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According to Jin10 Futures, as of 8:30 AM Beijing time on July 17, spot platinum fell 0.80% and spot palladium fell 0.42%.

According to Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, on July 16, the U.S. government is using certain media outlets to gauge public opinion for a potential military intervention against Cuba. Rodriguez stated that American media has repeatedly amplified U.S. military threats, while the U.S. is

According to Bitget data, Japanese memory chip maker Kioxia plunged over 10% intraday on July 17, with its market capitalization halved compared to its June peak. The broader Nikkei 225 index fell 2.18% during the

According to three sources cited by state media, the U.S. military investigation into the February 28 missile strike on a school in Minab, southern Iran, which killed 175 people including many children, has stalled. High-ranking U.S. military officials have not approved the investigation to

According to South Korea's Financial Services Commission announcement on July 16, memory chip stocks tumbled following new regulatory curbs on single-stock leverage ETFs. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell over 4%, while the Memory Chip Index declined 7%. Individual stocks posted steeper

According to Odaily, Strive Vice President Joe Burnett stated on X that if Strategy misses the STRC dividend payment, it could signal a failure of Bitcoin's native mechanism.

According to Security Times, Baidu's board authorized the conversion of its Hong Kong listing from secondary to primary status on July 16, with the change expected to take effect this year. The move would give the Chinese search and AI company dual primary listings on Hong Kong Stock Exchange and

According to Odaily, Apple stock closed up 1.76% at $333.26 today, hitting an all-time high. On July 15, Apple Intelligence completed its first generative AI filing in China, with Alibaba's Qwen AI integrated as the primary capability provider. The service will offer text and image understanding, an

According to sources, on July 15, Stripe and Advent International jointly proposed acquiring PayPal at $60.5 per share, valuing the company at over $53 billion, representing approximately 28% premium to PayPal's Tuesday closing price. JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley committed to provide $50 billio

According to Fortune, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's X account was compromised on Monday (July 14) and used to post a bullish message about RWA tokenization, which was subsequently deleted. AI detection tool Pangram analyzed the tweet and determined it was 100% AI-generated, with users noting typical AI

According to Korea Exchange and ETF CHECK, 73.36 trillion won flowed into single-stock leveraged and inverse ETFs of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix over the past month (June 16 - July 15). Among them, the KODEX SK Hynix single-stock leveraged ETF received 34.47 trillion won, accounting for the

According to foreign brokers cited by Yonhapinfomax, the US dollar-won 1-month NDF in New York settled at 1,479.20 won (MID) on July 17, down 0.35 won from the previous Seoul market close of 1,480.40 won at 3:30 p.m. Bid quotes stood at 1,479.00 won and ask quotes at 1,479.40 won.

According to BlockBeats and Bitget data, on July 17, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 3.00% at opening, trading at 64,828.46. Meanwhile, South Korea's stock market closed for Constitution Day.

According to The Block, as of July 17, the U.S. Congress is making a final push on the Clarity Act, with lawmakers expressing optimism despite ethics provisions surrounding potential conflicts of interest emerging as a major obstacle. South Carolina Republican Rep. William Timmons stated the

Moore Threads, a Beijing-based GPU developer, forecasts first-half 2026 revenue of 1.7–1.8 billion yuan (US$244–259 million), representing 135–149% year-on-year growth driven by strong AI demand for full-function GPUs and faster commercialization of its KUAE intelligent computing cluster. The

According to Federal Reserve Vice Chair Jefferson, current monetary policy is in good shape, though he would reconsider the Fed's policy stance if inflation fails to cool down in the near term. Speaking Thursday in prepared remarks for a Stanford event, Jefferson said the Fed's current interest

According to the Korea Life Insurance Association, savings-type insurance new contracts through April 2026 reached 245,854 cases and 141.923 trillion won, up 1,000 cases and 400 billion won year-over-year. The increase comes as the KOSPI index hit 9,000 points, boosting sales of variable annuity ins

According to Jin10 Futures, LPG prices in South China saw narrowing gains on July 17, as downstream inventory remained elevated and buying sentiment weakened. Softer international crude prices and lingering geopolitical uncertainties further dampened market

According to Jin10, on July 17, Federal Reserve official Beth Logan stated the Fed should raise interest rates to combat persistently high inflation. She noted that June inflation data, released Tuesday, shows price growth is moderating but remains insufficient to confirm that inflation has

According to PANews, attackers exploited a vulnerability in DefiTuna's lending pool yesterday (July 16), extracting approximately $580,000 in USDC. The attack vector has been identified and fixed, leaving a $580,000 shortfall in the USDC lending pool. The Solana-based CLMM leverage protocol's team i