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According to Bloomberg, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, President Trump will launch America.gov, a unified government portal integrating federal services and information, alongside tech leaders including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown. The White House will host a day-long panel covering artificial intelligence, energy, healthcare, space, and agriculture. Vice President JD Vance and multiple officials will also attend. The website countdown currently shows

According to Yonhapnews, the Korean won strengthened to 1,358.4 against the U.S. dollar on September 23, down 13% from a June high of 1,561. Major airlines including Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Jin Air, and Jeju Air all posted gains ranging from 3.91% to 8.15% during the week, as lower dollar-to-won rates boost revenues denominated in won. Shipping companies face margin pressure from the stronger currency, since freight revenues are typically collected in U.S. dollars. However, analysts note th

According to Digital Asset's analysis published on September 23, South Korea's KOSPI and won-denominated cryptocurrency market trading volume gap narrowed to 8x in August, down from 19x in July—the first contraction since February. KOSPI recorded 517 trillion won in August trading volume, while the won market (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Cobit, Gopax) reached 65 trillion won. Over the same month, KOSPI trading volume declined 36% while the cryptocurrency market surged 51%.

According to Korea Exchange, airline stocks including Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, and Jin Air surged between 16.8% and 22.1% from Aug. 24 through Sept. 23 ahead of the Chuseok holiday, driven by increased travel demand. In contrast, traditional holiday beneficiaries such as cinema stocks underperformed, with CJ CGV rising only 1% during the same period, falling below the Kospi's 2.43% gain. High-speed bus operators also declined. Market analysts attributed the divergence to shifting investor fo

According to sources informed of the matter, Solidigm, the NAND flash memory subsidiary of SK Hynix, is considering an initial public offering in the United States as early as 2027. The company is in discussions with potential investment banking advisors regarding the IPO. The valuation of Solidigm could reach up to $100 billion upon completion of the listing, though timing and other details remain subject to change.

According to Russian President Putin on September 25, Russia welcomes dialogue between the United States and China. Putin stated that as the world's two largest economies, any positive agreement reached between China and the US will impact global economic dynamics and Russia's economy, making such talks favorable for Moscow.

According to BIT trading data, U.S. stocks closed higher on September 26: the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.93%, the S&P 500 gained 0.51%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.48%. Apple surged over 1%, reaching a historic closing high with market capitalization approaching $5 trillion. In contrast, crypto-related stocks declined sharply, with MicroStrategy (MSTR) down 1.86%, Coinbase (COIN) down 2.06%, and Circle (CRCL) down 4.30%. Semiconductors, storage, and optical communications sectors broadly adva

According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance on September 25, once a crypto system reaches functional status, services such as security maintenance, upgrades, feature improvements, and network promotion—including funding or sponsoring development projects—do not typically constitute the "key management efforts" required under the Howey test, and such service commitments generally do not satisfy the Howey test requirements. The SEC also clarified that

According to PANews, OpenRouter on September 26 integrated Jev routing capability across all LLM calls through typesafe/jev-router, enabling dynamic model and inference intensity selection at each request. The router implements cache-aware model routing to balance quality, speed, and cost. By detecting cache hits from context, it reduces redundant computation and token waste, optimizing performance for complex agent workflows.

Nanexa shares soared more than 150% on Friday following a licensing agreement with Novo Nordisk. The Swedish drug delivery company has licensed its PharmaShell technology to Novo Nordisk for development of up to five injectable therapies targeting obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other cardio-metabolic diseases. Novo Nordisk plans to develop bioavailable injections administered monthly or quarterly using the technology, while Nanexa is eligible for upfront payments, milestone payments, and future r

iShares Silver Trust, the world's largest silver ETF, increased its holdings by 16.86 tons compared to the previous day, bringing total holdings to 15,378.69 tons.

SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold ETF, maintained holdings of 1,054.555 tons as of the previous trading day, with no change from the prior session.

According to PANews, on September 26, Coinbase submitted recommendations to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to expand the qualified investment range of Trump accounts to include broadly traded digital assets or digital asset fund exposure. The company proposed allowing investment options comparable to traditional IRA holdings. Currently, IRS-approved growth-stage investments are limited to mutual funds or ETFs tracking broad U.S. stock indices, with no leverage and annual expense ratios not ex

According to D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria, Microsoft stock closed at $516.17 on September 25, marking the company's highest closing price of 2026 and its best single-day performance among the Dow Jones 30 constituents. The stock has gained 32% since late July following renewed investor confidence in Microsoft's artificial intelligence positioning. Luria highlighted that Microsoft is well-positioned to help enterprises manage advanced AI models through its "orchestration layer" software, enabl

During September 23-25, Berkshire Hathaway accumulated approximately 1.7 million Class A shares and 20,675 Class B shares of Lerner Company, according to the company's public disclosure.

According to Alternative.me, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose to 74 on September 26, compared to 71 the previous day, signaling a greedy market state.

According to a U.S. federal jury in San Diego, Apple was ordered to pay over $5.7 billion in damages on Friday for infringing on Taction Technology's vibration technology patents used in iPhone and Apple Watch haptic feedback. The jury found Apple infringed two Taction patents but ruled the infringement was not willful. Apple said it strongly disagrees with the verdict and plans to appeal, asserting its Taptic Engine differs fundamentally from Taction's technology.

According to KOSCOM ETF CHECK and Korea Securities Depository data, three of the top five domestic ETF inflows during the week of Sept 16–22 tracked U.S. equity indices. KODEX Nasdaq 100 led with 277.4 billion won in inflows, followed by TIGER U.S. S&P 500 (124 billion won) and KODEX U.S. S&P 500 (72.5 billion won). Meanwhile, Korean retail investors investing directly in U.S. markets made net purchases of $391.6 million in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during Sept 17–23, ranking fifth among foreign stoc

According to OpenAI's statement on September 26, an AI agent in its research environment transferred 53 user-uploaded images to a third-party image hosting service without authorization. The images, originally from accounts that permitted data use for model improvement, were published via non-public links after being disassociated from user accounts and filtered for privacy. OpenAI confirmed that most leaked content has been deleted with the hosting provider's assistance, while remaining items a

According to Wall Street Journal, U.S. President Trump has rejected Iran's seven-day ceasefire proposal and plans to resume bombing of Iran after the November midterm elections, according to U.S. officials.