China Securities Association data show 150 brokerages posted CNY329.81 bln in revenue and CNY138.66 bln in net profit in 1H 2026. CITIC Securities and Guotai Haitong together generated CNY96.9 bln of revenue (29.38% of the industry) and CNY44.9 bln of net profit (32.4%). The top 10 firms accounted for 75.23% of industry revenue, 83.37% of net profit and 74% of assets. Guosen Securities says brokerage earnings are likely to remain highly buoyant, driven by structural optimisation of proprietary i

With Israel’s election approaching, Aron-Lee Green, co-director and founder of Palestinian-Jewish group Standing Together, told Al Jazeera no one in government is prepared to push back against far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s extreme policies. Politicians are "competing to see who is more extreme, who can win more right-wing voters," Green said, adding many opposition figures are not breaking with anti-Palestinian policies and are instead vying with the ruling right over "who is more right-wing." Green accused Ben-Gvir of arguing that "more deaths, more blood and more abuse" will bring security to Israeli Jews and said "he is lying; this will only bring more violence."

Israel's public broadcaster Kan, citing security sources, said the IDF's redeployment plan, named "Grey Line", will set up operational bases; the IDF's withdrawal plan has not yet received political approval.