[Overnight global news you need to know on Thursday: Trump said the war with Iran will end after the midterm elections; iPhone Duo Chinese version starts at 15,999 yuan; international crude oil surges] 1. The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed down, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77%, the Nasdaq Composite Index falling 0.64%, and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.48%. Storage and optical communications sectors rose; Meta rose more than 6%, and Apple fell 0.28%. 2. Apple released its first foldable screen flagship phone, iPhone Duo, with a starting price of US$1,999; the starting price in China is 15,999 yuan, and the top model is 26,499 yuan. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299. 3. Apple releases the A20 Pro chip based on 2nm process technology. The A20 chip will be equipped with two neural engines with a total of 32 cores to improve end-side artificial intelligence performance. 4. U.S. President Trump said that he expects the war against Iran to end after the U.S. midterm elections in November this year. 5. U.S. President Trump said that he had a good conversation with Russian President Putin and that a bilateral meeting may be held. 6. The Saudi-led multinational coalition said that Yemen’s Houthi armed forces used ballistic missiles and drones to attack the southern Saudi cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha and Jizan. 7. Iran said in the early morning of the 10th that a huge explosion came from the country’s Qeshm Island. 8. The U.S. Treasury Department stated that under the expanded Treasury repurchase program, the U.S. Treasury Department will purchase up to $6 billion in long-term government bonds in the first operation. 9. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office estimates that the budget deficit in August was US$168 billion. 10. The settlement price of international crude oil futures rose sharply. WTI crude oil futures closed at US$96.05 per barrel, an increase of 3.25%; Brent crude oil futures closed at US$101.21 per barrel, an increase of 3.36%; the settlement prices of Brent oil and US oil futures both closed at their highest levels since May 22. 11. International precious metals rose. Spot gold rose 1.02% to US$4,400.29 per ounce; spot silver rose 2.30% to US$67.2718 per ounce. 12. The major European stock indexes closed collectively lower, with the UK's FTSE 100 index falling by 1.31%, the French CAC40 index falling by 2.03%, and the German DAX30 index falling by 1.74%. 13. The World Gold Council issued a document stating that global gold ETFs attracted US$18 billion in capital inflows in August, setting a record for the second largest single-month inflow in history. 14. U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said that the daily flow of crude oil in the Strait of Hormuz is slightly less than 11 million barrels; another 3 million to 5 million barrels of crude oil are transported through pipelines every day. 15. South Africa’s Central Energy Fund (CEF) proposed a plan to rebuild refining capacity. 16. The U.S. Treasury Department auctioned $72 billion in four-month Treasury bills, with a winning interest rate of 3.895%. 17. Dow Chemical is considering withdrawing from the US$20 billion Saudi chemical joint venture project, and Saudi Aramco may become the takeover party. 18. Amazon issued four tranches of sterling bonds for the first time, and it is reported that it has received more than 11.65 billion pounds of subscriptions. 19. The victim’s information was leaked, and the South Korean government considered suing Google. 20. Motorola said its board of directors approved an expansion of its stock repurchase plan by US$2 billion.