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Nintendo shares closed 7% higher on Friday (August 14) after the company announced that Pokémon Pokopia surpassed 5 million units sold on Switch 2, just over four months following its March 5 launch. The milestone makes it the second-best-selling game on Nintendo's flagship console, behind Mario

According to interim reports disclosed by South Korean securities companies on August 14, private bankers and sales-trading staff earned substantial compensation in the first half of 2026, surpassing that of company owners and executives. Favorable

On August 13, the S&P 500 Index reached a new all-time high, briefly touching 7,816.70 points, surpassing the previous record of 7,793.68 set on August 5. The index gained 0.6% on the day and has risen 13.5% year-to-date. Semiconductor, data storage, and AI hardware companies led the rally, with

According to Aodim Motor (08418), the company posted a net profit of approximately SGD 400,000 for the first half of 2026, swinging to profitability from a net loss of about SGD 100,000 in the same period of 2025. The turnaround was primarily driven by a combined decrease of approximately SGD 400,00

Zhong Gan Communications (02545) issued a profit warning on August 14, expecting that for the six months ended June 30, 2026, the group's loss attributable to equity shareholders will not exceed 4 million yuan (RMB), compared to a profit of approximately 4.2 million yuan for the same period ended Ju

According to Smart Finance APP, Asia Energy Logistics (00351) reported a loss attributable to shareholders of HK$4.084 million for the first half of 2026 ended June 30, representing a 72.19% decrease year-on-year. Revenue for the period was HK$14.591 million, down 50.73% year-over-year. Loss per sha

According to Zhitong Finance, Kejing International (06822) issued a profit warning on August 14, expecting a loss of approximately HK$12.4 million for the first half of 2026, down significantly from HK$40.9 million in the same period last year. The improvement was primarily driven by better cost

Namyang Dairy Products reported Q2 operating profit increased 38.1% year-over-year to 1.28 billion won, driven by overseas business expansion. The South Korean dairy company announced the results on August 14, with Q2 revenue reaching 258 billion won, up 11.2% from the same period last year. The

Kim Yong-gi, a contract department head at a Hana Securities branch office, received nearly 2.5 billion won in compensation during the first half of the year, approximately five times more than the company's CEO. According to the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system, Kim rece

According to TradingBeats monitoring, storage chip stocks rallied significantly over the past 24 hours on August 14. Micron Technology (MU) rose 6.6%, SanDisk parent company Western Digital (SNDK) jumped 18.7%, SK Hynix (SKHX) gained 6.4%, and SK Telecom (SKHY) advanced 9.0%. BlockBeats reported

US stock futures showed mixed movement early Friday after the S&P 500 closed at a record high Thursday, with Nasdaq futures rising 0.1%, S&P 500 futures flat with positive bias, and Dow and Russell 2000 futures down 0.1% as of 4:30 a.m. ET. The subdued tone followed cooler-than-expected July PPI

South Korea's National Pension Service increased its holdings in Chinese mainland-based companies by over 3.4 trillion won in one year, according to overseas stock investment data released on the 11th. The pension fund's total holdings in companies with headquarters or primary operations in mainland

Samsung Electronics small shareholders reached nearly 8 million, according to semi-annual report data, marking the largest 6-month increase among Korean listed companies. The semiconductor giant's shareholders holding less than 0.1% of Korean stocks totaled 7,971,242, up 3.36 million from 4.61 milli

According to the SEC's 13F quarterly filing released on August 13, South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) trimmed its NVIDIA position while increasing stakes in other major technology stocks during the second quarter. NPS reported holding 552 U.S. stock positions as of June 30, with its 13F po

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) disclosure on August 14, Kim Yong-gi, a contract-based manager at Hana Securities, received total compensation of 2.45 billion won in the first half of 2026, approximately 4.6 times the compensation of CEO Kang Sung-mook (536 million won

The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Thursday as softer-than-expected July PPI data eased concerns about imminent Federal Reserve rate hike decisions. Early Friday, U.S. stock futures showed a subdued tone, with Nasdaq futures up 0.1%, S&P 500 futures flat, and Dow futures down 0.1%, according to

According to Jin10, on August 14, the People's Bank of China and State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced the nationwide promotion of cross-border fund pooling business for multinational enterprises in local and foreign currencies. Multinational enterprises participating in this fund pool

Rong Yang Industrial (02078) issued a profit warning on August 14, predicting a net loss of HK$54.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to a loss of HK$26.4 million in the same period last year. Revenue declined sharply to HK$138 million from HK$243 million, while gross profit f

According to News1, South Korean retail investors using domestic return investment accounts (RIA) incurred significant losses in July amid a sharp market decline. Of the 2 trillion won deposited into RIA accounts during the period, 1.13 trillion won was concentrated in Samsung Electronics and SK

Robinhood released its July operating data on August 12, showing crypto notional trading volumes of $10.9 billion, down 62% from a year earlier and down 33% from June. Despite the steep crypto decline, HOOD rose 4.9% the following session on August 13 to $99.37, its highest level since late July, an