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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

Hyundai Motor Group held its “AX Performance Briefing” at its Yangjae headquarters in Seoul’s Seocho District on August 12, announcing the results and future plans of its digital transformation (DX) and AI transformation (AX) initiatives launched in 2019. Specific results include reducing the time required to search and analyze historical test data by approximately 90% with its collision safety AI assistant and saving approximately ₩5.24 billion annually across around 70 production sites in Kore

Asiana Airlines held a special shareholders’ meeting at its headquarters in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 12, approving the merger agreement with Korean Air with a 99.3% approval rate. The post-merger Korean Air is expected to be officially established on Dec. 17. Asiana Airlines shares rose 1.97% that day to 7,260 won, while Korean Air shares rose 0.38% to 26,750 won. Voting Results of the Special Shareholders’ Meeting: 99.3% Approval Rate According to reports, Asiana Airlines held a special share

South Korea's financial investment industry is closely monitoring regulatory discussions surrounding DIP (Debtor-in-Possession) financing following the Homeplus rehabilitation case. Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin stated that priority repayment for funds provided by major

Beyond Meat (BYND), AppLovin (APP), and On Holding (ONON) stocks fell to new 52-week lows on Tuesday. Beyond Meat dropped over 19% after announcing a 1-for-30 reverse stock split to meet Nasdaq's minimum bid-price requirement. AppLovin declined nearly 6% following a Bank of America downgrade to

Korean financial authorities and app store operators have blocked access to a significant portion of overseas cryptocurrency derivative exchanges, with 65 out of 109 surveyed platforms unavailable on Google Play and 56 unavailable on Apple App Store, according to a survey conducted on 11-12 by

NVIDIA released Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, the latest open-source AI model in the Nemotron 3 series. It has 30 billion parameters and uses a mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture. Designed for specialized tasks in large-scale multi-agent systems, it can run on a single GPU. According to NVIDIA’s official blog, it completes agent tasks 30% faster than comparable models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Technical Specifications and Companies That Have Deployed It According to NVIDIA’s official blog, the main t

NVIDIA announced a partnership with Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Blackstone, KKR, Apollo Global Management, and Brookfield Asset Management to establish a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing platform. The semiconductor company will provide credit guarantees on equipment residual values, enabling A

Bank of America released an analysis showing that artificial intelligence has not caused a total collapse of the US employment market, but structural fractures are occurring. The report indicates AI's impact manifests as structural polarization rather than overall employment breakdown, with hiring s

US big tech companies reported Q2 earnings surprises on August 12, easing concerns about AI investment profitability. The earnings results drew market attention to Korea Investment & Trust Management's exchange-traded fund (ETF) lineup focused on global technology stocks. Market concerns about

In 2025, 79% of US active mutual funds failed to outperform the S&P 500 index. This underperformance has led some observers to conclude that fund managers consistently underdeliver and that retail investors should simply buy index funds instead. However, this interpretation overlooks a fundamental i

AUSTRAC suspended Cryptolink's virtual asset service provider registration on Aug. 10, ordering the company's 96 cryptocurrency automatic teller machines offline for three months. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre cited continuing anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism