雪佛龙(CVX.N)涨1.5%，二季度利润超预期。

The Wall Street Journal reports multiple banks are negotiating a USD 15 bln loan to a data-center developer partnered with ANTHROPIC; Google will provide financial guarantees and chip support.

At a July 31 regular briefing, China’s foreign ministry said it supports Chinese firms conducting international cooperation on a market basis, that such cooperation should be mutually beneficial, and that it hopes other countries provide a fair, non-discriminatory business environment. For specifics on China-EU economic cooperation it referred questions to the relevant Chinese authorities.