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Truist Securities upgraded Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) from neutral to outperform and raised its price target from $81 to $95. Analyst Scott Ciccarelli attributed the upgrade to Best Buy's positioning as a beneficiary of AI-enabled consumer electronics expansion. AI features are rapidly being integrated in

HLB, SPG, and Peptron have each surged more than 50% over the past month on the KOSDAQ, South Korea's secondary stock exchange for small and mid-cap firms. The rally comes even as the KOSPI, Korea's main index, struggles to recover from a historic crash. Regulators tightened rules on leveraged excha

South Korea's KOSPI index rose over 1.8% while the KOSDAQ index fell over 1% during the same trading session. The divergence was driven by individual company earnings results rather than broad market sentiment. Pearl Abyss dropped 14% intraday after reporting a second-quarter earnings shortfall

SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) launched the public beta of Grok Bot on August 11. Each agent is equipped with a dedicated cloud computer that can execute workflows across applications by directly operating user interfaces, without relying on API or MCP access. Core features include cross-conversation memory, parallel collaboration among multiple agents, and workflow learning. SpaceXAI positions it as an AI colleague that works continuously, 24 hours a day. Three Core Features: Memory, Multi-Agent Colla

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an official press release on August 11 announcing that it had invoked emergency administrative authority under the Commodity Exchange Act to order prediction market exchange Kalshi to continue normal operations, effectively overriding New York Attorney General Letitia James’s shutdown lawsuit seeking more than $36 billion in damages. New York Lawsuit: 8 Causes of Action and How the $36 Billion Claim Is Calculated (Source: CFTC) James’s

As of August 2026, AI-assisted stock trading tools for beginners span the full range of functions, from stock-selection research to algorithmic strategy backtesting, and include eight major representative platforms. TrendSpider has launched an AI strategy builder, the MoneyFlare stock trading platform has expanded its beginner features, and Trade Ideas’ core AI features are primarily available through paid plans. Four Core Categories of AI Functions in Stock Trading Based on publicly available t

China Literature Limited (Hong Kong stock code 00772) saw its stock price rise over 5% during morning trading, reaching an intraday high of 21.98 HKD and trading at 21.88 HKD as of 11:40am with turnover exceeding 100 million HKD. The company reported first-half revenue growth of 10% and

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Goliath Ventures Inc. and CEO Christopher Delgado Aug. 11 with operating a crypto Ponzi scheme that allegedly misappropriated customer funds. The CFTC alleges about 1,600 customers

eToro (stock ticker: ETOR) announced on August 12 that it had agreed to acquire U.S. online broker TradeZero for up to $231 million, with the consideration including cash and up to 2.5 million newly issued Class A common shares, subject to customary adjustments. After the acquisition news was announced, ETOR shares fell approximately 10.5% at the close that day, touching a low of $30.11, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.33 billion. Transaction Terms: Up to $231 Million, Including

Global institutional investors reduced their overweight positions in the Korean won in July, according to State Street Market's institutional investor indicator released on the 12th. The selling pressure in won was linked to risk reduction movements in Korean stocks, as investors adjusted positions

Coherent Corp (COHR) dropped 14.24% and Lumentum Holdings (LITE) fell 8.61% in a recent trading session, erasing gains accumulated over the prior two weeks. The declines followed a period of heightened social media attention on optical module stocks, during which Goldman Sachs reportedly projected a

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG, stock ticker: DJT) released its Q2 2026 financial results, reporting a quarterly net loss of $238.1 million, sharply higher than the approximately $20 million loss recorded in the same period of 2025. The increase was mainly driven by unrealized impairment losses on its crypto asset holdings. In the first half of 2026, TMTG’s digital assets generated cumulative unrealized losses of approximately $360.6 million, with most of the impact recognized in Q2. Q2 Ne

Kiwoom Securities analyst Ahn Ye-ha forecasted on August 12 that bond demand through bond ETFs and funds will gradually expand as South Korea's retirement pension market shifts from DB (defined benefit) to DC (defined contribution) and IRP (individual retirement pension) structures, driven by

French football captain Kylian Mbappé was widely portrayed as a “dictator” in online memes during the 2026 World Cup. The meme stemmed from a Marseille kebab shop receiving a legal letter from Mbappé demanding that it stop using his name in food descriptions. In April 2026, the AI-generated song “Kylian Mbappe Dictador” became the primary soundtrack for related memes during the World Cup. Origin of the Mbappé Meme: The March 2024 Marseille Kebab Legal Dispute The “Dictator Mbappé” meme craze can

China’s Cailian Press reported on Aug. 5 that Xiaomi Auto unveiled two range-extended SUVs in the Pengcheng series on July 30: the large seven-seat flagship N90 Max, with a presale price of ¥299.9k, and the large five-seat, all-wheel-drive N70 Max, with a presale price of ¥259.9k. Both models are expected to officially launch in September. Based on the number of stores, combined reservations for the two models are estimated to exceed 100k units. N90 Max ¥299.9k, N70 Max ¥259.9k Xiaomi Auto unvei

Workers aged 55 and older in the United States are leaving the labor market at an accelerating rate, driven by wealth generated from surging US stocks, according to Bank of America Securities analysis published on August 12. The labor force participation rate for this age group fell from 40.3% in

Reuters reported on Aug. 11, citing two people familiar with the matter, that Singapore-based fast-fashion e-commerce company Shein plans to launch its Hong Kong IPO as early as next Wednesday, Aug. 19, and has begun marketing the share offering to investors. Its target valuation is between $30 billion and $40 billion. If it ultimately falls within this range, it would be far below the peak valuation of $98.2 billion reached during its private financing round in 2022—a nearly 70% decline from it

Fundstrat's Mark Newton projects 2026 as a high-volatility, sector-rotation year rather than a single-direction bull or bear market, with late August emerging as a critical inflection point. Newton identifies the S&P 500's potential test of 7800 as completing a five-wave rally structure from

Hal Finney was the first Bitcoin user besides its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. On Aug. 28, 2014, Hal Finney died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and his remains were cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen. As of 2026, they have been preserved for 12 years. Whether Hal Finney was the Bitcoin creator known by the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto” remains a mystery to this day. Hal Finney’s Cryptography Career (Source: Bitcoin Address) According to the article, Hal Finney’s cryptography career can be

Samsung SDI is converting its battery joint venture with General Motors into a wholly-owned subsidiary, with Hana Securities analyst Kim Hyun-soo maintaining a target price of 667,000 won and a BUY rating on '12일' as the company shifts focus to Energy Storage Systems (ESS) production. The