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Major companies: China Shenhua: Net profit is expected to increase by 6.9%-21.1% year-on-year in the first half of the year. 36 Krypton learned that China Shenhua announced that the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies in the first half of 2026 is expected to be 26.3 billion yuan to 29.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%-21.1%. The change in performance was mainly due to the increase in coal chemical business volume and self-owned railway, port, and shipping business volume, which drove the profit of related businesses to increase year-on-year. China Life: Net profit in the first half of the year is expected to increase by approximately 215%-235% year-on-year. 36 Krypton learned that China Life announced that the net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company in the first half of 2026 is expected to be approximately 128.933 billion yuan to 137.119 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of approximately 215% to 235%. The change in performance is mainly due to the company's continued deepening of asset-liability linkage, optimization of asset allocation, improvement of investment professional capabilities, and achievement of good investment performance. Guangxun Technology: Net profit is expected to increase by 50%-65.15% year-on-year in the first half of the year. 36 Krypton learned that Guangxun Technology announced that the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies in the first half of 2026 is expected to be 559 million yuan-615 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 50%-65.15%. During the reporting period, thanks to the rapid growth in demand for datacom optical modules driven by the global wave of investment in AI computing power, and the increased investment in data center construction by domestic cloud service providers, the company relied on a complete product system to cover all scenarios of data centers and communication networks, effectively supporting the continued improvement of operating performance. Net profit is expected to increase significantly compared with the same period last year. Facebook's parent company plans to build a US$50 billion ultra-large data center in the United States. Meta announced on the 13th that it will significantly expand the scale of its "Hyperion" data center super cluster project in Richland County, Louisiana, the United States. The planned capacity of the project will be increased to 5 gigawatts (GW), and the total investment is expected to exceed US$50 billion. Analysts point out that driven by the investment boom in artificial intelligence (AI), Meta and technology giants such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are accelerating the deployment of computing infrastructure around the world. (Sina Finance) Ganfeng Lithium Industry: Net profit in the first half of the year is expected to be 3.65 billion yuan – 4.6 billion yuan