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The IMF kept its global growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027 unchanged, but warned that energy shocks, stalled disinflation and financial repricing are widening differences between economies.
The People’s Bank of China says it will conduct 2.1 trillion yuan in overnight reverse-repurchase operations from July 29 through August 3 to meet short-term banking-system liquidity needs.
AppLovin shares fell 19.7% after the AI and digital-advertising company reported mixed second-quarter results and a revenue shortfall relative to expectations.
Eligible landowners can ask USDA to increase the base acres tied to federal farm-safety-net programs during a review period running June 1 through Aug. 31, 2026.
The Justice Department says it has resumed a targeted Hart-Scott-Rodino review process that focuses resources on mergers raising substantial competitive concerns, while preserving scrutiny of potentially anticompetitive deals.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau updated its national consumer-credit dashboards on July 22, adding data on auto loans, credit cards, mortgages and student loans while cautioning that the information reflects records from one nationwide reporting agency.
A judge extended a restraining order affecting Paramount’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, keeping the deal under court and regulatory pressure.
The Federal Reserve’s July report to Congress said inflation rose notably in recent months, while the economy continued to expand and the labor market remained broadly stable.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release its July employment report Aug. 7, with expectations for nearly 100,000 new jobs and continued difficulty for younger and unemployed workers.
Rensselaer project sponsors can submit downtown revitalization proposals beginning July 17, 2026, during an approximately six-week application period that includes public workshops and planning meetings.
A $400,000 federal Community Development Block Grant will support infrastructure for CPT America’s planned $163 million automotive-supplier plant in Tuskegee.
Headwaters Site Development is targeting land south of Lake Graham for the proposed Project Saltworks campus, but no final city or county approval is established.
The funding will support rail, water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure upgrades at the former Holding Point site in the Village of Horseheads.
Beckham Increment District No. 1 reached its scheduled June 30, 2026 expiration, but the available records do not confirm what happens next.
The Town of Oakland announced a new Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program on July 1, while a separate July 8 notice sought residents for two town boards.
A June 21 report identified Cooper University Health Care’s planned $300 million Blackwood campus as a major medical-mall development, but key project details remain unconfirmed.
Merrell Bros. plans a $16.5 million Kokomo headquarters expansion, adding 40,000 square feet and at least 35 high-wage jobs by the end of 2028.
Saronic Technologies announced plans July 16, 2026, for an autonomous-shipbuilding and advanced-manufacturing operation at the Port of Brownsville.
Vorbeck Materials finalized a $6.6 million Defense Logistics Agency contract tied to PFAS-free firefighting-foam technology at its Grand Forks facility.
A Michigan Strategic Fund approval includes FANUC’s Pontiac expansion, which will add manufacturing and logistics capacity as part of 553 expected regional jobs.
The Port of Tacoma approved a lease for a new cold-storage facility that could support up to 400 jobs, though key project details remain undisclosed.
OPEC+ agreed on August 2 to raise its combined production target by about 188,000 barrels per day from September, completing the rollback of a larger voluntary cut announced in 2023.
