Alibaba (09988.HK): AI applications and model services ARR has exceeded RMB16 bln.

CFIB's August small-business barometer slipped to 57.6 from 58.6 but stayed above the 50 expansion threshold. The survey was conducted before senior US and Canadian officials said a reported trade pact offering tariff relief for Canadian firms was imminent. Respondents plan to raise prices 2.7% this year, unchanged from last month and below April’s 3.2% peak. For the first time since March, more firms cited wages rather than energy as their main input-cost driver.

美國中央司令部：截至8月19日，已迫使65艘商船改道，使3艘船隻失去行動能力，並登臨檢查2艘船隻，以確保其遵守相關要求。