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Global billionaires including former Disney CEO Bob Iger and venture investor Josh Kushner are acquiring stakes in major US sports franchises on 24th and 25th (local time), driving team valuations to record highs. The Los Angeles Lakers sold for $12.5 billion, the San Diego Padres for $3.9 billion,

Crypto-native traders on Phantom show 88.7% long positions on NVDA-USD perpetual futures ahead of Nvidia's upcoming earnings report. The platform, which expanded from a crypto wallet into a trading terminal, allows users to trade synthetic equity contracts with up to 10x leverage, settling

Tomáš Jiříkovský, the central defendant in a Czech crypto-laundering case, signaled potential cooperation with authorities after a custody hearing at the Brno Municipal Court, where Judge Ivana Otrubová ordered his continued detention. Prosecutor Lucie Šlamová reported the defendant changed his

Geumyang (stock code 001570), a South Korean listed company facing delisting proceedings, failed to submit its semi-annual report by the legal deadline of August 14. The Korea Exchange previously decided to delist Geumyang due to auditor opinion rejection for the 2024-2025 fiscal years, prompting th

US-listed Bitcoin ETFs recorded seven consecutive trading days of net inflows totaling US$2.56 billion, following three days of net outflows from 14-16 August. The inflow streak represents the funds' strongest performance since October 2025, driven by renewed demand as the broader crypto market

Meta Platforms and attorneys general representing 29 states discussed settling a trial accusing Facebook and Instagram of deliberately addicting children and teenagers during the trial's second week in federal court in Oakland, California. The states allege Meta knowingly designed features

KB Kookmin Bank is negotiating to acquire at least a 15% stake in Techcombank, Vietnam's third-largest private bank by total assets. The transaction is estimated at approximately $2 billion (2.7 trillion won), according to financial sector sources and foreign media reports on the 26th. Techcombank i

Canada's Big Six banks—TD Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, BMO Financial Group, Scotiabank, CIBC, and National Bank of Canada—are reporting their third-quarter earnings this week starting August 26, 2026. The banks face high expectations after their stock prices surged 20% to 35% year to date, driven

Jeonbuk Bank has become the first regional bank in South Korea to use Ripple Payments for cross-border business remittances, Ripple announced on 18 August 2026. The service cuts settlement times for business customers from days to seconds or minutes, replacing traditional SWIFT-routed transfers. The

Korean AI chip company Rebellions partnered with UK AI computing startup Callotherm to supply over 100 neural processing unit (NPU)-based computing racks to a UK government-supported AI research cluster. The company announced the partnership on the 26th. The collaboration aims to enter the

Eugene Investment & Securities reported second-quarter net profit of 67.5 billion won, a 101.1% increase from the previous year, with first-half cumulative profit reaching 120.2 billion won, up 203.5%. The earnings surge was driven by corporate finance (IB) deals in data

Nike Inc. stock gained overnight as Jefferies identified the recent stock weakness as a potential buying opportunity, citing strong demand for Nike's running products at Dick's Sporting Goods despite ongoing inventory clearances. The firm highlighted comments from Dick's Sporting Goods executive

World Liberty Financial launched its USD1 stablecoin natively on the Canton Network on 25 August, enabling institutions to settle transactions in tokenised real-world assets with a dollar-backed token. The launch provides a settlement option for tokenised securities, derivatives collateral, institut

Subsquid has partnered with Google Cloud to contribute blockchain datasets to Google Cloud Web3 Blockchain Analytics, according to a Tuesday announcement. The collaboration enables users to access data validated by the Subsquid network through BigQuery. The partnership aims to improve access to bloc

JR Global REIT secured physical evidence alleging that global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) improperly lowered the appraised value of Finance Tower, a landmark building in Brussels, Belgium. The UK Commercial Court heard the valuation dispute case from May 11 to 13. JR Global RE

SK Innovation stocks fell 10.16% to 112,300 won on the 26th following the company's announcement to absorb its separator business subsidiary SK IE Technology (SKIET) through a merger. The decline reflects investor concerns over dilution from new share issuance and SK Innovation's increased

SK Biopharm announced on the 26th that its board of directors approved the acquisition of exclusive global licensing rights for epilepsy drug candidate Opakalim (BHV-7000) from Ireland-based Biohaven Bioscience Ireland, with CEO Lee Dong-hoon stating the company aims to "change the rules of the

NVIDIA Stocks rebounded after eight trading days, halting a seven-day decline—the longest since 2022—as the company's Q2 earnings announcement approaches one day ahead. The stock found support near its 200-day moving average at $208. According to a JP Morgan briefing on the 25th summarizing

Securities firms raised target prices for GS Engineering & Construction on the 26th as the company's role in GS Group's Donghae AI Data Center (AIDC) project becomes more concrete. Daishin Securities, Kiwoom Securities, Hanwha Investment & Securities, and NH Investment & Securities all maintained 'b

Hyundai Motor announced a stock buyback worth approximately 790 billion won on the 26th, but its share price fell more than 2% during trading. The buyback represents 0.92% of the company's market capitalization, scheduled for cancellation on the 31st. Market analysts attribute the negative