Oil Prices Surge as Houthi Attacks Raise Saudi Supply Fears 
BOJ Flags Import Costs and Yen Shocks as Persistent Inflation Risks 
China Industrial Output Beats Forecasts as Exports Support Growth 
Rosenblatt Starts Nokia at Buy on AI Networking Growth 
Hyundai Delays In-House ADAS, Turns to Nvidia 
Houthis Escalate Saudi Attacks as Red Sea Oil Risks Grow 
Asian Stocks Steady as AI Shares Rebound Ahead of Fed Decision 
Meta’s AI Shopping Push Grows as Agentic Commerce Remains Below 1% 
Gold Prices Steady as Oil Disruptions Boost Fed Rate Hike Bets 
OpenAI Weighs AI Development Slowdown Over Safety Risks 
UK Wage Growth Slows as BoE Rate Decision Looms 
Samsung, SK Hynix Reject KEPCO’s $18.7 Billion Power Funding Plan 
China Home Prices Fall Again as Property Slump Drags on Growth 
Can Europe shake its Russia links for good? 
Gold Prices Fall as Hot U.S. Inflation Boosts Fed Rate Hike Bets 
Add as a preferred source on Google
Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu in downtown Tokyo has apologized and removed signs reading "Japanese only" and "foreigners only" from elevators after it sparked outrage on social media ahead of the 2021 Summer Olympics.
The signs served as anti-COVID-19 precautions.
Tokyo implemented a state of emergency on July 12 due to concerns that an influx of tens of thousands of athletes and officials for the Olympic Games slated from July 23 to August 8 will spread the coronavirus.
Cases are already rising in Tokyo.
The hotel put up the signs on Friday in response to an Olympic games guidance to ensure the guests' movements related to the Games were separated from others staying at the hotel.
