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Three major Korean department store stocks saw target price increases from securities firms as of the 14th. Shinsegae, Lotte Shopping, and Hyundai Department Store's average 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio reached approximately 12.2 times as of the 14th, significantly higher than last

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT on 16日 announced three national mega-projects totaling 550 trillion won in AI data center investments, alongside Physical AI and K-semiconductor development initiatives, during a briefing to the president at Cheong Wa Dae Yeongbinguan. The government aims to

Hong Kong stocks extended gains in the morning session, with the Hang Seng Index rising 476 points or 1.93% to close the half-day at 25,157 points, driven by strength in large-cap technology stocks. The rally followed overnight stability in US markets, where traditional tech stocks gained support an

Cleanspark signed a 20-year AI infrastructure lease expected to generate $6.6 billion in contracted revenue, with deliveries beginning in Q4 2027. The triple-net lease covers 175 MW of critical IT load at the company's Sandersville, Georgia campus, with an unnamed high-investment-grade global

Cyper Chat, a Web3 social infrastructure platform, announced a strategic partnership with Anubis Chain, a Layer 1 blockchain network, on July 14, 2026. The collaboration integrates zero-knowledge proof technology into social networking and decentralized application experiences to expand

US President Donald Trump will meet with several senators at the White House on Thursday to discuss progress on the CLARITY Act crypto market structure bill. Senator Bernie Moreno said a group of senators will brief the president on the bill and its path to success, with Senator Cynthia Lummis

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance held a real estate tax policy forum on July 16 at the Bank Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, where experts proposed shifting the comprehensive real estate tax basis from the number of homes owned to combined property value. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Ec

Ark Investment Chief Investment Officer Cathie Wood forecasts artificial intelligence-driven productivity gains will lower inflation and fuel an innovation stock bull market. Wood published the firm's Q2 2026 investment commentary on July 15 (local time), stating the ongoing technology revolution ca

Spain and Argentina will face off on July 19 in the FIFA World Cup final. The generational showdown narrative brought by the final—19-year-old Lamine Yamal versus 39-year-old Lionel Messi—features both players coming through Barcelona’s La Masia youth academy system. On the decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket, during the semifinal and final stages, large amounts of capital flowed into outcome contracts covering everything from match results to goal-scoring players. The mentor-men

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According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2025 annual report, for the first time in 26 years, “AI-related scams” have been listed as a separate crime category, with more than 22,000 complaints nationwide. Consumer Reports tested six AI voice-cloning tools, including Descript, and found that four of them allow users to generate cloned audio by simply checking a box that says “I have the right to clone this voice segment,” without any verification. FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report: AI

Bank of Tanzania Governor Emmanuel Tutuba announced this week a new regulatory framework for digital assets during a visit to the Bank of Tanzania pavilion at the 50th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair. The regulations will govern stablecoins and cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to protect

Bloomberg reported on July 16 that the bank handling the Anthropic stock IPO has arranged meetings between investors and company executives to pave the way for subsequent formal roadshows. The report said Anthropic could hit public markets as early as October. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan are all among the three major Wall Street investment banks participating in this IPO underwriting plan. IPO Process Update: Investor Meetings and Secret S-1 Filing According to Bloomberg, the inf

PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL) retail traders revealed sky-high valuation targets following reports that Stripe and Advent International are offering $60.50 per share to acquire the payments company. A Stocktwits poll of 8,200 investors found 35% believe PayPal Stocks should be valued over $100, with a

Shares of SpaceX (SPCX), International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), and Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) slumped to 52-week lows on Wednesday. SPCX closed 0.6% lower, IBM fell 2.7%, and BSX dropped to an annual low before recovering to close up about 1%. The declines stemmed from profit-taking in SPC

The BOK officially announced on July 16 that it would raise interest rates by 1 step (0.25 percentage point), increasing the benchmark rate from 2.5% to 2.75%. This is the first rate hike in more than three years and meets market expectations. BOK Governor Shin Hyun-soo cited four key risks—inflation, growth, the exchange rate, and financial stability—as pressing factors pointing in the same direction. A hot AI chip cycle is boosting semiconductor demand; inflation remains sticky and is pushing

Electrovaya Inc. (ELVA) stocks closed 49% higher on Wednesday after the lithium-ion battery developer announced a commercial agreement and warrant transaction with Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). The surge marked ELVA's best single-day performance since January 2013. Roth Capital analyst Craig Irwin

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) shares dropped nearly 13% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company announced plans to raise $1 billion through a private offering of convertible senior notes due February 1, 2034. The capital raise triggered dilution concerns among existing shareholders, as the of

AtaiBeckley, Inc. (ATAI) stock surged nearly 60% overnight late Wednesday following reports that Eli Lilly is in takeover talks with the psychedelic medicine company. The surge came after Magnus Sigurdsson, co-founder of Systematic Ventures and partner at Iron Pine Ventures, estimated a likely

Zhipu, MiniMax, and DeepSeek’s leaders of three Chinese AI companies have successively announced major plans around July. Their stock and valuation trends have diverged. As the head of “the world’s first publicly listed large-model company,” Zhipu Tang Jie announced the “Touch High” plan via an internal email after listing for half a year, asking the team to ease pressure from commercial monetization over the next two years and to focus resources on long-range missions, autonomous agents, and se