World Market Updates

① The U.S. Department of Energy announced $17.5 billion in loans to support the construction of 10 large nuclear reactors, with project construction timelines expected to be advanced by three years. ② The funds will mainly be used to procure key equipment and core components. All five projects will adopt Westinghouse Electric’s AP1000 nuclear reactor

① People familiar with the matter said that Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence investment company MGX has raised nearly $50 billion to accelerate investments in AI infrastructure and technology. ② The funds came from regional sovereign wealth funds, global pension funds and large institutional investors, making MGX’s new fund one of the largest AI-focused investment vehicles

Valve’s new Steam Machine base model is priced at $1,049, while the 2TB version reaches $1,349, notably higher than consoles such as the PS5 and Xbox and nearly approaching the cost of a similarly configured DIY PC. Valve explained that rising memory and component prices have fundamentally changed hardware pricing logic, with the company selling

① After trading volumes surged on platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi, prediction markets are transforming from a niche activity into a new traffic business in the eyes of internet giants. ② Latest reports indicate that Meta is developing an independent prediction market application called “Arena,” initially possibly testing with a points-based system, but future

① According to research by the Dallas Federal Reserve, the surge in international oil prices in the spring of this year reduced US economic output by about 0.3 percentage points, but compared with the 1980s, the shock losses were smaller. ② Although rising oil prices weaken consumer purchasing power, as a net oil exporter, the