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July 22 – According to South Korean media outlet JoongAng Ilbo, SK Hynix (SKHY.O) is in talks with Intel (INTC.O) to acquire the latters large semiconductor campus in Ohio, USA, with the goal of starting front-end production of memory chips there within five years. It is understood that SK Hynix is currently conducting internal evaluations and fulfilling government approval procedures for the acquisition; the specific acquisition price and timeline are still being coordinated. If the deal goes through, SK Hynix will be able to meet the US governments requirements for domestic production, while also providing assistance to Intel, which is facing financial difficulties, helping its struggling foundry business to overcome its challenges.According to Axios, US lawmakers have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate Truth Social, a subsidiary of Trump Media Technology Group (DJT.O), for its plans to commercialize access to its data. This comes after reports that the groups "Truth API," scheduled to launch on August 1, would provide real-time access to public posts from the platforms top ten most popular accounts.Vale (VALE.N) reported second-quarter iron ore production of 84.3 million tons, compared to Visible Alphas forecast of 82.2 million tons. Second-quarter iron ore sales were 79.7 million tons, while Visible Alphas estimate was 78.2 million tons.The Kuwaiti military stated that its air defense system is currently intercepting Iranian drones.July 22 - Early on the morning of July 22 local time, the Central Command of Irans Hatem Anbia issued a statement saying that the United States threatened to attack Irans nuclear facilities and sensitive centers. If the US military takes such action, Iran will regard it as an expansion of regional war, and all interests of the United States and its allies in the region will become the target of strong strikes by the Iranian armed forces.
