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Cathie Wood's Ark Invest purchased 220,012 shares of Circle Internet Group and 19,029 shares of Block Inc. on Tuesday, while selling 27,742 shares of Robinhood Markets Inc. The Circle purchases totaled approximately $13.9 million at Tuesday's closing price of $63.22, distributed across Ark's ARKK, A

South Korea's automotive industry recorded its highest-ever June export value at $6.71 billion, a 5.8% year-on-year increase, as domestic sales growth and normalized parts supply drove production recovery, the Ministry

Seoul's housing market consumer sentiment index reached 130.9 in June, up 1.0 point from May's 129.9, according to a real estate market consumer sentiment survey released by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements on the 15th. The increase represents a slowdown from May's 7.7-point

President Lee Jae-myung emphasized capital market normalization as a 'very important national policy' during an economic ministry briefing on the 15th at Cheong Wa Dae. He ordered accelerated legislation on stock price manipulation prevention laws. The President criticized South Korea's excessive re

On July 14, the well-known on-chain analytics account Onchain Lens issued an urgent red alert on X, pointing out that the official X account of Noxa Fi—the token-launcher meme coin protocol on the Robinhood Chain—has been taken over by an unknown hacker. So far, multiple users in the community have reported that after interacting with the compromised account, their wallet assets were instantly drained by the attacker. Onchain Lens Emergency Alert: Three Forbidden Actions and the Victim Mechanism

JP Morgan, Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs reported combined second-quarter net profits of $49 billion, according to Yahoo Finance on July 14 local time. The figure represents a 39% increase compared to the same period last year, driven by a global artificial intelligence

Google Cloud showcased its Gemini Enterprise artificial intelligence platform at the Google AI for Business 2026 event held July 14-16 at the Shilla Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. The company demonstrated a conversational financial service developed with KB Kookmin Bank and highlighted Samsung

Google Cloud demonstrated a Gemini-powered conversational banking assistant at the Google AI for Business 2026 event held July 14-16 at Shilla Hotel in Seoul. The prototype, developed in partnership with KB Kookmin Bank, allows users to ask voice-based questions such as 'When will SK Hynix stocks st

BNK Financial Group announced on the 15th an organizational restructuring for the second half of the year centered on strengthening its regional finance role. The restructuring aims to enhance the group's capacity to support local economies in the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam region through specialized res

Anthropic announced on July 15 that it will provide a total of 10 million Canadian dollars in Claude API credits to eight research organizations in Canada, enabling them to use Claude models for free. The recipient institutions cover areas including mental health models, low-resource languages, agriculture, and quantum computing. Anthropic stated that this will not affect research directions and does not claim ownership of research outcomes. Research applications for the eight recipient institut

President Lee Jae-myung expressed regret on July 15 over South Korea's failure to gain inclusion in the MSCI developed market index, citing the need for domestic stock market stabilization. Speaking at an economic ministry briefing at the Blue House, Lee questioned Deputy Prime Minister and

President Lee Jae-myung stated on the 14th that ultra-high-value single homes will face increased tax burden through a new bracket for properties above 40 billion won. Lee mentioned '50 billion won' as a threshold he had in mind, leading analysts to interpret that homes around the 50 billion won

On July 15, 2026, Beijing time, the global semiconductor market experienced a landmark event. SK Hynix’s American depositary receipts (ADRs) surged 27.29% in a single day on Nasdaq, closing at $193.92, setting a new all-time high since listing. The gain not only fully recovered the 9.3% decline from the previous trading day but also widened its ADR premium over SK Hynix’s ordinary shares listed in South Korea to 51%, far above the roughly 3% issuance premium during last week’s IPO. {currencycard

IBM (NYSE: IBM) stock closed down more than 25% on July 14, at $217.07, marking the largest single-day drop since at least 1968. The decline was triggered by the company’s pre-announced earnings coming far below Wall Street expectations: adjusted EPS of $2.93 (vs. $3.02 expected) and revenue of $17.2 billion (vs. $17.86 billion expected). IBM earnings: EPS of $2.93 and $17.2 billion revenue both miss expectations According to reports, the gaps between IBM’s pre-announced earnings and market expe

Foreign investment banks including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan attributed the recent KOSPI decline to profit-taking after a short-term rally and forced liquidation of leveraged investments, according to a report published on May 14 by the Korea Financial Center. The report titled 'Overseas

Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) shares plunged more than 40% at one point during intraday trading on July 14, triggering multiple trading halts due to volatility; it ultimately closed down 16%, at $4.62 per share. The sell-off was triggered by a report from the EV-focused website EV claiming that Lucid is considering going private or filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In response, Lucid issued a statement saying the rumors are completely false. Lucid Stock Dips More Than 40% Intraday, Trigg

A coalition of banking groups reportedly urged the Senate to revise stablecoin yield rules, according to beincrypto.com. The letter is tied to the CLARITY Act debate. The dispute highlights tension between banks and crypto issuers over yield-bearing instruments, with implications for liquidity,

Mirae Asset Asset Management announced on the 15th the launch of 'Mirae Asset Alpha Selection Mixed Asset Investment Trust (Private Investment Re-Indirect Type),' a public fund that invests in private funds. The new product focuses on long-only equity strategies, expanding the company's lineup

MetaMask, the crypto wallet developed by ConsenSys, marks its 10th anniversary, announces the appointment of Gal Eldar as Chief Product Officer (CPO), and launches the “Open Money” plan. The goal is to integrate payments, savings, investments, and digital assets into a single self-custody platform, enabling expansion from a crypto wallet to a broader financial services platform. MetaMask Appoints Gal Eldar as Chief Product Officer According to reports, MetaMask has appointed Gal Eldar as Chief P

HSBC issued a report stating that while investor sentiment toward memory semiconductor stocks has weakened due to concerns about a semiconductor cycle peak, it is too early to worry. According to Investing.com on the 14th (local time), HSBC noted in a recent report that investors cited slowing