After decades of winning over Chinese buyers with its German engineering, Mercedes-Benz sold only 1,153 units in China in the first half of 2026, a fraction of the more than 80,000 similarly priced SU7 sedans Xiaomi delivered in the period. The performance echoes the challenges BMW, Volkswagen and Porsche face in China, where they all reported second-quarter sales declines of at least 30%, worse than the overall market’s drop. Bloomberg’s William Wilkes reports.
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Get a jump start on the US trading day with David Gura and Vonnie Quinn on “Bloomberg Open Interest.” The AI money machine keeps rolling as Intel, Nvidia and Anthropic line up billions. Meanwhile, oil erases earlier gains as Pakistan signals optimism over a US-Iran deal. And an inflation test looms as investors brace for key data that could shape the Federal Reserve’s next move. Plus, Peter Beck, Rocket Lab founder, president and CEO, says the company is pushing hard to launch its Neutron rocket for the first time this year.

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David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on “Bloomberg Money.” They discuss how biased information influences investor behavior.
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Craig Stevenson, CEO of Gotham Greens, addressed the ongoing concerns over food safety amid recent recalls linked to salmonella in jalapenos and the widespread Cyclospora outbreak affecting thousands in the U.S. He noted a temporary decline in consumer demand for greens as news of outbreaks circulates, but emphasized that consumer interest in salads remains strong. He speaks with David Gura & Isabelle Lee on “The Close.”
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Peter Beck, Rocket Lab Corp. founder, president and CEO, says the company is pushing hard and intends to launch its Neutron rocket for the first time this year. Beck says investors should not be focused on just the rocket’s first flight. Beck speaks on “Bloomberg Open Interest.”
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