In 1H 2026, companies newly listed on Nasdaq raised $129.3 bln.

Germany is urging the U.S. to allow more American weapons to be produced on German soil to plug European military shortfalls and give President Trump a reason to sustain U.S. defence engagement, sources said. German officials are in talks with U.S. counterparts and hope to seal a joint-production agreement ahead of next week’s NATO summit in Ankara. Negotiations between German and U.S. defence firms cover joint manufacture of systems including Tomahawk cruise missiles and PAC-3 interceptors for the Patriot air-defence system, and broader cooperation on measures to boost mutual defence capacity. U.S. government and industry reactions have been more positive than expected, sources added. The move is part of a wider European effort to deploy domestic defence industrial capacity to stabilise strained ties with Washington.

China A-share PV storage sector opened sharply lower, with the inverter index plunging as onshore funds sold in panic. Industry leader Sungrow briefly fell more than 19% after media reports and analysts linked the move to possible actions by the US government; Sungrow said it is still investigating and has no data yet on specific impact. GoodWe said US sales were just over 100 mln yuan last year and only several tens of mln yuan in 1H, so the direct impact should be limited and the share decline reflects sector sentiment. Ginlong said US exports were under 1% last year and any impact would be negligible. Several other firms said reporting is inconsistent and they are tracing original sources to assess effects.