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The Invesco QQQ Trust surged 2.77% on Monday, closing at $741.47 and extending its winning streak to four consecutive sessions. The rally was driven by renewed enthusiasm for artificial intelligence stocks and a broader technology sector rebound. Falling Treasury yields below 5% and declining oil

Trading Central formally launched its Model Context Protocol server after completing a six-month soft-launch period, providing brokerages and financial institutions with a structured method for connecting AI agents and chatbots to the company's licensed market research. The product centers on data l

Intel stock closed at $121.78 on Monday with a 12.14% gain, its sharpest single-day rise in months, days after CEO Lip-Bu Tan told Splunk's .conf26 conference in Denver that Intel can meet only about 50% of CPU demand from customers. The rally was triggered by Meta's Muse AI agent reaching the top s

Bitcoin's rally toward $86,000 has triggered bullish sentiment among retail traders, but Dan Krupka, founder of Connection Capital and former research head at Coin Bureau, warns the move represents a relief rally preceding a potential Q4 2026 crash. On January 1, Krupka outlined a 2026 roadmap for s

The South Korean government designated a $22.3 billion gas combined-cycle power plant project in Texas as the first initiative under its $200 billion US investment program, according to a report submitted to the National Assembly today. The project, valued at approximately 30 trillion won, faces an

XRP traded at $1.54 after gaining 7% over the past 24 hours in a rebound that caught traders off guard. Between September 21 and 22, the token gained approximately 7% to 8.2% in a single 24-hour window, adding an estimated $2.2 billion to its market value as short sellers exited positions across the

JR Global REIT, a Korean Stocks-listed overseas real estate investment trust, received an audit opinion disclaimer from external auditor Hanwool Accounting Corporation for its first half 14th term consolidated and separate financial statements, triggering delisting criteria on the Korea Exchange.

The US Federal Reserve raised its policy rate by 25 basis points on the 16th, the first hike in a year since December 2025's final rate cut. The S&P 500 rose approximately 1% post-announcement, while 10-year Treasury yields held near 5%. Last month's employment data showed 162,000 jobs—triple

The US Federal Reserve raised its policy rate by 25 basis points on the 16th, marking the first increase in one year since the last rate cut in December 2025. The S&P 500 rose approximately 1% following the decision, while the 10-year US Treasury yield maintained around 5%. The rate hike followed st

ALCX surged by 11.5% in the last hour, reaching $2.52 after trading at a day low of $2.15. The cryptocurrency experienced heightened volatility as traders reacted to shifting dynamics in the crypto market. Over the past 24 hours, ALCX recorded an 18.93% increase with trading volume reaching

Four major South Korean banks registered as Registered Financial Institutions-Korea (RFI-K) on the 22nd, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Six branches—Hana Bank London, Shinhan Bank London, Kookmin Bank London, and Woori Bank's London, Tokyo, and Singapore branches—completed

Whale Alert confirmed a transfer of 618 BTC, valued at approximately $53 million, from an unknown wallet to Coinbase. The transaction was reported via Whale Alert's tweet. Social media mentions surrounding the event increased, indicating heightened interest from the crypto community. Large Bitcoin m

Whale investors holding between 1,000 to 10,000 Bitcoin have shifted from accumulation to net selling following a prolonged accumulation period throughout 2024. Many Bitcoin holders now sit below their purchase price, creating what market observers describe as 'supply in loss.' This transition

NEAR Protocol launched a unified account system enabling users to operate across more than 30 blockchain networks from a single interface. The system allows users to swap tokens, make payments, and stake assets without managing multiple wallets or manually toggling confidentiality settings. The

KOSPI closed at 7017.91 on the 22nd, up 10.19 points or 0.15%, reaching the upper boundary of its trading box range. The index hit an intraday high of 7171.44 before individual investors sold 4.77 trillion won over two consecutive days, limiting gains. Strong semiconductor export

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) faces increased funding pressure as over 60 trillion won in KEPCO bonds approach a maturity wall. Within the next 2 years and 4 months, more than 49 trillion won in bonds will mature — 18.04 trillion won by the end of this year, 16.7 trillion won in 2027, and

Korean banks withdrew 756.4 billion KRW worth of non-performing loan (NPL) assets from public sales in the third and fourth quarters, while over 750 billion KRW in new sale volume from Korea Development Bank (KDB) and IBK Industrial Bank awaits disposition in the fourth quarter. Banks are

REX Shares and Tuttle Capital Management launched the T-REX 2X Long ASST Daily Target ETF (ticker: ASSX) on September 18 on Cboe, offering traders 200% leveraged exposure to Strive's stock rather than Bitcoin directly. The fund targets double the daily performance of Strive (ASST), a company

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Binance failed to stop trading that violated U.S. sanctions on Iran, Bloomberg reported Monday. The Manhattan U.S. attorney's office is handling the inquiry, with the Justice Department's criminal division in Washington also involved, examining whether t

FX swap points in South Korea's foreign exchange market showed firm-to-strong performance on the 22nd, with the 1-year maturity closing at -11.80 won, up 0.10 won from the opening. The upward movement was driven by the 1-week FX swap settlement rolling over to the next month, triggering demand for s