Analysts Maya Prakash and Matthew Boesler say technology and finance have been the main drag on recent US labor demand, averaging a combined decline of 28,000 jobs per month so far this year. They add AI may be a factor — tech firms are increasingly citing AI as a reason for layoffs — and recent US nonfarm payroll gains would have been stronger without losses in these two sectors.

At a July 2 briefing reporters cited Lai Ching‑te's allegation that "China has weaponized agricultural products," using import bans and higher tariffs, and that Taiwan's agricultural exports to China fell from 20.5% in 2015 to 11.5% in 2025, with the US and Japan now the top two markets. State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian rejected the accusation, saying the mainland remains an important market for Taiwan agricultural exports and will adopt a series of measures to help Taiwan farmers and fishers expand sales in the mainland, open channels and raise incomes.

特斯拉(TSLA.O)：第二季度部署了13.5吉瓦時的能源儲存產品。