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U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth: Met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday. We reaffirmed the strength of our defense partnership and our commitment to advancing our shared security interests.

According to Axio: U.S. President Trump met with the Saudi Defense Minister on Wednesday local time, U.S. officials said.

Polish Armed Forces: Poland has taken fighter jets into the air for protective reasons due to Russian air strikes in Ukraine.

[U.S. military confirms attack on Iran] U.S. Central Command: The U.S. military will launch an attack on Iran at 8 pm Eastern Time today. These strikes were a forceful response to yesterday's Iranian attempt to attack U.S. troops in the Middle East.

NI225's increase expanded to 1%.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index opened down 22.50 points, or 0.25%, at 9016.10 on Thursday, July 30.

Ukrainian officials: One person was killed in a Russian airstrike on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

A Ukrainian Interior Ministry advisor stated that Russia has launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine, targeting multiple cities, including Kyiv. Cruise missile strikes are expected soon.

Market news: Intel (INTC.O) has provided access to some technology to startup Rosaic Labs, whose CEO is a co-investor of Intel's CEO in other companies.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Islands area.

President Trump: Does anyone know how much money and prestige the U.S. Supreme Court’s negative rulings on birthright citizenship and tariffs have cost our country? The answer is, trillions, trillions of dollars!

Microsoft (MSFT.O): Operating expenses are expected to be between US$16.8 billion and US$16.9 billion in the first fiscal quarter; revenue from Azure and other cloud services will increase by approximately 45% at fixed exchange rates.

Microsoft (MSFT.O): Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $175 billion in calendar year 2026.

Microsoft (MSFT.O) announced a series of financial guidance, and U.S. stocks rose by 8% after the bell.

Microsoft (MSFT.O): It expects first-quarter personal computing revenue to be between $12.2 billion and $12.7 billion.

Microsoft (MSFT.O): Operating expenses are expected to grow at a mid-to-high single-digit rate in fiscal year 2027.

Microsoft (MSFT.O): Total revenue is expected to achieve double-digit growth in fiscal 2027.

Microsoft (MSFT.O): Expects first-quarter capital expenditures to exceed $50 billion.

Microsoft (MSFT.O): Revenue growth from Azure and other cloud services is expected to accelerate in the first half of fiscal 2027 compared with the second half of fiscal 2026.

Microsoft (MSFT.O): Intelligent cloud revenue is expected to be between US$40.95 billion and US$41.25 billion in the first fiscal quarter.