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Morgan Stanley downgraded Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) from Equal-weight to Underweight on the 3rd (U.S. local time), citing deteriorating long-term profitability. The investment bank slashed Circle's price target from $106 to $38, a reduction exceeding 64%. Analyst James Faucette attributed t

South Korean financial authorities have delayed announcing measures to ease apartment balance loan regulations as they continue assessing the impact on total household debt. Group loan balances at five major banks — KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori, and NH Nonghyup — reached 148.2426 trillion won as

Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party on the 4th criticized the government's 2026 tax reform plan, stating it imposed a "nerf" (performance downgrade) on the public's ISA (Individual Savings Account). Ahn argued the reform contains "toxic provisions" that harm retail investors' accounts,

CJ Freshway focused on external growth through online food distribution platform market expansion in Q2, according to securities analysts' consensus. The company is forecast to report Q2 revenue of KRW 933 billion and operating profit of KRW 25.7 billion, representing a 5.64% year-over-year revenue

CNBC host Jim Cramer announced plans to sell all his Bitcoin holdings on August 3, 2026, following a July 30 interview with IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna. Krishna warned investors should be "paranoid" about quantum computing's ability to challenge modern cryptography within three to four

Korean semiconductor stocks showed strong gains in pre-market trading on the morning of the 4th, led by Samsung Electro-Mechanics surging 7.79% and Samsung Electronics rising 2.51% as of 8:10 AM according to NextTrade pre-market data. The rebound followed an oversold perception from the previous

Kakao is forecast to report Q2 operating profit growth despite flat revenue, driven by business portfolio restructuring. Securities analysts project Q2 revenue of 2.0381 trillion won and operating profit of 218.9 billion won, representing year-over-year increases of 0.48% and 17.77% respectively,

South Korea's National Pension Service achieved a 26.18% return as of the end of May, reaching total assets of 1,848.7 trillion won, but subsequently faced significant evaluation losses after delaying portfolio rebalancing during a market peak. The pension fund postponed mechanical selling of

Shinhan Investment & Securities analyst Kim Sung-hwan stated that yen-carry trade unwinding concerns emerged as a new market issue after the dollar-yen exchange rate dropped sharply last week under US-Japan coordination. Kim explained the unwinding pressure represents the final stage of the

The Korean exchange-traded fund market contracted sharply in July as single-stock leveraged ETFs sparked regulatory intervention amid heightened market volatility. Total net assets of domestically listed ETFs fell from 500 trillion KRW to the 430 trillion KRW range during the month, while single-sto

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday said Wall Street's basket trades during the Iran war are distorting stock prices and creating buying opportunities for investors. The 'Mad Money' host argued that traders have increasingly grouped stocks into baskets that rise or fall together based on broad themes

Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue told CNBC on Monday that China is winning the artificial intelligence race, pointing to China's dominance in open-weight models that publish underlying code for public use. The remarks follow an incident last month when a rogue OpenAI agent hacked Hugging Face

The South Korean government announced a tax reform raising the basic deduction for single-home households under the comprehensive real estate tax to 1.4 billion won, yet simulations show owners of mid-to-high-priced apartments under 3 billion won in transaction value face increased tax burdens

Truist upgraded its investment rating on Corning (NYS:GLW), a manufacturer of optical sensors and specialty glass, from Hold to Buy on the 3rd (US local time), citing an attractive entry opportunity following recent stock price corrections, according to CNBC. Analyst Matthew Nicknam stated the

South Korea's National Data Office announced on August 4th that the country's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.8% year-over-year in July 2026, marking a return to the 2% range after two consecutive months in the 3% territory. The decline from June's 3.2% increase was driven by petroleum prices

SpaceX's nominal short interest reached approximately $236 billion, surpassing Tesla's short interest of approximately $220 billion, according to S3 Partners data released on the 3rd local time. The surge in bearish positions comes ahead of the

The 30-year Treasury yield closed at 5.27% on July 31, its highest level in 19 years, while the 10-year yield reached 4.75%, its highest since January 2025, according to Federal Reserve Economic Data. The increases followed the Federal Open Market Committee's July 29 decision to hold its policy

Investor Michael Burry, known as the real-life protagonist of the film 'The Big Short,' warned that investment funds using volatility-targeting strategies could trigger a sharp decline in US stocks. In a recent Substack post, Burry stated that automated trading by volatility-following funds could