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SpaceX will release its first earnings report since going public on local time the 4th, with CEO Elon Musk's commentary drawing intense investor attention as the stock trades below its IPO price. The company's shares closed near $110 on the 3rd, approximately 19% below the $135 offering price and

Dongyang Life Insurance announced on August 4 that its board of directors approved proceeding with a comprehensive stock exchange with Woori Financial Group, choosing not to exercise contract termination rights despite stock buyback costs slightly exceeding a 200 billion won threshold. The

Fireblocks released survey findings showing that 99% of European financial institutions and 100% of UK firms expect regulatory policies to support digital asset adoption. The Financial Grid survey, based on responses from more than 600 senior executives, revealed that 53% of European institutions

SpaceX is releasing its first earnings report since going public on August 4 (local time), following the largest initial public offering in US history last June. The company's stock is trading around $110, approximately 19% below its IPO price of $135 and 51% down from its intraday high of $225.64 r

India expanded its international tax reporting framework to include cryptocurrencies, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and other digital currency products, strengthening its capacity to exchange financial information with foreign tax authorities as digital assets become increasingly

Nigeria Revenue Service issued Guidelines on Taxation of Virtual Assets requiring crypto platforms and peer-to-peer marketplaces to collect, report and remit taxes, with income tax and stamp duty payable in the originating transaction token. The guidelines place exchanges and P2P platforms at the ce

Three major South Korean financial companies are advancing M&A processes simultaneously in the second half of the year after years of delays. Lotte Card resumed its sale procedure following a Financial Services Commission ruling on July 31 that resolved regulatory sanctions related to personal

S-Oil saw its stock price close 3.29% higher at 125,800 won on the Korea Exchange, following a wave of target price increases from securities firms. Goldman Sachs raised its target price from 147,000 won to 156,000 won the previous day, prompting four domestic brokerages—Shinyoung, Eugene, NH

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix recovered from intraday losses of approximately 5% to close slightly higher on the 4th, driven by retail investor buying. Samsung closed at 240,000 won, up 500 won (0.21%), while SK Hynix finished at 1,577,000 won, up 10,000 won (0.64%). Both stocks opened higher

Securities firms lowered target prices for SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics stocks last month despite both companies posting record second-quarter results. Mirae Asset Securities cut SK Hynix's target price from 4.2 million won to 2.8 million won, a 33.3% reduction, while BNK Investment Securities r

Palantir reported second-quarter results on Monday, with CEO Alex Karp stating the company's 'Rule of 40' score climbed to 155%. The AI data analytics company's second-quarter sales nearly doubled to $1.94 billion, with U.S. commercial sales surging 149% year-over-year and U.S. government sales

The USD-JPY exchange rate rose on August 4th in Tokyo trading, climbing 0.25% to 157.540 yen as of 2:11 PM compared to the previous session. The increase followed several days of decline triggered by confirmed joint US-Japan government intervention to buy yen in foreign exchange markets. Japanese

MSCI will announce its August regular review on August 13 (Korean time early morning), with LG Innotek expected for inclusion and HLB for exclusion according to securities industry sources on August 4. The quarterly index rebalancing typically triggers passive fund flows as index-tracking capital

XRP price declined approximately 2% on the day but rebounded roughly 4% from its August low as South Korean exchanges displayed concentrated buying activity. The cryptocurrency ranks third among 275 Korean won markets on Upbit by 24-hour

Market research firm Omdia raised its semiconductor revenue forecast by 94.1% year-on-year, citing AI demand surpassing global supply and driving exceptional growth in DRAM and NAND flash. The firm stated that bottlenecks across high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and advanced packaging will persist at

South Korea's 30-year government bond auction on the 4th experienced a split in winning rates and subsequent weakness, pushing yields higher. The split—where the lowest and highest winning rates diverge—occurred as the weighted average winning rate settled at 4.519%, with total winning bids of 1.4 t

Citi maintained its forecast that the Bank of Korea will raise its benchmark interest rate on August 27, following July inflation data showing core consumer price index (CPI) rising 2.6% year-over-year. The July core CPI figure marked the highest level since December 2023, prompting Citi economist K

Naver decided on the 4th to invest an additional 130 billion won in Kream, a limited-edition trading platform. The company's board approved participation in Kream's paid-in capital increase to acquire 38,681 common shares, with the

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, stated on X that he has never sold any of his personal Bitcoin holdings on the same day Strategy disclosed selling 1,638 BTC for US$104.73 million between 27 July and 2 August. The company sold the coins at an average price of US$63,957,

South Korea's Financial Services Commission convened a project financing inspection meeting on the 4th, one day after President Lee Jae-myung directed officials to prepare real estate supply measures. The meeting, chaired by Vice Chairman Shin Jin-chang, followed a seven-hour discussion between the