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Korean listed companies implemented 256 stock consolidation cases from Feb 12 to the 15th following stricter delisting regulations introduced by the Financial Services Commission and Korea Exchange from July 1st. The regulatory overhaul added a 1,000 won penny stock threshold to delisting criteria a

XRP trades around $1.08 on July 18, 2026, down more than 60% from its all-time high of $3.65 reached exactly one year ago on July 18, 2025. Google search interest for the token has collapsed 91% from a perfect score of 100 during the peak week to a current reading of 9, marking what analysts

Dmitry Dubynin, CEO of Russia's National Payment Card System (NSPK), declared that Visa and Mastercard cards are effectively absent from the Russian market, calling them valueless pieces of plastic. International sanctions rendered the cards non-functional abroad and blocked access to loyalty

Park Hong-geun, Minister of Planning and Budget, stated on July 18 that the government does not expect the semiconductor boom to end abruptly, addressing concerns about a peak-out. During a YouTube 'Kim Writer TV' interview, Park announced plans for large-scale fiscal investment in youth policies an

Korean securities firms reversed their target price stance in July 2026, issuing 323 downgrade reports compared to 249 upgrades—the first time downgrades exceeded upgrades this year, according to financial data provider FnGuide. The shift occurred after the KOSPI index closed at 6,820.60 on the 16th

Sequentum Cloud won the 2026 CODiE Award for Best No-Code/Low-Code Platform in the Developer & AI Technology track, announced on July 15, 2026. The platform's expanding reach across financial institutions, government agencies, and global enterprises, along with growing adoption among developers

Korean stocks avoided a sharp decline on July 17 as the market was closed for Constitution Day, while US semiconductor stocks plummeted the previous day. SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) fell 13.69% on July 16 (local time) in New York, alongside declines in NVIDIA (-2.40%) and

Ripple awarded $250,000 to 25 veteran- and military spouse-owned businesses through The Ripple Effect: Certified Veteran Employer Grants Program, a joint initiative with Hire Heroes USA. Each recipient receives a $10,000 grant designed to support business growth and future hiring. The funding aims t

Seoul's office market recorded a vacancy rate of 4.9% in the second quarter, up 1.7 percentage points from the previous quarter, while average rent reached a record ₩40,335 per square meter, according to global real estate services firm Colliers. The vacancy increase was driven by large-scale new

Tesla Korea is transitioning its Full Self-Driving (FSD) purchase model from one-time payment to monthly subscription starting August 10. The company will discontinue the option to buy FSD as a vehicle purchase add-on, offering only a monthly subscription at 150,000 won per month. This follows a

Robinhood launched its Robinhood Chain mainnet and introduced new Stock Tokens at the 'The World is Flat' event held in London on the 1st. The company announced multiple service expansions including support for Stock Tokens in over 120 countries, a lending product offering approximately 7% APY for

Apple sent legal warning letters to approximately 40 former employees currently working at OpenAI on the 17th (local time), according to multiple sources cited by the Financial Times. The letters demand preservation of work-related documents and communication records and request meetings with Apple'

Twenty out of 25 districts in Seoul saw apartment asking prices surpass the previous peaks recorded in 2021-2022, according to an artificial intelligence price survey by Real Estate 114 released on July 18. The districts that have not yet exceeded their historical highs are

U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday, with the S&P 500 down 1.01%, the Nasdaq-100 dropping 1.49%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declining 0.77%. The declines followed Netflix's mixed second-quarter earnings report released after market close on Thursday, which showed revenue of $12.56 billion

SpaceX is in talks with the Pentagon to supply data-center capacity for running AI models at a cost of up to several billion dollars, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The negotiations aim to provide the United States Department of Defense with additional cloud-computing resources to

Future Fund Managing Director Gary Black commented on SpaceX's stock decline after shares of the newly public company closed Friday's session 5.43% down at $123.60, approximately 9% below its $135 initial public offering price and down around 45% from its all-time intraday high of $225.64. Black

Michael Burry, the investor known for 'The Big Short,' disclosed fresh portfolio moves on Friday involving Nvidia Corp, Oracle Corp., DraftKings Inc., and Netflix. Burry increased his December 2026 Nvidia put position while trimming Oracle puts by half, and added to DraftKings shares in the $25

Solana (SOL) is holding near support levels as capital flows across major layer-1 blockchain assets remain uneven, according to analysis based on Solana Foundation ecosystem materials. The cryptocurrency faces pressure from selective market conditions despite maintaining strong network activity acro

Ethereum's price rebound has stalled as traders balance spot ETF optimism against policy uncertainty and weakened risk appetite across cryptocurrency markets. ETH maintains a strong institutional-access narrative through spot ETF products, but price action indicates optimism alone is insufficient