Alphabet (GOOGL.O) reported fiscal 2026 Q2 EPS of $9.11.

Shanghai municipal government published its Plan to Accelerate Construction of an International Shipping Center (15th Five‑Year Plan), setting targets through 2030. By 2030 the city aims to have a globally leading hub‑portal capacity for shipping, high‑quality modern shipping services, smart low‑carbon shipping innovation, resilient governance, and materially stronger global shipping resource allocation. The plan commits to building a world‑class container hub and to playing a core leadership role within the Yangtze River Delta port cluster. It also targets an Asia‑Pacific leading aviation hub to drive high‑quality development of the Yangtze River Delta airport cluster. For the cruise sector, Shanghai will implement a “hub port + headquarters port + manufacturing port” model to concentrate international cruise headquarters, expand cruise shipbuilding and supporting industries, and preliminarily establish an Asia‑Pacific cruise economy center by 2030.

Houthis in Yemen said they struck two Saudi oil tankers, ENCELA and LAYLIA, using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones.