Central Bank of Brazil: Interest rate decision passed unanimously.

The Brazilian Central Bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 10.50%, in line with market expectations.

Venezuelan President Maduro: Venezuelan opposition leader Machado and presidential candidate Gonzalez should be sentenced to 30 years in prison.

An air raid sirens was sounded in Kiev, Ukraine on August 1, local time.

Illinois Governor Jake Pritzker called on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.

Brazilian President Lula called on the Central Bank of Brazil to cut interest rates ahead of its interest rate decision.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O) expects mobile phone shipments to remain flat this year.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O): Progress in PC business exceeded internal targets.

Market news: Families of Boeing (BA.N) plane crash victims asked a US judge to reject their plea agreement.

The average daily active users of Meta Platforms (META.O) APP "family" in Q2 2024 was 3.27 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7%.

Arm (ARM.O) expects second-quarter revenue of $780 million to $830 million, while the market expects $806.2 million; it expects second-quarter operating expenses to be approximately $500 million, while the market expects $472.7 million.

Arm (ARM.O) shares fell 10% in after-hours trading in the U.S.

Arm (ARM.O) maintained its full-year revenue forecast at $3.80 billion to $4.10 billion, while the market expected $4 billion; it maintained its full-year adjusted EPS forecast at $1.45 to $1.65, while the market expected $1.56.

Meta Platforms (META.O) had advertising revenue of US$38.33 billion in the second quarter of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 22%.

Meta Platforms (META.O) had a net profit of US$13.47 billion in Q2 2024, compared with US$7.788 billion in the same period last year and the market expected US$12.38 billion.

Meta Platforms (META.O) expects infrastructure costs to be the main driver of expense growth through 2025.

Meta Platforms (META.O): For the Reality Labs division, we still expect a loss in 2024.

Meta Platforms (META.O): Capital expenditure is expected to increase significantly in 2025.

Meta Platforms (META.O) expects full-year capital expenditures of $37 billion to $40 billion, compared with its previous forecast of $35 billion to $40 billion and market expectations of $37.53 billion.