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Saint-Gobain CEO Benoit Bazin tells Bloomberg Television that labor bottlenecks are limiting data center build-out in North America, a development that's coming to Europe. Saint-Gobain manufactures glass products and construction materials.

Ifo President Clemens Fuest discusses the institute's latest survey results which indicated a modest rise in German business confidence for June, easing worries about the knock-on effects of the Iran war on Europe's largest economy. "There's this combination of structural factors and macroeconomic shocks hitting the German economy, meaning it will take time to recover," Fuest tells Bloomberg Television.

JPMorgan Global Research Chair Joyce Chang discusses the outlook for technology stocks, explaining why she thinks the AI capex-beneficiary story "remains one that's still very much intact." Speaking on Bloomberg Television, Chang says retail flows indicate "there is still a sentiment to buy the dips."

UBS Chief European Equity Strategist and Head of Derivates Gerry Fowler discusses the factors behind the tech selloff and where he sees value in markets. "You're going to get volatility this isn't the first time we've seen this," Fowler tells Bloomberg Television. "It's an artifice of market structure that I suspect is not going away."

Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Matrix Composites & Engineering (ASX:MCE) secured a $34 million contract to manufacture and supply subsea components for an international energy project.

Huang Yiping, a member of the monetary policy committee at the People's Bank of China, says he sees a potential rate cut this year. He joined Bloomberg's Minmin Low on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Dalian and appeared on Insight with Haslinda Amin.

Tuya Smart, an AI cloud and IoT platform provider, says growth remains strong despite slowing consumer appliance demand in China. Co-founder and COO, Alex Young, joined Bloomberg's Minmin Low on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Dalian and appeared on Insight with Haslinda Amin.

McKinsey Greater China Chairman, Joe Ngai, says China's "Opportunity 2.0" narrative is gaining prominence as innovation, consumption, and advanced manufacturing reshape its growth outlook. He joined Bloomberg's Minmin Low on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Dalian and appeared on Insight with Haslinda Amin.

Australia's Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) executed an agreement to invest US$2.3 million in a multi-year project in the United States.

Sprintex (ASX:SIX) signed a three-year exclusive distribution agreement in Taiwan with a minimum $1.7 million annual purchase requirement.

Coppermoly (ASX:COY) commenced geophysical survey and geochemical sampling programmes across four targets south of Cloncurry, Queensland.