansion of domestic fertilizer production facilities, aiming to strengthen the nation’s fertilizer supply chain and improve long-term affordability for...
An EU-funded report released on Thursday warns that Europe’s semiconductor industry faces a bleak outlook unless it rapidly reinforces domestic supply chains and reduces strategic dependencies. Produced by the EU Institute for Security Studies and French think tank Institut Montaigne, the study cites Chinese export controls on critical minerals and...
In San Francisco on July 2, 2026, Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Frontier Company, a new operating entity backed by a $2.5 billion investment to accelerate enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence. The unit will help large corporate clients evaluate, select, deploy, and integrate multiple AI models, combining proprietary and...
Bermuda — Nordic American Tankers Ltd. said on July 2, 2026 that three of its vessels, which had been immobilized in the Arabian Gulf since February 28, 2026, transited the Strait of Hormuz and have returned to international commercial operations, the company reported. The statement noted that crew safety had...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued a proposed policy statement warning artificial intelligence developers that secretly steering model outputs for ideological purposes may constitute deceptive conduct under Section 5 of the FTC Act. Approved on July 1, 2026, by a 2–0 Commission vote, the proposal focuses on what the...
Shawnee County, Kansas — A head-on collision on U.S. 24 just after 4 p.m. Wednesday killed 23-year-old Dakota J. Bacon of Topeka when a 2025 Ram 1500 driven by James D. Ulmer, 50, of Leavenworth, attempting to pass, struck Bacon’s westbound 2023 Kia Soul, authorities reported. Linn County, Kansas — Shortly...
United States — Brookfield Business Corporation will host its second-quarter 2026 conference call and webcast on Friday, July 31, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss results and business initiatives, with results released prior to 8:00 a.m. ET and posted on the company's website. Brookfield Infrastructure will hold its...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into an alleged $100 million insider trading scheme linked to China’s recent regulatory crackdown on cross‑border brokerages, according to a person familiar with the matter on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. The probe follows a lawsuit filed earlier in the week...
