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According to Yonhapinfomax, Tim Cook stepped down as Apple CEO on September 1 after leading the company for 15 years, replaced by John Ternus, the senior vice president of hardware engineering. Ternus, 51, has spent 25 years at Apple since 2001, overseeing design of key hardware products from iPad to Mac and leading the transition to Apple silicon chips. He is widely regarded internally and by analysts as a "product perfectionist" known for meticulous attention to detail. Market reaction has bee

According to SK Securities analyst Lee Dong-joo, SFA Semiconductor expects a turnaround starting in Q4 2026, with 2027 operating profit projected at 78.5 billion won, as Samsung Electronics expands DDR5 outsourcing following equipment relocation from its Onyang facility. The semiconductor packaging and testing contractor, a key supplier to Samsung, is positioned to benefit from increased orders as Samsung restructures production lines to prioritize high-bandwidth memory (HBM) capacity. The compa

According to CNBC, on Monday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent defended the Treasury Department's expanded U.S. Treasury buyback program and publicly rebutted criticism from billionaire investor and former mentor Soros. Bessent stated that U.S. Treasuries have been the best-performing major bond market since Trump took office, and dismissed Soros's argument that the program amounts to market manipulation, saying Soros "frequently changes his mind and dislikes losing money." Soros, in an op-ed in

According to Guru Club, investment firm Dragoneer plans to raise $2 billion on September 1 for a new fund by leveraging its holdings in OpenAI, SpaceX, and other assets. The fund aims to support long-term ownership of the existing portfolio.

According to CNBC, on August 31, Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) CEO Jenny Harrington purchased additional shares of the HVAC specialist, citing surging demand for data center cooling systems. Last quarter, the company's data center-related orders jumped over 300% compared to the same period last year. Harrington noted that as hyperscalers deploy high-performance chips, equipment cooling becomes increasingly critical. The company expects approximately $2 billion in free cash flow for the year, while

According to AP, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushed for coordinated international efforts to economically isolate Iran during the G20 meeting on August 31. Bessent told reporters that Iran's economy could collapse within "weeks or a few months" and that the U.S. aims to force the regime to "come to its senses." The EU backed the move with full support, though China remains the key variable as Iran's largest trading partner and crude oil buyer. Separately, Bessent signaled that Japan's

According to Daishin Securities analyst Kim Ah-young, Justmem (417840) is projected to achieve operating profits of 50 billion won in 2027, driven by expanded adoption of its second-generation JFS humidity control solution among major chipmakers including Samsung and Micron, alongside the startup of new semiconductor fabrication plants. JFS quarterly revenue grew from 2.89 billion won in Q1 2026 to 3.21 billion won in Q2, representing 11.3% of total semiconductor division revenue. Samsung has su

According to Oxford Economics, Canada's planned retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, set to take effect on September 8, may protect certain domestic manufacturers but will raise costs and worsen conditions for most industries. The counteroffensive tariffs cover goods worth approximately CAD 27.5 billion (USD 19.8 billion) in annual trade. Oxford economists Tony Stiles and Michael Davenport stated that while the new tariffs will benefit some sectors, they will harm the majority and dampen national

According to the British Retail Consortium, the UK Store Price Index rose to 1.5% year-over-year in August, up from 0.90% in the prior period.

Australia's manufacturing PMI for August came in at 52 in its final reading, unchanged from the previous month's 52, according to S&P Global.

According to ChainCatcher, Dialectic Meccanico plans to launch Starloop, a Makina-based onchain vault on Base, in September 2026. The vault will enable tokenized SpaceX exposure holders to deposit positions. Deposits are used as collateral to borrow USDC and deploy to approved onchain opportunities, with net yields flowing back to depositors while preserving underlying asset exposure.

According to Chainalysis, North Korea's Lazarus Group has stolen an estimated $6.75 billion in cryptocurrency since 2017, making it the largest state-sponsored crypto theft operation globally. The group accounted for 60% of the $3.4 billion in cryptocurrency stolen worldwide from January through December 2025. The February 2025 Bybit exchange hack yielded $1.5 billion, the largest individual cryptocurrency heist ever recorded. Bybit filed a lawsuit against North Korea and the Lazarus Group in Au

The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Monday, September 1, that it has integrated Starshield AI's government version of Grok and OpenAI's ChatGPT into non-classified military operations. The new AI assistants will provide personnel with advanced features including deep reasoning, adaptive reasoning modes (auto, fast, and expert), customizable workspaces, persistent projects, and reusable scripts for institutional knowledge capture and scaling. The Pentagon stated the tools will help joint

According to crypto commentator @SolanaFloor, DefiDevCorp, Solana's treasury company, is planning to raise up to $20 million through an offering of CHAD Stock. The offering will provide a 13% annual dividend paid daily to shareholders. The funds raised will be directed toward acquiring additional $SOL tokens to strengthen Solana's financial position.

According to Kpler data tracked by Bloomberg, Venezuela's crude oil exports rebounded in August, averaging 1.114 million barrels per day, up 28% from July, according to shipping reports and vessel tracking data. Crude shipments to India more than doubled during the same period.

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT received six enterprise proposals for its "AI for All" public AI initiative, with final vendor selection set for the end of August. The government project aims to build universal AI chatbots and public AI agents based on domestically developed models, with deployment planned this year and phased upgrades starting next year to enable "one AI agent per citizen" for asset management, learning coaching, and retirement planning. P

According to Shanghai Securities News, leading lithium materials companies posted explosive earnings growth in the first half of 2026. Tianqi Lithium saw earnings surge 49 times, Hunan Yupower grew 8.5 times, and Tianshi Materials jumped 9.7 times, with operating cash flows improving in parallel across carbonate lithium, lithium iron phosphate, hexafluorophosphate lithium, and electrolyte segments. Growth was fueled by surging energy storage battery demand that drove lithium materials prices sha

According to Fox News, the U.S. military struck Iran last night, Vice President Vance announced. No additional details were provided by the official.

According to ChainCatcher, Peach Bitcoin suspended its non-KYC custodial mode effective September 1, 2026, as Swiss regulators seek to review the platform's compliance framework, which has operated since 2022. The platform will temporarily transition to non-custodial mode during the appeal period. Under the interim arrangement, only KYC-verified users, those manually whitelisted, or users meeting transaction history requirements can list sell orders; unverified sellers are limited to one concurr

According to SPDR Gold Trust data, the world's largest gold ETF maintained holdings at 1,042.357 tons as of August 28, unchanged from the previous trading day.