China's retail sales unexpectedly fell in July from a year ago, while the comeback in factory output was slower than forecast amid signs the recovery in the world's second-largest economy remains fragile.
The SEC investigation was prompted by a report from Wolfpack Research in April in which it accused iQiyi of fraud and inflating revenue and user numbers.
There are concerns the U.S.-China tensions could hurt Foxconn's revenue after President Donald Trump issued banned American transactions with Chinese tech firms Tencent and ByteDance.
A Yale spokeswoman responded: "We are proud of Yale's admissions practices, and we will not change them on the basis of such a meritless, hasty accusation."
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the development of vaccines is risky and some may fail. He said spreading the investment in vaccine development among different countries shares the risk of failure and the reward of success.
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that the United Arab Emirates and Israel agreed to establish normal diplomatic relations in a development that will put on pause Israel's efforts to annex parts of the West Bank claimed by Palestinians.
The Turkish lira has depreciated rapidly since the turn of the year, recently notching its weakest ever level against the dollar, but analysts suggest the risks are still skewed to the downside.
Critics of Sweden's controversial coronavirus strategy have called on the country's health officials to put measures in place to prepare for, and prevent, a potential second wave of the virus in the fall.