• Wang Jian, above, the co-founder and co-chairman of the Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, fell to his death while sightseeing in France. His death is a blow to HNA, which is trying to tame its debt of more than $90 billion.

• Many tech workers are forcing their employers to reconsider how their products are used by the U.S. government. Our tech columnist asks when employees will rise up at Twitter.

• Major oil-producing countries said they would curb prices by increasing production. So why has the price of Brent crude risen more than 20 percent this year, to $78 per barrel?

• Fear of Silicon Valley helped drive the announcement of a record $2.5 trillion in mergers so far this year. Despite trade tensions, more than $1 trillion of that came from cross-border deals, though it may be too early for the rancor over trade to stymie deal-making.

• U.S. markets were closed for Independence Day. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.