Naftogaz said a Russian strike severely damaged a thermal power plant in Kherson, causing a total loss of its electricity generation capacity.

Qantas Group reported on July 27 that FY2026 results to June 30 were hit by higher fuel costs linked to the Middle East conflict: pre-tax profit fell 13.8% YoY to AUD2.06bn (≈USD1.47bn) and net profit fell over 19% to AUD1.29bn (≈USD0.92bn). CEO Vanessa Hudson said fuel costs increased by AUD610m due to the fighting.

The State Administration for Market Regulation reported China’s corporate credit index at 158.87 in July, down 2.35 points MoM from June — a phase pullback from recent highs but still showing credit resilience and a stable nationwide corporate credit base. The drop was driven by more firms newly added to the abnormal-operations list, weighing on the regulatory sub-index. Credit repair accelerated: removals from the abnormal list rose while regulatory activity remained elevated; business deregistrations fell MoM and firms’ survival intent strengthened, leaving the underlying improvement in corporate credit intact. By industry, the top five credit rankings were finance; electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply; residential services and repairs; water conservancy, environment and public facilities management; and manufacturing. Industry indices broadly stabilized; mining rose countertrend, and agriculture/forestry/animal husbandry/fishery hit a YTD high.