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Steak 'n Shake declared itself a 'Bitcoin company' on Aug. 30, more than 15 months after the burger chain began accepting bitcoin payments at its restaurants. Parent company Biglari Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BH) reported a 13.8% same-store sales increase for domestic company-operated and

Korean single-stock leveraged ETF trading volume declined by over 90% one month after regulatory measures took effect. The KOSPI Volatility Index (VKOSPI) decreased from its peak following the implementation. Concerns persist about market volatility from margin trading and existing leveraged ETF

As of August 28, the yen had fallen as low as 160.16 yen per $1, giving back more than half of the ground it had recovered after Japan’s intervention the previous month. Japan used 15.4 trillion yen to support its currency between July 30 and August 26. The yen’s decline has also heightened the risk of a carry trade reversal: if investors who financed positions with yen are forced to close those positions because the yen appreciates, they may also sell risk assets such as Bitcoin. Scale of Japan

Korean financial authorities' stricter regulations on single-stock leveraged products triggered 1.77 trillion won in retail investor outflows within one month since July 31. The minimum deposit requirement increase from 10 million won to 30 million won directly caused the reversal, as retail investo

KOSPI declined 1.89% to 6,660.36 as of 11am on the 31st, driven by concerns that U.S. interest rate hikes may occur earlier than expected. The index opened down 2.58% at 6,613.58 and briefly retreated to 6,547.76 before recovering

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma recently purchased more than HK$60B (approximately $76.5 million) worth of Alibaba shares listed in Hong Kong, increasing his holdings alongside Chairman Joe Tsai and CEO Eddie Wu, who together increased their holdings by at least $25 million. The purchases by the three top executives came as Alibaba announced an HK$80 billion (approximately $10.2 billion) share placement plan that triggered selling, with Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed shares falling as much as 10%. Timing

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) released a statement on August 28 announcing the quarterly adjustment plan for its Tech 100 Index: 10 companies will be added as constituents, including AI-related stocks such as autonomous driving companies Pony AI and WeRide, while 14 existing constituents will be removed, including Bilibili, which HKEX specifically named; all changes will take effect on September 14. Detailed List of 10 New Constituents: Pony AI, WeRide According to HKEX’s August 28, 20

John Ternus will take over as Apple Inc.'s CEO on Tuesday, facing immediate challenges including the company's fall product launch and an impending overhaul of its senior leadership ranks. The transition comes as AAPL stock gained 3.6% in August, outperforming the S&P 500's 0.3% drop, following a 6.

Micron Technology stocks are positioned for a significant rally following the company's Sept 30 earnings release, according to analysis from financial media outlet Motley Fool published on the 30th local time. The analysis identifies Micron's fiscal year 2026 fourth-quarter results as a catalyst

South Korea's national tax revenue through July reached 274 trillion won, up 41.4 trillion won (17.8%) from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economy's report released on the 31st. The surge was driven by improved corporate performance, increased private

Goodyear CEO Mark Stewart extended the 'Goodyear Forward' restructuring program deadline on the 29th (US local time), according to CNBC. In a Detroit retail store interview, Stewart stated that achieving a 10% operating margin and generating meaningful liquidity are top priorities, emphasizing that

SpiralAI has obtained a license from Koei Tecmo’s GUST studio to adapt Atelier Ryza into the AI conversational RPG RyzaChat: AI—The Summer Dream Story of Ryza and You: Building a Dream Together, which launched on Aug. 25. According to Game Idaa data, estimated cumulative iOS revenue reached ¥59.16 million as of Aug. 30, and the official account announced that Ryza had spoken more than 1 million times. RyzaChat AI Basics: SpiralAI Obtains GUST License RyzaChat: AI was developed by the Japanese st

SK Hynix is reviewing plans to establish a joint venture memory semiconductor factory in Japan, Bloomberg reported on the 31st. SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won stated the company is examining multiple candidate sites across Japan during his visit to Sendai the day before for a Korea-Japan Chamber

Bitcoin early adopters moved 6,427.59 dormant BTC worth $507 million across 188 spends between Aug. 1-30, according to blockchain data from btcparser.com. The movement followed Coldcard firmware exploit losses of roughly 2,000 BTC that began surfacing July 30, alongside data breaches disclosed by ha

Y Combinator founder Paul Graham posted on X that if he were 17 again, he would learn how to build a large language model (LLM) from scratch and use whatever hardware was available to train the most capable model possible, rather than trying to start a startup. Graham’s core argument is that 17-year-olds should first establish a foundation of fundamental knowledge; startup ideas will naturally emerge after they gain an in-depth understanding of LLMs. Paul Graham: Four Positions from the Original

Pump.fun's mobile app crossed $50 million in daily trading volume, up from $250,000 at launch, with daily transactions scaling from 2,500 to 905,000. The Solana-based memecoin launchpad, which debuted in April 2024, uses a bonding curve mechanism where token prices rise automatically as buying

LG Innotek was added to the MSCI Korea Standard Index based on the closing price on August 31, with the stock experiencing significant intraday volatility ranging from -5.73% to +2.78%. The inclusion follows MSCI's August 13 announcement of its regular review, which also removed four companies from

In the early hours of August 31, 2026, Beijing time, U.S. Central Command confirmed that the U.S. military had launched airstrikes on two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz. This was the first public acknowledgment by the United States of a military strike against targets inside Iran since late July. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps immediately announced that it had launched missiles at U.S. military bases, declaring that “the aggressors will inevitably be