Former FIGC director general Antonello Valentini warned Italy against appointing Andrea Pirlo as head coach, calling him a gamble the Azzurri cannot afford after missing a third straight World Cup, according to Yahoo Sports. Valentini backed Roberto Mancini and Antonio Conte as certainties for the role, with the decision resting on federation president Giovanni Malagò and new technical director Paolo Maldini.

New York Fed President John C. Williams said the U.S. economy is growing at a solid pace consistent with trends, and the labor market remains stable. According to ChainCatcher, the comments were reported by Jinshi.

According to CNBC, Warren Buffett criticized the stock market, saying it is increasingly driven by speculative trading rather than long-term investing. The Berkshire Hathaway chairman told CNBC's Becky Quick, "It's tough to find values when everybody is preferring gambling." Buffett, 95, earlier this year likened the stock market to "a church with a casino attached," specifically calling out the surge in one-day options trading as gambling. He said the most meaningful investment opportunities are fewer and require a patient, disciplined approach, noting that while opportunities sometimes come rapidly, there are periods when finding even one good investment in a couple of years is very lucky. Buffett added that because humans love to gamble, there is more money in cultivating gamblers than investors.

ChangXin Memory Technologies' fifth-generation process technology platform and related products are currently in the research and development stage, according to the company's vice president and board secretary, Yuan Yuan. According to Odaily, the platform utilizes further optimized multi-patterning technology to enhance storage density and array performance. The company's R&D team is advancing the development of related process and product technologies.

According to NS3.AI, Keel Infrastructure has secured Sherbrooke approvals tied to a 96 MW data center campus in Québec. The approvals allow Keel to pursue a Hydro-Sherbrooke agreement and a land purchase for the project. The company still needs provincial review for the energy transfer.

The launch of a gold trading and clearing system in Hong Kong presents significant opportunities for the city, according to Benjamin Hung, chairman of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC). The SAR began trial operations of the centralised gold clearing and settlement system last week, a key step toward becoming a major bullion trading hub, RTHK reported. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, Hung noted that while the world's largest consumers and buyers of commodities are in the Greater China region, Asia has never had a "powerful commodity trading centre." He said the new gold clearing system could help Hong Kong claim that position. "Gold [trading] is just the initial stage, and if we can conduct it successfully, it'll be very natural for us to expand the ecosystem for gold [to one that covers more commodities]," Hung said. He also raised the possibility of a future multi-currency pricing system for global commodities, which is currently conducted in US dollars, adding that while it is a long-term issue, the opportunity is "definitely here." Echoing Hung, FSDC board member and UBS Global Wealth Management Asia Chairwoman Amy Lo said Hong Kong can develop into a regional gold storage centre. She noted that central banks and family offices have increased their asset allocation toward gold, creating demand for storage, trading, and hedging. "I believe in Hong Kong, we also have an advantage especially in terms of storage," Lo said. She also expressed confidence in the city's wealth management outlook, noting that the scale of wealth managed in Hong Kong has risen 20% year on year, with more wealth management companies expanding in the territory.

HSBC raised its price target for Qualcomm (QCOM.O) from $155 to $180, according to Jin10.

A core measure of U.S. producer price inflation unexpectedly slowed in June, indicating that the impact of the conflict related to the situation in Iran remains somewhat manageable. According to Jin10, the producer price index excluding food and energy rose 4.7% year-over-year and 0.2% month-over-month, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday. The headline PPI increased 5.5% year-over-year. A separate report from the New York Federal Reserve showed that the general business conditions index for manufacturing activity rebounded in July, driven by increases in new orders and shipments, while the employment index rose to its highest level since December 2022. Although the prices paid indicator declined, it remained elevated; meanwhile, firms' expectations for both future prices paid and prices received decreased.

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