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SK Siltron faces downgrade pressure after NICE Credit Rating placed its A+ unsecured bond rating and A2+ short-term commercial paper rating on downgrade watch on the 3rd. The rating agency cited the potential weakening of non-routine support from SK Group following the company's sale to Doosan. SK s

Major PC manufacturers HP, ASUS, and Acer have begun using small quantities of memory chips from Chinese chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) in their notebooks, according to Nikkei Asia citing multiple sources. The companies completed certification procedures for CXMT DRAM chips mid-year a

Critical Metals and other rare earth stocks surged during the US trading session on August 3, with Critical Metals leading gains of over 15%. The rally was driven by rising demand for rare earth elements in new energy vehicles and high-tech manufacturing. Rare earth metals have become

Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN, stock code 01310) officially launched its one-stop AI enterprise service platform 'HKBN AI+,' with entry-level pricing starting at HKD 98 per month. Chairman Ling Hao stated that HKBN has confirmed AI and computing power services as a priority strategy, focusing on

Lee Nam-woo, Chairman of the Korea Corporate Governance Forum, on the 4th publicly criticized the government's stock valuation reform plan announced the previous day, stating it falls significantly short of normalizing capital markets. The government plan targets companies whose PBR (price-to-book r

EcoPro reported Q2 operating profit of 32.9 billion won, up 102.75% from 16.228 billion won a year earlier, according to a disclosure on August 4. The increase was driven by stable growth in the environmental

SanDisk (SNDK) closed Friday at $1,214.83, down 5.09%, as its daily Relative Strength Index (RSI) fell to levels last seen in April 2025. The memory maker reports fiscal fourth-quarter results after Wednesday's close on August 5. The April 2025 RSI reading preceded a one-year gain of more

Minority shareholders of Samsung Electronics, organized through the ACT platform, are preparing to convene an extraordinary general meeting by consolidating shareholdings and initiating an electronic signature process. The move follows prolonged stock underperformance and shareholder backlash

Microsoft Corp. shares slipped marginally in overnight trading late Monday after a three-session rally that sent the stock soaring 25% to a nearly eight-month high. The Windows-maker added about $750 billion to its market capitalization in the last three days following a remarkably strong

American Bitcoin Corp. (NASDAQ: ABTC) shares are drawing market attention. The company’s Q2 2026 results showed that it mined approximately 932 bitcoins during the quarter, setting a quarterly production record. As of June 30, its strategic Bitcoin reserve stood at approximately 8,002 bitcoins, based on a Bitcoin price of $59,847 and an estimated value of approximately $478.9 million. ABTC Q2 Mining Results: 932 Bitcoins Set Quarterly Record Key Q2 2026 financial and operational data for ABTC ar

Armada Acquisition Corp. II signed an unsecured note with Arrington XRP Capital Fund on July 27, with $135k in funding for routine administrative expenses. Arrington signed a Series C financing agreement in 2025, and its 12-month conditional term will expire on October 19, 2026. $135k Unsecured Note: Signing Date, Use of Proceeds, and Expiry Conditions According to CryptoSlate, the unsecured note was signed on July 27, 2026, and funded on July 31, 2026. The proceeds may be used for Armada’s rout

Google Trends data shows US search interest for Bitcoin dropped to near 5-year lows during the week ending August 1, with a popularity score of 18. The decline occurred despite President Trump's pro-crypto policies bringing cryptocurrency themes into mainstream attention since taking office. The cur

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both plunged over 8% in trading, dragging the KOSPI index down 5.12% to 6257.45, a decline of 338.00 points. The drops followed profit-taking after prior gains, with foreign investors net selling 2.8429 trillion won and institutions offloading 1.9477 trillion won,

NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin proposed creating a protocol sovereign fund on Monday to improve the long-term sustainability of the network's tokenomics. The proposal, uploaded on the NEAR forum, outlines using protocol revenue and treasury assets to fund ecosystem public goods such as se

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix experienced market capitalization ranking declines in July amid concerns over artificial intelligence investment sustainability. Samsung Electronics' market cap stood at $1.1 trillion, placing it 13th globally as of the previous day, while SK Hynix held $778.5

ReconArt integrated its Recon Data Factory data hub with the Solana blockchain, expanding the platform's ability to reconcile stablecoin payments and transactions initiated by artificial intelligence systems. The integration connects Solana transaction data with ReconArt's reconciliation

BitMine Immersion Technologies staked 150,120 Ethereum (ETH) tokens worth approximately $278 million on August 4, according to blockchain analytics account Lookonchain. The transaction raised BitMine's total staked ETH to 5,067,309 tokens valued at about $9.38 billion, representing 87.4% of the

South Korean financial authorities restricted single-stock leverage exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, with trading volume dropping 1.2477 trillion won on the second day of the 30 million won minimum deposit requirement enforcement. The regulatory action aims to

Harbour Centre Development Limited (stock code: 00051), a subsidiary of Wharf Real Estate Investment Company (01997), announced interim results for the period ending June 30, reporting a shareholder loss of HK$82 million, a narrowing from the HK$199 million loss recorded in the same period in 2025.

Hanwha Corporation reported Q2 2024 standalone revenue of KRW 1.0013 trillion and operating profit of KRW 113.3 billion in a disclosure on August 4, marking year-over-year declines of 11.4% and 12.61% respectively. The decline was primarily driven by the construction segment, where revenue