SB Energy, backed by SoftBank Group and OpenAI, has filed for a US IPO, positioning itself to monetize rising data‑center electricity demand. Regulatory filings show 1H2026 revenue of $139m versus $83m a year earlier, and a net loss of $3.2bn in 1H2026 versus a $216m loss in the prior-year period. The company owns solar and battery storage assets and is developing a 9.2 GW natural‑gas plant in Ohio intended to supply an AI data center as it pivots toward digital infrastructure. OpenAI and SoftBa

NIO (NIO.N) reported a Q2 2026 net loss of 721.6 mln yuan, versus market consensus of 728.0 mln; the company posted a 5.141 bln yuan net loss in the year-ago quarter.

Aug 31 — The China Association of Listed Companies said 5,557 domestic listed firms had filed 1H 2026 results by Aug 31. Aggregate 1H revenue was 37.76 tln yuan, up 7.6% YoY; aggregate net profit was 3.58 tln yuan, up 19.5% YoY, with the net-profit growth rate 16.7 percentage points higher than last year’s full-year pace. In Q2 revenue totaled 19.92 tln yuan and net profit 1.95 tln yuan; YoY growth in both accelerated markedly versus Q1. Seventy-five percent of firms were profitable; 60% reported YoY revenue growth; 40% reported YoY net-profit growth; 2,015 firms posted both revenue and net-profit increases.