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Hongkong Transport Holdings (stock code 00554), parent company of Citybus, announced that ongoing Middle East crisis has driven diesel prices to surge over 100% since late February, rising from approximately $90 per barrel to over $200 per barrel, directly impacting its non-wholly owned subsidiary C

By the end of July 2026, global capital markets will enter the year’s most substantial earnings window. Google (Alphabet) will release its second-quarter results on July 22; Microsoft will publish its Q4 results for fiscal year 2026 on July 29; and Amazon will deliver its Q2 results on July 30. Combined, the three companies have a market cap of more than $7 trillion, and their AI infrastructure spending commitments over the past 12 months are approaching that of a mid-sized country’s annual GDP.

Circle Internet Group stock fell approximately 5.47% to a trading range of $62.10 to $63.77 in its latest active session following Visa's announcement of an internal stablecoin platform that will support OUSD, a rival to Circle's USDC. The decline reflects investor concern over increased

France published its national resilience plan for rare earths and permanent magnets in May 2026, aiming to secure critical metal supply and reduce dependence on overseas supply chains. The plan addresses the geopolitical risk posed by the current concentration of approximately 85% of global rare ear

Tether released BrainWhisperer, an open-source brain-to-text engine that decodes neural signals into written language entirely on local devices. CEO Paolo Ardoino announced the system is now fully integrated into QVAC, the company's open-source on-device AI stack, and available to developers

Hong Kong stocks fell across major indices on Friday as AI and technology sectors experienced sharp declines. The Hang Seng Index dropped 1.78% to close at 24,562.24 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index plunged 4.37% to 4,623.17 points and the H-shares Index declined 2.18%. The selloff was

Cardano is trading at $0.158, down 1.39% on July 17, while the Van Rossem hard fork is scheduled to activate on July 18 at 21:44:51 UTC at Slot 192,844,800. Derivatives traders pushed the long-to-short ratio to 0.58 and open interest climbed 4% to $421 million in the 48 hours before activation.

On July 17, 2026, the Digital Assets Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held an in-person hearing at Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, themed “Building the Financial Future: How the CLARITY Act Will Unleash Innovation.” Federal Hall is only a few steps from the New York Stock Exchange—rather than meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, the committee moved the hearing to Wall Street, and that choice alone is a kind of statement. This is not routine policy discuss

Elon Musk completed the acquisition of New APR Energy, a Florida-based energy company valued at over $1 billion, according to Federal Trade Commission records reported by Teslarati. The transaction addresses surging power requirements from projects like xAI's Colossus cluster. Behind-the-meter

South Korea's National Pension Service issued standby assignment orders on July 17 to the head of its Real Estate Investment Office and two senior Compliance Office officials. The personnel actions, approved by NPS Chairman Kim Sung-joo, were executed under Article 20, Clause 6 of NPS Personnel

The USD-KRW exchange rate traded at 1,478.50 won as of 3:30 PM on July 17, down 1.90 won from the previous Seoul session close of 1,480.40 won, tracking a slight strengthening in the Japanese yen. The decline occurred during thin Constitution Day holiday trading in South Korea. The yen's modest

Samsung Securities released a report on the 17th analyzing recovery catalysts for Korean shipbuilding stocks after a 17% year-to-date decline despite record orders. The report attributes underperformance to market valuation compression and profit-taking, while fundamental rebound conditions are

Blockchain security firm SlowMist discovered a macOS information-stealing malware that hijacks Telegram Desktop sessions and compromises cryptocurrency wallets. The malware harvests data from the macOS Keychain, Safari cookies, Apple Notes, Telegram Desktop and databases associated with more than a

Korea Exchange (KRX) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are pursuing a new memorandum of understanding 22 years after their first agreement in September 2004. The new MOU focuses on four cooperation areas: supporting dual listings between Korean and US markets, sharing experience on settlement c

On July 17, 2026, the gold market saw a landmark moment. According to Gate market data, gold XAU is currently quoted at $3,995, with the day’s low touching $3,970. This is the first time since November 2025 that gold has effectively closed below the $4,000 psychological level. Just half a year ago, gold was still hitting a historical peak of $5,598.75 on Jan. 29. From $5,600 down to below $4,000, a near 30% drawdown is uncommon in gold’s history. More importantly, this selloff occurred amid esca

Asian semiconductor stocks plunged on May 17 as Japanese and Taiwanese markets experienced sharp declines following a US semiconductor selloff. Kioxia Holdings dropped 16.1% to 52,110 yen, while Tokyo Electron fell 8.17% and Advantest declined 7.2%, dragging the Nikkei 225 index down 4.03%. In Taiwa

High-net-worth investors in Korean stocks are adopting a wait-and-see stance as recent market volatility triggers sell-off considerations and defensive repositioning. Major securities firms' private banking centers report that new capital inflows and additional stock purchases have stalled, with

The Korean ETF market capitalization declined by 80 trillion won from its peak as semiconductor stocks that had driven market gains plummeted. According to KRX DataMarketplace on the 17th, the total market cap of 1,146 domestically listed ETFs stood at 455 trillion won, down from 535 trillion won on

Semiconductor stocks including Micron, SanDisk, Intel, and Advanced Micro Devices fell sharply in early premarket trading on Friday, extending the previous session's losses. SanDisk declined 6%, leading the pullback, while Micron fell 4.4%, and Intel and AMD each dropped just over 4%. The declines d

Fundstrat's Tom Lee argued in his July Chairman's message that Ethereum's institutional infrastructure deployment by BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Robinhood represents a fundamental shift in demand drivers, even as ETH trades at $1,880, approximately 60% below its 2025 peak near $5,000. Lee cited BlackRo