YONHAP reported July 23 that a special investigation team of police and prosecutors raided the National Election Commission headquarters and its branches. Authorities say evidence suggests some commission staff allegedly manipulated data to hide errors in reported turnout for the June 3 local elections; the raids follow an ongoing probe into ballot shortages during the polls and mark a new development in the investigation.

意大利经济部长：我们预计政府在四月提出的增长前景不会发生变化。

The SEC approved a Nasdaq rule change to accelerate removal of weak issuers: Nasdaq-listed securities with market value below $5 million for 30 consecutive days will face immediate suspension and delisting with limited appeal rights. The tighter threshold is aimed at microcap and penny-stock markets amid regulator concerns over sharp volatility and manipulation, including tech-enabled pump-and-dump schemes. The SEC said low-priced, low-market-cap stocks require less capital to manipulate and are therefore more susceptible to manipulation and extreme swings.