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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) drew attention for his early investment in SanDisk Corp. stock, which has risen over 2,300% since he first purchased shares in August last year. Khanna's investment strategy gained further recognition after cybersecurity company Tenable Holdings announced a partnership

The won-dollar exchange rate closed at 1498.5 won on the 8th, falling below 1500 won for the first time since May 29. The rate had surged to 1559.20 won earlier this month before the recent decline reversed the upward trend. Financial investment industry analysts attribute the won's strengthening to

Samsung Electronics announced record Q2 2026 preliminary results on July 7, reporting revenue of 171 trillion won (up 129.3% year-over-year) and operating profit of 89.4 trillion won (up 1810.3% year-over-year), yet its stock price fell 6.92% that day. The KOSPI index dropped 4.91% on July 7 with a

The International Labour Organization released a policy brief on Wednesday, July 8, examining how generative artificial intelligence affects nearly 80 million workers across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The brief found that 3.3% of employment is concentrated in occupations with the

Mirae Asset Asset Management is launching an active ETF focused on US tech stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with the TIGER US Tech NYSE100 Active ETF scheduled to list by the end of this month. The product uses the NYSE100 index as its benchmark, which allocates 73% to the IT sector — h

Democratic Party of Korea floor leader Ahn Do-geol announced National Finance Act amendments at a press conference at the National Assembly this afternoon, stating the reforms will establish a fiscal management system that proactively responds to tax

K-content stocks rebounded this month as semiconductor volatility drove sector rotation on the Korean stock market. The KRX K-Content index, comprising entertainment and media companies including HYBE, JYP Entertainment, SM, and YG Entertainment, rose 2.94% this month, while the KOSPI and KOSDAQ

Fourteen single-stock leveraged ETFs tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell approximately 11% on the 8th, according to Korea Exchange and KOSCOM CHECK data. The decline followed 12-13% drops the previous day, driven by continued weakness in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stock prices.

SambaNova, an AI chip startup, raised $1 billion in financing announced Wednesday, reaching an $11 billion valuation as investors continue backing companies challenging Nvidia. The funding round was led by General Atlantic with participation from Seligman Ventures, T. Rowe Price, and Capital

EDX Markets, a Chicago-based institutional crypto trading platform, raised $76 million in a Series C funding round led by Japan's SBI Holdings, the company announced on July 7. SBI Holdings was the sole investor in the round, according to EDX Markets Chief Executive Tony Acuña-Rohter, as reported by

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released its 2026 Regulatory Agenda on July 7, with Chairman Paul S. Atkins announcing a crypto safe harbor proposal expected as early as July 2026. The proposal aims to establish regulatory exemptions for decentralized finance protocols and tokenized

The Financial Commission has added trading analytics provider Tapaas to its Value-added Services program, giving approved broker members access to real-time tools for monitoring execution quality and identifying toxic order flow. The partnership aims to help brokers strengthen internal risk

GS Entech successfully attracted investor demand exceeding its target in a corporate bond offering on the 8th, securing orders totaling 94 billion won against a planned issuance of 35 billion won. The company conducted demand forecasting for a two-tranche bond: 20 billion won in 2-year notes and 15

Single-stock leveraged ETFs tracking SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics experienced abnormal price divergence during closing auction periods on the 6th and 8th, with tracking errors exceeding 1% as market volatility intensified, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 8th. The divergence

SHIB remains bearish, trading below major moving averages within a tightening descending channel. Whale accumulation continues despite weak sentiment, helping reduce selling pressure. July lacks a consistent seasonal trend, making a channel breakout crucial for direction. Shiba Inu

Bitmine purchased $70 million worth of Ethereum on Tuesday, continuing to expand the world's largest corporate ETH treasury. According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, the company acquired 40,000 ETH across two wallet addresses, with funds transferred from hot wallets on FalconX and Kraken per Arkham Intelligence data. The purchase follows Bitmine's Monday disclosure revealing it acquired 42,197 ETH last week, lifting total holdings to 5.74 million tokens — approximately 4.8% of Eth

Adam Parker, founder of Trivariate Research, projected that the S&P 500 index could surpass the 8,000 level if corporate earnings growth led by technology stocks continues, according to a report by CNBC on local time. Parker cited the market's consensus 2027 S&P 500 earnings per share (EPS)

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) net sold 466.5 billion won in domestic stocks during the one-week period from the 1st to the previous day, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 8th. The daily average of approximately 77.7 billion won in net sales showed little difference from

Investment bank UBS Group recommended investors buy SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) and sell Korean-listed shares, according to Bloomberg on the 7th (local time). UBS sales and trading desk distributed a note to clients ahead of SK Hynix ADR's Nasdaq listing on the 10th, outlining this s

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix experienced significant stock declines as semiconductor peak-out concerns emerged in South Korea's market. Samsung closed at 277,500 won, down 18,500 won (6.25%), while SK Hynix fell 25,000 won (5.68%) to 2,076,000 won, marking two-day drops of 12.7% and 11.4%