Nikkei reports Japan’s Green Transformation Acceleration Agency (GX) has committed JPY20 bln (~$125m) in public‑private funding to two startups—Kyoto Fusion Engineering and JEPLAN—focused on nuclear fusion and plastic recycling. The move is part of a broader government plan to mobilize JPY370 tln (over $2.3 tln) of public and private capital across 17 strategic sectors by fiscal 2040 under Prime Minister Takaichi’s growth and decarbonization agenda. Details of the two investments are expected so

WTI原油回落至85美元/桶下方，日內跌1.52%；布倫特原油失守91美元/桶，日內跌幅1.52%。

Liqi Intelligent said in its Aug. 23 semiannual report 1H2026 revenue was 1.278 bln yuan, up 7.46% YoY, while net profit attributable to shareholders was 118 mln yuan, down 21.13% YoY; basic EPS was 0.30 yuan. The company proposes a cash dividend of 1.5 yuan per 10 shares (tax included). Management said system products have long delivery-to-acceptance cycles and revenue recognized in the period came mainly from system orders signed earlier during a downturn and weak recovery in the lithium battery sector; those orders carried relatively low gross margins, contributing to revenue growth but lower net profit. New orders in 1H were about 1.8 bln yuan and backlog exceeded 6.4 bln yuan at the period end.