U.S. stocks gave back part of their gains, and the Nasdaq 100 Index briefly turned lower. According to Jin10, the Nasdaq 100 Index once fell into negative territory.

According to Jin10, Baker Hughes said the impact of the Iran conflict on some projects and supply chains is expected to be offset by strong performance in other regions.

Anthropic nearly tripled its federal lobbying spend to $3.53 million, outpacing OpenAI by more than $1 million in the first half of 2026. According to BeInCrypto, federal disclosures show Anthropic added the Treasury Department to its list of lobbied agencies for the first time this quarter, while OpenAI nearly doubled spending to a record $2.22 million. Issue One counted $41 million in combined spending from January to June across 11 major technology, social media and AI companies and their trade associations, with Kalshi also spending $990,000 on lobbying in the first half of 2026.

Lido has started consolidating 8 million ETH in staked ether and will cut its validator count by a third as part of a broader node-operator overhaul. According to CoinDesk, the liquid staking protocol is also requiring its professional node operators to post bonds for the first time.

According to Jin10, Baker Hughes said regional facilities are expected to face higher logistics and inflation pressure due to the Middle East conflict.

Blueway Photoelectric said on July 27 that it is planning to issue shares and pay cash to buy assets while raising matching funds, with Suzhou Lancan Technology Co. as the target. The company's shares were suspended from the start of trading on July 27, 2026, because the transaction remains uncertain, and Blueway Photoelectric expects to disclose the deal plan within no more than 10 trading days, according to Jiemian News.

Renzo is a restaking protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain. It allows users to easily stake their ETH and earn rewards from EigenLayer. Renzo has a strong founding team and is backed by Binance Labs, but its REZ token has experienced a recent price decline.