U.S. equities opened lower on Wednesday, Sept. 9: Dow Jones Industrial Average down 301.93 points, or 0.57%, at 52,484.14; S&P 500 down 21.09 points, or 0.27%, at 7,652.56; Nasdaq Composite down 107.93 points, or 0.41%, at 26,313.48.

Apple is set to unveil its first foldable iPhone at its autumn event on Sep. 9 (US time). Chinese firms are reported to supply some components—UTG (ultra‑thin) glass, hinge parts, MIM precision parts, thermal solutions and FPC—mainly as tier‑2 component suppliers. Due to Apple’s strict supplier confidentiality, most firms do not disclose customers or orders. Investors phoned eight China A‑share suppliers; Furong Technology explicitly said it is not in Apple’s foldable iPhone supply chain; the other firms declined to disclose order details citing client confidentiality.

日本本田汽車週三宣佈投資美國初創企業Niron Magnetics。該公司正在推進無稀土永磁體的商業化。兩家公司均拒絕透露投資金額以及資金具體用途。Niron Magnetics表示，此次投資並不屬於其融資輪的一部分。這家總部位於明尼阿波利斯的初創企業不使用稀土元素而是採用鐵和氮製造永磁體。