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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

South Korean 30-year government bond yields recently climbed to the 4.4% level, causing the ultra-long yield curve to continue steepening. The spread between 30-year and 10-year Korean Treasury Bonds (KTBs) stood at 20.7 basis points as of the previous trading day, according to Yonhap Infomax bond a

South Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jung-kwan met with UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan Al Jaber on the 8th. Al Jaber also serves as CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). The two officials signed a strategic cooperation agreement to establish a st

The Russian State Duma Financial Market Committee approved the final version of the second reading of the cryptocurrency regulation bill on July 8, which will be submitted for formal second reading deliberation; Committee Chairman Anatoly Aksakov revealed several key adjustments. The second reading version cancels the requirement to compulsorily declare crypto wallet addresses, replacing it with only declaring balances and transaction records. A new amendment allows the legal use of cryptocurren

On July 7, Anthropic announced that Claude Cowork, an AI agent tool previously limited to desktop applications, has officially expanded to mobile devices and web platforms. Users subscribed to the "Max" plan can now access cross-platform features. Anthropic also released usage data from late May covering over 600,000 organizations and 1.2 million anonymous sessions: business process operations accounted for 33.4%. Claude Cowork Cross-Platform Expansion: Core Feature Design for Mobile and Web Acc

South Korean 3-year government bond yields remain confined to a 3.7-3.9% range, with market participants noting that the upper bound could extend to 4% based on a previous auction result. Bond dealers assess that concerns over a 'big step' rate hike have largely subsided following recent

CNBC host Jim Cramer said on X on July 7 that the recent sell-off of NVIDIA was a "misleading sell-off," and wrote on X: "NVIDIA said its product roadmap remains unchanged. To me, that means buy." Semiconductor research firm SemiAnalysis reported that NVIDIA's Kyber NVL144 rack architecture has been delayed by more than 12 months due to PCB midplane manufacturing challenges. SemiAnalysis Report: Kyber NVL144 Delayed to 2028 Due to PCB Midplane Issue According to a report released by SemiAnalysis

South Korea's foreign exchange authorities recorded a net long forward position of $6.359 billion at the end of May, marking a $1 billion increase from the previous month's $5.359 billion, according to International Monetary Fund data. The position extended its growth streak to four consecutive mont

The Bank of England's (BOE) anticipated regulatory easing may expand demand for UK government bonds (gilts), according to ING Bank's analysis published on May 7 (local time). ING stated that the BOE's forthcoming Financial Stability Report could include changes to bank capital requirement

Hyosung Chemical stocks surged for four consecutive trading days through July 8, driven by forecasts that the company's Q2 operating profit will exceed 100 billion won. IBK Securities issued the earnings projection on July 7, triggering a 29.84% single-day gain that closed at 67,000 won. The stock r

Individual investors using margin trading in South Korea's stock market faced forced liquidations totaling an average of 527 billion won per day in June, as the KOSPI index fell to the 7,500 level, according to data released by the Financial Supervisory Service on July 8. The daily average forced li

Vanguard posted a Head of Digital Assets role on July 6 within its Personal Wealth division. The position covers tokenization, stablecoins, custody, settlement, governance, compliance, and client-facing capabilities. The move follows Vanguard's December 2025 decision to allow clients to trade

The USD-KRW exchange rate plunged to the 1,510 won range on the 8th following coordinated intervention signals between Korean and Japanese forex authorities and suspected smoothing operations by Korean authorities. As of 6:00 AM on the 8th, USD-KRW traded at 1,515.80 won, down 14.50 won from the