CATL's mainland A shares slid further into the close, widening losses to 3%; CATL Hong Kong (03750.HK) down 2.51%.

Treasury Secretary Bessent said secondary sanctions should not be underestimated and are a very powerful tool.

According to The Information, Meta Platforms (META.O) plans to roll out its consumer OpenClaw AI assistant (internal codename Hatch) as soon as the coming weeks and intends to release a new AI model called Watermelon in October. The product is part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s push to monetize Meta’s AI investment and diversify revenue beyond advertising; Meta has previously considered tiered pricing including a premium monthly subscription of up to $199.99 with higher usage allowances. Hatch has been trained to access DoorDash, Etsy, Reddit, Yelp and Outlook.