A[September 10 morning news selection]
1. The State Council Information Office will hold a press conference with the theme of "Getting Started with the 15th Five-Year Plan" at 3 pm today. Lu Lei, Vice Governor of the People's Bank of China, Cong Lin, Deputy Director of the State Administration of Financial Supervision, Li Chao, Vice Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and Li Bin, Spokesperson and Deputy Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, will introduce the implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan in the financial sector and promote the construction of a financial power, and answer reporters' questions.
2. The United States issued a cybersecurity announcement related to the distillation activities of Chinese artificial intelligence companies in the United States. A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said that the relevant announcement by the United States is another clear example of its pursuit of technological hegemony, monopoly on computing power, and suppression of competition in the field of artificial intelligence. China firmly opposes this.
3. The Beijing Municipal People’s Government issued the “Beijing High-Precision Industry Development Plan during the 15th Five-Year Plan Period”. It pointed out that the development of the commercial aerospace industry should be accelerated, breakthroughs in reusable rocket and high-thrust engine technology should be made, the mass production and supporting capabilities of satellites and key components should be strengthened, the country should participate in the construction of large-scale constellations, and develop differentiated commercial constellations.
4. It is reported that DeepSeek has entrusted CITIC Securities to prepare for the IPO of the Science and Technology Innovation Board. I learned from people familiar with the matter that this news is true. At present, CITIC Securities has contacted DeepSeek and entered the due diligence stage, but the two parties have not yet signed a formal listing guidance agreement.
5. 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, with the top model priced at 26,499 yuan. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299.
6. According to TrendForce’s latest foundry industry research, the combined output value of the world’s top ten foundries increased by 11.5% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2026, reaching close to US$53.49 billion, setting a new high.
7. According to DeepSeek’s official website, it plans to officially release the V4.1 Flash model around September 10, 2026, Beijing time. After internal and external testing, V4.1 Flash has completely surpassed V4 Pro in various indicators such as performance, cost, speed, and total time.
8. Suiyuan Technology disclosed the initial public offering of shares on the Science and Technology Innovation Board. The company's shares will be listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange on September 11.
9. Xingyu Co., Ltd. announced that relevant text errors in the 2025 annual report have been corrected, and the age information of Vice Chairman Zhou Yuheng’s 58 years old is incorrect. On the same day, the Shanghai Stock Exchange issued a regulatory work letter on matters related to Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Co., Ltd.
10. Jingwei Co., Ltd. announced plans to change control rights and the stock was suspended from trading.
11. Kapok Co., Ltd. announced that the sugar business revenue accounted for 68.07%, and the impact of rising raw sugar prices on the company's short-term performance is uncertain. 3-connected board Huamai Technology announced that although the price of optical cable products has increased recently, the price increase is not sustainable due to multiple factors.
12. Longsys announced that the shareholding ratio of controlling shareholders and persons acting in concert was passively diluted to 38.46%.
13. *ST Zhuoran announced that it has been initially found that some annual financial information is suspected of false records, which may lead to major violations and forced delisting.
14. Deep Technology announced that its subsidiary plans to invest 1.85 billion yuan to expand high-end memory chip packaging and testing production capacity. Qiaoyin Co., Ltd. announced that it plans to purchase computing power servers and supporting equipment in batches and sign a computing power service contract.
15. 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%.
16. U.S. President Trump said he expected the war against Iran to end after the U.S. midterm elections in November this year.
17. 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. The U.S. 30-year Treasury bond yield rose above 5.30% during the session.
18. 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.
19. The chief financial officer of OpenAI said that it is considering reforming the charging model, testing a new charging model based on performance pricing, gradually bidding farewell to the billing method based on usage, and competing with lower-priced open source models.
20. 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. A[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. A[A quick overview of Apple’s 2026 autumn conference: Apple releases its first foldable screen iPhone Duo, priced from 15,999 yuan in China] On September 10th, Apple held its autumn conference at 1 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday to launch the iPhone 18 Pro series of mobile phones and its first foldable screen iPhone Duo. Here’s a quick look at the content:
1. Apple releases its first foldable screen flagship phone, iPhone Duo. When unfolded, the iPhone Duo is the thinnest iPhone in history and will be equipped with dual cameras. When unfolded, iPhone Duo features a 7.6-inch Super Retina XDR display, which is 50% larger than the iPhone 18 Pro Max. iPhone Duo will support Apple Pencil. The global version of iPhone Duo only supports eSIM.
2. The starting price of Apple iPhone Duo is US$1,999; the starting price in China is 15,999 yuan, and four storage versions are available: 256GB for 15,999 yuan, 512GB for 17,999 yuan, 1TB for 21,499 yuan, and 2TB for 26,499 yuan. The new product will be available for pre-order at 8pm on October 16th and will be officially released on October 23rd.
3. Apple launches iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 and the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299; orders will begin on September 12 and shipping will begin on September 18.
4. Apple releases the A20 Pro chip based on 2nm process technology. The A20 Pro chip will use a six-core CPU, including two "desktop-level" ultra-large cores and four energy-efficiency cores; it will be equipped with seven GPU cores. The A20 chip will be equipped with two neural engines with a total of 32 cores to improve end-side artificial intelligence performance.
5. Apple released AirPods 5, priced starting at US$129, with new open-type active noise reduction; Apple released Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, starting at US$399 and US$799 respectively.
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