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SK Securities maintained its 'Buy' rating and ₩33,000 target price for Lotte Holdings (004990), citing the Korean stock's high dividend yield and improving group-level profitability as key support factors. Analyst Choi Kwan-soon stated that the current stock price trades at a 29.5% discount to net a

Equinix announced a partnership with Nvidia on Wednesday that enables customers to run AI models on open-source cloud platform Together AI through a new service called Equinix Inference Exchange. The data center colocation provider's stock has risen 33% this year, pushing its market cap to $100

The FBI seized approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency and took control of online infrastructure allegedly used by Hamas to collect donations, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Investigators traced and confiscated the funds under three warrants dated March 25, June 25, and

Mirae Asset Group decided to retain Oh Se-jin as CEO of DigitalX, the crypto exchange it recently acquired. The decision maintains existing management continuity as Oh's term was guaranteed until the end of 2028 prior to the acquisition. Mirae Asset's internal assessment recognizes Oh's industry

Korean equal-weight exchange-traded funds outperformed traditional market-capitalization-weighted ETFs during the period from July 1 to September 1, as semiconductor stock volatility roiled markets. KODEX 200 Equal Weight rose 2.34% while KODEX 200 fell -22.15% over the same period, despite

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (RARE) stock plunged 46% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company announced its experimental Angelman syndrome drug apazunersen failed a late-stage clinical trial. The stock closed regular trading at $26.53 before sliding into the mid-teens after hours. The late-s

The US dollar weakened on September 2nd as the yen surged and the Canadian dollar strengthened, with USD-JPY falling 0.909% to 158.769. By 4pm Eastern Time, the dollar index declined 0.120% to 99.565. The yen's sudden rally triggered market speculation of a rate check by Japanese authorities,

The US dollar weakened on September 2nd as the Japanese yen surged and the Canadian dollar strengthened, with the dollar index (DXY) falling 0.120 points to 99.565 at 4pm ET. The USD-JPY exchange rate dropped 1.457 yen (0.909%) to 158.769 yen amid speculation that Japanese authorities conducted a ra

Full Sail, a decentralized finance protocol on the Sui blockchain, announced Tuesday it is shutting down operations after a security incident involving oracle provider Switchboard caused approximately $91,000 in losses across three automated vaults. The protocol disclosed the incident Saturday and i

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated the Trump administration is considering targeted semiconductor tariffs designed to compel chipmakers to establish US production facilities. Lutnick said companies producing semiconductors in the US would avoid tariffs, while those manufacturing abroad

US Treasury yields showed mixed movements on September 2 (US Eastern Time), with the 10-year yield reaching an intraday high of 4.8210%—the highest level since November 2023—before retreating to close at 4.7950%, down 0.10 basis points. The 2-year yield fell 0.80 basis points to 4.3860%, while the 3

The Won-Yen exchange rate fell to 854.13 per 100 yen during trading on the 2nd, the lowest level since November 2023, according to Hana Bank. The drop—a 12% decline from the June 5 high of 974.62 won—has driven a surge in Japanese travel bookings and yen deposits among Korean consumers and

Multiple US Treasury exchange-traded funds hit 52-week lows on September 2 as long-term Treasury yields surged to multi-decade highs. The decline affected ETFs tracking both 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds, with the US 10-year Treasury yield reaching 4.812% on September 1 (local time), the

NVIDIA faces scrutiny over circular financing concerns following Q2 results that showed accounts receivable growth outpacing revenue expansion. KB Securities released an analysis addressing investor worries that NVIDIA's customer funding arrangements—where the chipmaker provides capital support to c

Samsung Biologics and Vuno stocks declined sharply following capital increase announcements on the 28th, with Samsung Biologics falling 6.78% to 1,486,000 won and Vuno plummeting 24.46% to 5,590 won on the 31st. The declines stem from investor concerns over equity dilution, as Samsung Biologics

LlamaRisk has launched LlamaGuard PT, a risk oracle, on Aave to enhance collateral risk management for decentralized lending. The tool integrates Chainlink's CRE technology to dynamically manage PT collateral risk on the Aave platform. This integration aims to improve risk assessment capabilities fo

Api3's AirnodeHub announced support for MCP, which improves the efficiency of accessing signed API data. Api3 aims to enhance user experience by simplifying data retrieval processes through this integration. Api3 operates as a decentralized oracle network that enables smart contracts to access

The Dutch central bank (DNB) transferred over 78 tons of gold from the New York Federal Reserve to London, citing heightened geopolitical tensions. DNB Governor Olaf Sleijpen announced the move on local time 2nd, stating the transfer improves trading liquidity for gold reserves. London serves as the

BTCB2 began trading on Neoxa Exchange on Sept. 2 with prices ranging from $80 to a $176 ask. The BTCB2/USDC pair recorded $94,100 in volume, though BitcoinBIP110.org warned against trusting Neoxa Exchange's pricing due to concerns about unreliable market signals. The token represents the Bitcoin BIP

President Lee Jae-myung stated on September 2 via X that South Korea's economic situation has dramatically improved compared to when he took office, describing it as a complete transformation. The statement came as the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy released August import-export data. Lee at