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Major South Korean gaming companies reported divergent stock performance following Q2 2024 earnings releases on local time August 11. NHN stock surged 78.92% over five trading days through August 14, closing at 74,700 won, after reporting Q2 operating profit of 57.9 billion won that exceeded

HMM, South Korea's largest container shipping company, reported second-quarter operating profit of 354.1 billion won, falling 10.6% short of the market consensus of 396.2 billion won. The earnings miss triggered divergent views among securities firms, with some analysts maintaining optimism based on

The crypto market experienced a severe downturn from October 2025 through June 2026, with total market capitalization falling from roughly $4.27 trillion to about $2.1 trillion, a decline of approximately 51% according to CoinGecko's 2026 Q2 Crypto Industry Report. Bitcoin peaked near $126,200 in Oc

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) gave conditional approval on Friday for World Liberty Financial's application for a national trust bank charter. The approval allows the company to operate under the title World Liberty Trust Company, National Association, subject to certain

South Korea's National Pension Service purchased 1.5339 trillion won of SK Hynix stocks during its rebalancing operations from the 1st of last month to the 14th of this month, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 18th. The pension fund executed this purchase as part of its asset rebalanc

On-chain analyst EmberCN identified suspicious signs of market manipulation involving four altcoins—SIREN, AKE, XPIN, and BTR—based on examination of wallet addresses. The analyst detected patterns suggesting the same market maker orchestrated price movements across all four tokens, each

Gold futures climbed toward the $4,500 mark on August 17 (US Eastern Time), with December delivery contracts rising $30.90 (0.70%) to $4,468.20 per troy ounce as of 2:47 PM on the CME's COMEX exchange. The advance occurred despite a rally in long-term US Treasury yields and renewed expectations

South Korean individual investors are pouring funds into covered call exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as domestic stock market volatility intensifies. According to Korea Exchange data as of the 13th, the total net assets of 62 listed covered call ETFs in South Korea reached 27.5548 trillion won, up ove

Bloomberg Terminal began tracking Bitcoin prices in 2013, making it among the earliest traditional finance platforms to integrate cryptocurrency data. By 2026, the financial data provider expanded coverage to 50 crypto assets, launched proprietary indices, and spent $100,000 lobbying five federal ag

Foreign investors net purchased 6.5741 trillion won in Korean stocks during the second week of August (August 10-14), marking the largest weekly inflow since record-keeping began in January 1998. The surge reversed three consecutive months of net selling totaling over 103 trillion won and drove the

Ten KOSDAQ active exchange-traded funds posted positive returns in August (1-14 period) as the KOSDAQ index rose 20.13% to rank first globally among major stock indices, according to Korea Exchange Data Marketplace on the 18th. Performance among the funds varied significantly, with returns ranging f

Money Today will host the '2026 The Lifestyle X Single Fire Money Show' on September 4, 2026, at COEX Conference Room 401 in Samsung-dong, Seoul. The seminar brings together investment experts who achieved financial independence to share strategies for navigating volatile markets and retirement

Individual investors in Korea net purchased 133 billion won worth of gold in the KRX gold market this month through the 14th. The buying activity marks a reversal after investors net sold 524 billion won in gold from May through last month. International gold prices recently rebounded with the $4000

Kraken has integrated with crypto payments network Mesh to let users transfer digital assets directly from another exchange account without manually copying a wallet address, targeting one of the most common operational risks in crypto transfers. The new option appears inside Kraken's existing

Tesla has reportedly told staff it is preparing a public launch of the Cybercab, its first vehicle without a steering wheel or brake pedal, for its Robotaxi autonomous ride-hailing service, potentially as soon as this month in Austin, Texas. According to The Information, citing people familiar with

Tokenized equity platforms have captured 15% of the real-world asset (RWA) market, tripling their share from the start of the year, with total market capitalization reaching $2.8 billion. The growth reflects surging retail investor interest in onchain equity trading, as RWA transfer volume doubled i

The KOSPI index closed at 6977.94 on the 14th, up 11.49% from the previous week, as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix led a semiconductor-driven recovery toward the 7000-point level. The rally was fueled by easing concerns over AI industry profitability and infrastructure investment sustainability

The New York Federal Reserve announced on Monday that its Empire State manufacturing survey improved to 20.6 in August, marking its highest reading in over four years, after posting a 15.6 print in July. The regional central bank's data exceeded consensus forecasts, which had called for a decline to

US President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with Iran negotiations on the day the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two countries expired, stating Iran wants an agreement but not the kind he requires. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump responded to questions about re

Anthropic's annualized revenue run rate hit $65 billion at the end of July, a sevenfold increase from a year ago, CNBC confirmed on Monday. The Claude creator shared the figure in an update to investors over the weekend, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The surge reflects growing e