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Hong Kong stocks rallied during the morning trading session, with the Hang Seng Index rising over 400 points and reclaiming the 20-day moving average, driven by gains in mainland banking stocks and tech stocks. The index opened up 44 points at 23,541 and reached an intraday high of 23,975, up 478 po

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, said an advance manuscript of 'The Entropy Trap' shared by economist Jim Rickards changed how he views global finance. Kiyosaki warned that traditional financial assets requiring trust—including U.S. bonds, ETFs, and mutual funds—could face pressure as f

British Columbia (BC) Attorney General Niki Sharma held a press conference in Vancouver on July 7, announcing that BC is suing OpenAI over the February 10 Tumbler Ridge mass shooting that left 8 people dead; BC thus becomes the first Canadian province to file a lawsuit against OpenAI. BC Hires Vancouver's CFM and California's Stranch, Jennings & Garvey Law Firms According to a statement from BC Attorney General Sharma at the July 7, 2026 press conference, BC has retained two law firms to handle

DAXA, the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance in South Korea, issued a warning on the 8th about phishing sites impersonating Korean won-based cryptocurrency exchanges spreading through Facebook and other SNS advertisements. The fraudulent sites are designed to trick users into installing fake PC

Vanguard announced it is recruiting a head of digital assets, responsible for tokenization, stablecoin strategy, blockchain infrastructure, and customer digital asset product planning, as well as representing the company in communications with regulators. This marks a shift from its 2024 stance of banning crypto ETFs toward a systematic layout. The tokenized real-world assets market size is approximately $33.5 billion, with major players like Franklin Templeton and BlackRock leading, and JPMorgan, State Street, and Fidelity also investing.

SpaceX stocks closed at $149.47 on its first day of Nasdaq-100 inclusion, declining 6.8% from the previous session, according to the Wall Street Journal. The drop occurred despite expectations that $800 billion in passive funds from mutual funds and ETFs tracking the index would drive demand. Jay

Amazon and Meta corporate bond spreads surged on July 7 as hyperscaler bond issuances strained investor appetite. Amazon's 2036 maturity bond spread jumped from 61 basis points on July 6 to 73 basis points on July 7, while Meta's 2036 maturity bond spread climbed from 87 basis points to 96 basis poi

Japan's Ministry of Finance announced on the 8th that the country's May current account surplus reached 3.9683 trillion yen (approximately 37.1532 trillion won). The figure fell short of the market expectation of 4.1213 trillion yen but represented an increase of 647.8 billion yen compared to the

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NASDAQ: BMNR), the publicly traded company holding the most Ethereum globally, has again increased its holdings by 42,197 ETH, worth approximately $74 million. Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee cited prediction market data, stating that the probability of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) passing has risen to nearly 50%. Bitmine Adds Another 42,197 ETH, Worth Approximately $74 Million According to Bitmine's official statement, the company recently added an

US Treasury analysts warned in a draft report that failure to monetize AI investments could trigger market shocks similar to the dot-com bubble, while JP Morgan forecasted global semiconductor stocks will hit record highs in H2 2026 citing supply constraints through 2028. The conflicting outlooks em

The Banker magazine, published by the Financial Times Group, released its 2026 annual ranking of the world's top 1000 banks, revealing that seven of the global top 10 banks by tier-1 capital are headquartered in China. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Ba

The Information, citing an internal memo sent to employees, reports that SpaceX AI and AI coding assistant Cursor plan to launch their first jointly developed AI model as early as July 9; the model was originally set for release earlier this week but was delayed due to efficiency optimization. The new model is expected to have rapid information processing capabilities, competing in some areas with Anthropic's Opus 4.8. SpaceX AI and Cursor Joint Model: Wednesday Release Plan, Delay Reason Accord

Samsung Electronics faces divergent securities firm forecasts following its Q2 earnings surprise, with target price projections now spanning over 200,000 won. As of July 8 at 10:50 AM, Samsung Electronics stock traded at 289,000 won, down 7,000 won (2.36%) from the previous session. The split

July 8, 2026 - Intel (INTC) suffered a brutal sell-off, plunging $11.81, or 9.66%, to close at $110.39, its lowest in nearly a month since June 10. The day's trading volume reached $15.294 billion, ranking fifth among US stocks. Intel was not only the worst performer in the S&P 500, but also among the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index components, only beaten by Astera Labs which plummeted 11.52%. The sell-off was not an isolated event. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.2% on

South Korean financial regulators are reviewing investor protection measures for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) following government acknowledgment of market problems. Deputy Prime Minister

SK Hynix purchased approximately 20 trillion won in bonds this year, reshaping South Korea's bond issuance market through large-scale acquisitions across corporate bonds, bank bonds, securities bonds, and public bonds, according to bond market sources and securities industry data on July 8. The purc

According to Korean media Etnews, Intel is evaluating the introduction of a "dual-sided hybrid architecture" for its 14A2 process — using a backside power delivery network as the primary power path while redistributing some front-side metal interconnect layers to handle auxiliary power signals and clock distribution. TSMC's N2 (2nm) has already completed stable mass production in 2025-2026, and Intel's time gap relative to its competitors is at least equivalent to one full process generation. 21

Strategy sold approximately $135 million worth of Bitcoin last week to fund preferred stock dividend payments, a transaction that did not count against the company's $1.25 billion BTC Monetization Program, according to Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck. The sale occurred

Kia reported Q2 2025 operating profit forecasts of 2.8226 trillion won, up 2.09% year-over-year, with revenue projected at 32.6398 trillion won, an 11.21% increase, according to Yonhap Infomax data collected on the reporting date. The South Korean automaker outperformed Hyundai Motor in domestic

Goldman Sachs analyst Guillaume Jaisson recommended on the 7th (local time) that investors should strengthen their positions in HALO (Heavy Assets, Low Obsolescence) companies—firms with substantial tangible assets and low technology obsolescence risk. According to Business Insider, Jaisson stated i