Victoria's Secret raised its full-year sales outlook again, saying it now expects annual sales of $7.1 billion to $7.18 billion. According to Sina Finance, the lingerie retailer had previously forecast sales of $7.03 billion to $7.13 billion. The company also said it expects third-quarter sales of $1.57 billion to $1.6 billion, compared with FactSet consensus estimates of $1.57 billion. Victoria's Secret reported second-quarter net income of $183 million, or $2.18 per share, versus $16.2 million, or $0.20 per share, a year earlier.

According to Jin10, Poland's central bank member Duda said Polish inflation may temporarily exceed 3.5% in 2026.

Polymarket odds for the "Game 4 Winner" submarket in the "LoL: Bilibili Gaming vs. Team WE (BO5) - LPL Playoffs" event rose sharply, with Bilibili Gaming's implied win probability climbing from 57.5% one hour earlier to 74.5%. According to ChainCatcher, the move reflected a 17 percentage point swing in the market, and users were advised to watch for the impact of breaking news.

According to the BBC, weeks-long wildfires in Indonesia have sent a toxic haze across parts of Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, with millions of people exposed to smog that has reached more than 15 times the World Health Organization's recommended pollution level in some areas. Indonesia's Health Ministry recorded more than 50,000 respiratory infection cases linked to land and forest fires between July and August, including over 12,000 cases in children under five. Officials said the fires, which have burned across Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo since mid-July, are being worsened by a Super El Niño-driven drought, while forestry minister Raja Juli Antoni said the effort to extinguish them had entered a critical phase.

According to CNBC, Snowflake shares surged 24% after second-quarter results topped analyst expectations, with adjusted earnings of 62 cents per share on revenue of $1.55 billion, above the 45 cents and $1.48 billion expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG; the company also raised its full-year product revenue guidance. The rally lifted software peers, with Datadog up more than 5%, ServiceNow up 3% and Salesforce up just over 1.5%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise slipped 3% after guiding for fiscal-year earnings growth of 16% to 20% for the year ending October 2027, against the FactSet consensus of 18.7%, with cash flow seen at least $5 billion versus the Street's $4.79 billion forecast. Broadcom lost 2.5% as investors reacted negatively to a fourth-quarter revenue forecast of $34.8 billion, below the $35.03 billion estimate, and a projected non-GAAP operating margin of 66%, under the 66.5% estimate; third-quarter revenue was $29.59 billion with adjusted earnings of $3.32 per share. Campbell's Company fell almost 7% after issuing fiscal 2027 earnings guidance of $1.65 to $1.80 per share, below the FactSet consensus of $1.83, and forecasting a wider-than-expected contraction in revenue growth. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical plunged more than 46% after Phase 3 trial results for its Angelman syndrome drug missed the primary endpoint; the company said it will evaluate the program and implement significant cost reductions. Petco jumped almost 9% as second-quarter adjusted EBITDA margin reached 8.2%, above the 7.4% StreetAccount consensus. Moderna fell more than 2% after Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded it to sell, with analysts saying the stock is now overvalued following a surge tied to its experimental melanoma cancer vaccine. Argan popped nearly 7.5% after posting second-quarter earnings of $3.76 per share on revenue of $384 million, above the $2.64 and $300.5 million analysts expected. Five Below rose 4.5% after earning $1.68 per share on revenue of $1.26 billion, topping the $1.40 and $1.22 billion consensus, with same-store sales also beating estimates. Victoria's Secret sank more than 18% after slightly missing second-quarter revenue estimates and guiding current-quarter operating income below expectations, though full-year revenue guidance was in line and adjusted earnings beat. Netskope popped 12% after guiding full-year revenue to $888 million to $892 million, above the $881 million LSEG consensus, and projecting a narrower adjusted loss of 15 cents per share. NetApp shed 8% after first-quarter deferred revenue of $4.85 billion fell slightly short of the $4.86 billion StreetAccount consensus.

According to CNBC, Anthropic’s head of threat intelligence, Jacob Klein, said foreign adversaries are accessing Claude models through illicit distillation to train competing systems and sell lower-priced copycat versions. He said the company has seen an illicit ecosystem using stolen credit cards, compromised AI accounts and other fraudulent methods to evade controls, and he singled out Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI as one of the firms it says is ripping off its technology. Anthropic has also accused DeepSeek, MiniMax and Alibaba of distilling its models, while OpenAI and Google have both published reports on the issue. Klein said the threat is intensifying as Anthropic’s private market valuation has climbed to close to $1 trillion and the company is expected to go public as soon as October.

Jim Cramer said Snowflake is primed for a “huge move” after its blowout quarter, while he gave Broadcom a more cautious verdict. According to BeInCrypto, Snowflake reported fiscal second-quarter product revenue of $1.49 billion, up 37%, and raised full-year product revenue guidance to $6.07 billion; the stock jumped 23.27% pre-market to $377.00. Broadcom posted $16.7 billion in AI semiconductor revenue and lifted AI sales guidance, but its shares fell 2.58% pre-market after total fourth-quarter guidance came in just below consensus.

According to ETNet, Sinopec Group increased its holding in Sinopec Kantons (00934) by 330,000 shares on Tuesday (1st), paying an average of HK$3.7173 per share for a total of HK$1.2267 million. Its stake rose from 60.99% to 61%.

There is no mechanical conduction; the only medium of conduction is human attention and misunderstanding.

Have you ever seen a project release its "biggest update ever" and then the community went silent?

US prosecutors have charged Linqto founder William Sarris over an alleged $450 million fraud that affected more than 13,000 customers through manipulated private-share prices and high markups. Linqto later suspended its platform and filed for bankruptcy, while former CEO Joseph Endoso pleaded guilty and is cooperating with prosecutors.

Coinbase is bringing regulated crypto derivatives to Canada, giving eligible traders access to leveraged Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and other futures as major US trading platforms accelerate their expansion into the Canadian market.

The reform of the token economy is shifting from "how to issue more tokens" to "how to reduce supply, create real demand, and establish a more direct link between protocol revenue and token value".

Pons has seen rapid growth in transaction volume recently, becoming an important on-chain asset issuance and traffic portal.

A federal judge dismissed Jake Claver’s lawsuit against Zach Rector, ruling that Rector’s videos contained no actionable false statements. The court also awarded Rector legal costs, while Claver can file an amended complaint by 23 September 2026.

Donny, the brand manager of Huobi HTX, was a guest on the "VIP Guardian Program," where he systematically analyzed the thinking behind the 13th anniversary theme "Resilient Future" from a brand perspective for the first time, and shared his insights on topics such as user service, anniversary activities, security, and market confidence.

The US Justice Department has backed OpenAI, arguing that training AI models on copyrighted material can qualify as fair use and warning that licensing costs could hurt smaller developers.

Norway is moving to tighten rules around smart glasses and considering a ban on facial recognition in public spaces as governments and privacy advocates grapple with a new problem: cameras and artificial intelligence that people can wear on their faces.