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JYP Entertainment stocks declined 24% in the second half of the year, underperforming competitors in the K-pop entertainment sector. The drop followed second-quarter earnings that fell below market expectations, compounded by uncertainty over individual contract renewals for members of TWICE, the co

JYP Entertainment stocks declined 24.62% from July 1 to the previous trading day, closing at 40,100 won on August 20 with a 0.38% gain. The decline followed a second-quarter earnings miss, with revenue of 183.1 billion won

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on the 20th (US Eastern Time) that the United States will implement what he described as the largest coordinated economic isolation in world history targeting Iran, triggering a surge in international oil prices. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for S

Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Family Office completely exited its Broadcom position and opened a $120 million stake in Alphabet during Q2 2026, according to 13F filings. The billionaire macro investor established approximately 336,300 Class A Alphabet shares in the same quarter that Warren

Ethereum broke through a key resistance zone at the 2000.00 level, accelerating its short-term rally and targeting the next resistance at 2400.00. The breakout occurred at the intersection of the round resistance level 2000.00 and the 50% Fibonacci correction of the previous downward impulse wave

Defillama data showed decentralized finance total value locked jumping 9.15% to $83.216 billion on Aug. 20, 2026, as decentralized exchange volume hit $10.886 billion. The surge marked the first time spot DEX volume broke above $10 billion since June 5, coinciding with a broader cryptocurrency

Crypto analyst Ansem predicted that an equal-weighted portfolio consisting of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, and PUMP tokens could yield 3 to 5 times returns within the next two years. The prediction came in a post from Ansem's X account following a significant surge in the cryptocurrency m

Korean company owners and executives increased personal purchases of their own company stocks as the market experienced sharp fluctuations in recent months. According to the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system on the 21st, cases where chairmen, CEOs, and presidents

US semiconductor firms Micron and SanDisk announced expanded shareholder return policies in June and on August 13 respectively, triggering significant stock price increases, while Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix faced criticism for lacking concrete return plans. Micron's Chief

SpaceX (SPCX) saw 319 million shares held by employees and early investors released from trading restrictions on August 20, marking the second tranche of the company's staggered post-IPO lockup expiry schedule. This unlock follows the first tranche on August 6, when more than 911 million shares

SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics stocks rebounded sharply on the 20th following SK Hynix's announcement of a large-scale treasury stock buyback and cancellation program. The rally came after domestic semiconductor large-cap stocks had been shaken by a surge in US long-term Treasury yields. The buyba

Domestic banks in South Korea posted a 0.56% loan delinquency rate at June-end, down 0.11 percentage points from May's 0.67%, according to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). The two-month decline resulted from quarter-end management practices, with banks clearing 5.3 trillion won in

Gold prices rebounded on Thursday morning after the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's manufacturing sector survey for August exceeded expectations, rising to 47.4 from 41.4 in July. The reading marked a five-year high and surpassed economist forecasts of 25.0, driving spot gold to $4,470.09 per ounce d

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, is exploring full banking licenses outside the United States, co-CEO Dave Ripley stated at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026. Ripley said the company is pursuing banking status in other geographies, though he did not specify which

US stock indices fell on May 20 (local time), with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 1.32% to 52,759.21, the S&P 500 declining 0.87% to 7,641.16, and the Nasdaq falling 1.00% to 26,067.16. Treasury yields rose despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments on expanding bond buyback

Binance launched Agent OS, a developer platform enabling artificial intelligence agents to connect with its trading infrastructure and execute crypto trades for users. The platform provides standardized access to Binance trading systems, market data, wallets, payments and on-chain services,

U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds attracted $706 million on Wednesday, led by bitcoin ETFs pulling in $517.19 million — the strongest daily inflow since May 4. Bitcoin crossed $70,000 while ether moved above $2,000, driving institutional demand across both asset classes. Ether ETFs

Ethereum surged approximately 20% in the last 24 hours, climbing above the $2,300 level following Bitcoin's strong movement in the cryptocurrency market. The rise was driven by increased overall market risk appetite and strong inflows into Ethereum ETFs. Real Vision analyst Jamie Coutts noted that E

U.S. Treasury yields climbed sharply in 2026, with the 30-year Treasury yield recently moving above 5.2% and the 10-year yield remaining around 4.7%. The selloff reflects a mix of rising government debt, persistent inflation concerns, heavy bond issuance and weaker demand for long-dated U.S. debt. T

Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Oracle issued nearly $223 billion in bonds as of August 20, according to LSEG. The issuance surge, more than double the amount seen in all of 2025, aims to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout. Krishna Guha, head of economics and central bank