Flash News Archive — 2026-w36

China's factory activity edges toward recovery in August. China's official manufacturing PMI rose to 49.8 in August from July's 49.2, still below the 50-point expansion threshold but the strongest reading since spring, as export orders held up despite global trade friction. The Shanghai Composite climbed 0.86% to 3,986 points on the data, led by coal and banking shares, while Beijing rolled out fresh measures to support the property market. (Reuters)

Beijing investor CPE buys 164-year-old Swiss outdoor brand Mammut. CPE, the Beijing-based alternative asset manager behind Pop Mart and Laopu Gold, has agreed to acquire Mammut Sports Group from European private equity firm Jacobs Capital in a deal reportedly valued at up to €500 million. CPE plans to keep Mammut's Swiss headquarters and management team in place while accelerating the brand's expansion across Asia and North America. (WWD)

China's summer box office closes above 12.4 billion yuan. Mainland China's 2026 summer film season (June 1 to August 31) generated roughly 12.485 billion yuan in ticket sales, up 4.4% year on year, with admissions rising 5.6% to 339 million, according to data platform Dengta. Male viewers and audiences over 35 both grew as a share of the box office compared with last year. (China News Service)

Trump unveils “biggest oil deal in history” with Venezuela. The US has secured majority control of a new joint venture holding 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves under a 25-year arrangement announced over the weekend, with Washington taking a 55% stake and rights to buy crude at cost. The deal targets initial production above 1.5 million barrels a day and is expected to generate roughly $200 billion for Venezuela's treasury. (NPR)

OpenAI cuts off Cursor after Elon Musk's SpaceX buys the coding startup. OpenAI says it will end Cursor's direct access to its AI models on November 12, following SpaceX's $60 billion acquisition of the popular AI coding tool this month. OpenAI cited concerns that Musk's companies have a history of violating contract terms; Cursor says OpenAI models account for only about 5% of its user traffic, and rival Anthropic has pledged more compute to support Claude inside Cursor. (CNBC)

Venice Film Festival opens with a Golden Lion for George Clooney. The 83rd Venice International Film Festival kicks off September 2 with Danny Boyle's Rupert Murdoch drama “Ink” as its opening film, while George Clooney will receive the festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, presented by longtime collaborator Laura Dern. Maggie Gyllenhaal heads the main competition jury, which also includes filmmakers Xavier Giannoli and Johnnie To. (Variety)

中国8月官方制造业PMI回升至49.8中国国家统计局数据显示，8月官方制造业采购经理指数为49.8，较7月的49.2有所回升，为今年以来较高水平，但仍处于50荣枯线以下；出口订单在外部贸易摩擦背景下保持韧性。受此提振，上证综指当日上涨0.86%，报3986点，煤炭、银行股领涨，官方同时推出楼市支持新举措。——路透社

北京资本CPE收购百年瑞士户外品牌猛犸象泡泡玛特、老铺黄金背后的投资方、北京另类资产管理公司CPE源峰宣布从欧洲私募机构Jacobs Capital手中收购瑞士户外品牌Mammut（猛犸象），交易金额据报最高达5亿欧元。CPE计划保留Mammut瑞士总部及现有管理团队，并加速品牌在亚洲及北美市场的扩张。——《女装日报》(WWD)

中国内地暑期档票房收官 同比增长4.4%据灯塔专业版数据，2026年中国内地电影暑期档（6月1日至8月31日）总票房约124.85亿元，同比增长4.4%，观影人次3.39亿，同比增长5.6%。今年男性观众及35岁以上观众占比均较去年提升。——中新网

特朗普宣布与委内瑞拉达成“史上最大石油协议”美国政府宣布在一项新协议中取得委内瑞拉一处合资企业的多数控制权，该合资企业掌握650亿桶石油储量，协议期限25年，美方持股55%并享有成本价购油权益。协议初期目标日产原油150万桶以上，预计将为委内瑞拉国库带来约2000亿美元收入。——美国国家公共电台(NPR)

SpaceX收购Cursor后 OpenAI宣布断供AI模型OpenAI表示，将于11月12日终止编程工具Cursor对其AI模型的直接访问权限，此前埃隆·马斯克旗下SpaceX以600亿美元收购了这家热门AI编程初创公司。OpenAI称此举是因为马斯克旗下公司此前有违反合同条款的先例；Cursor方面回应称OpenAI模型仅占其用户流量的约5%，而Anthropic已表态将增加算力以支持Claude在Cursor中的应用。——CNBC

威尼斯电影节开幕 乔治·克鲁尼获终身成就金狮奖第83届威尼斯国际电影节将于9月2日开幕，丹尼·博伊尔执导、讲述鲁伯特·默多克早年经历的《墨》（Ink）担任开幕影片；乔治·克鲁尼将获颁终身成就金狮奖，由长期合作者劳拉·邓恩颁奖。玛姬·吉伦哈尔担任主竞赛单元评审团主席，评委还包括导演泽维尔·吉亚诺利、杜琪峰等。——《综艺》(Variety)