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US President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum on May 13 (local time) allowing foreign shipbuilders that invest in US facilities to build up to 2 US Navy vessels in their home countries, prompting Hanwha Ocean stocks to rise 5.62% to 95,800 won on May 15. The policy targets

US stocks declined on May 14 (local time) as weak consumer indicators heightened economic slowdown concerns, while international oil prices rose on fears of a Strait of Hormuz blockade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 107.58

Nvidia disclosed Friday that its stake in Elon Musk's SpaceX was worth about $21 billion at the end of the second quarter. The chipmaker said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it owns 122.8 million Class A shares in the rocket maker, which held its public market debut in

FinCEN operates as the primary federal regulator for cryptocurrency anti-money laundering compliance in the United States, classifying exchanges and custodial wallet providers as money services businesses under the Bank Secrecy Act. OKX paid $504 million to the U.S. Department of Justice in

Gen Z traders on Binance allocated 25% of their equity trading volume to exchange-traded funds in early August, according to Binance Research. ETFs accounted for 21.9% of Gen Z net equity inflows in July, up from 18.5% in June, while individual stock allocations fell to 74.2% from 77%. The

Kalshi removed all sports mention markets as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) opened a review of the category, according to NPR citing two people with direct knowledge who spoke anonymously. Trump markets account for 82% of the $1.16M in visible volume still listed on Kalshi.

International oil prices rose over 1% on the 14th as attacks on civilian vessels continued in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) reported two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with the UAE attributing the attacks to Iran. The

Tesla is preparing to unveil a new design for its Roadster as early as this month, nearly nine years after presenting a prototype of the next-generation electric sports car. According to a report by The Information on Friday, Tesla plans to host an event this month featuring a demonstration of a

Experics, a digital identity verification company, is proceeding with the issuance of 10 billion KRW in convertible bonds (CB) within this month. The company turned profitable for two consecutive quarters this year by significantly reducing derivative trading losses. The newly raised funds will be u

Waymo, owned by Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission on Friday to expand its fully autonomous ride-hailing service across the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles, and to launch in Sacramento and San Diego. The expansion supports Waymo's

President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial secured conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Friday to become a national trust bank. The OCC granted World Liberty Trust Company, National Association preliminary approval after determining the proposal

Ireland's government released its first National Anti-Money Laundering, Countering Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing Strategy in a Thursday notice. The comprehensive strategy details how the country will address digital assets potentially used for illicit purposes,

Korean retail investors shifted their US stock market investments heavily toward semiconductor and leveraged products during the period from July 14 to August 13, according to data from Korea Securities Depository. The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL) ranked first with $2.379

Korean pension funds have shifted their ETF purchasing patterns this year, favoring lower-fee products and selectively increasing allocations to active ETFs with proven outperformance. According to Korea Exchange data, pension funds net sold 459 billion won of Samsung Asset Management's KODEX200

Global investment banks including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Macquarie have expanded their operating capital and credit facilities in South Korea throughout 2026. Goldman Sachs Seoul branch increased its overdraft limit by 300 billion won on May 27 and added

Kiwoom Securities lowered its target prices for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks in August. Samsung's target dropped from 390,000 won to 350,000 won (10.25% decrease), while SK Hynix fell from 2.2 million won to 2.1 million won (4.54% decrease). The brokerage cited expectations that DRAM

Foreign investors net purchased 8.0688 trillion won in South Korea's KOSPI market over four consecutive trading days, according to Korea Exchange data released on August 15. The buying focused on semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics (3.3063 trillion won) and SK Hynix (2.8579 trillion won).

Robert Kiyosaki, author of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad,' praised legendary futurist Buckminster Fuller's predictions in an X post on Aug. 13. Kiyosaki reflected on his career transition from the rock music industry to studying under Fuller, who he credits with anticipating concepts like Bitcoin and

Ethereum researchers have proposed EIP-8363, a mechanism that would burn an increasing share of validator rewards as more ETH enters staking. Roughly 41.9 million ETH is currently staked, representing approximately 34% to 35% of the network's supply according to August data from StakingRewards and v

Gold futures held above the $4,400 level on the 14th, with December delivery contracts (GCZ6) trading at $4,438.50 per troy ounce on the COMEX exchange as of 2:07 PM Eastern time, up $18.10 or 0.41% from the previous settlement of $4,420.40. Buying support emerged after prices dropped to $4,365,