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US stocks rose on July 15 (local time) while semiconductor stocks declined, as June Producer Price Index data came in below market expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.29% higher at 52,658.64, the S&P 500 gained 0.38% to 7,572.40, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.62% to 26,269.

Homeplus secured 200 billion won in emergency operating funds on the 15th, announced at a rally held in front of the Blue House in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Meritz Financial will provide the 200 billion won loan, fully guaranteed by MBK Partners and Chairman Kim Byung-joo. The funding addresses immediate li

Optimism, a blockchain infrastructure company supplying OP Stack to Ethereum Layer 2 networks, is targeting the Korean market through partnerships with Dunamu's GIWA blockchain, Toss, and DB Securities. The company signed an MOU with Dunamu in May and an MOU with Toss on the 8th to expand on-chain f

Korean investors funneled 967.3 billion won into parking-type ETFs during a recent one-week period as stock market volatility triggered buy and sell sidecar mechanisms. The five ETFs with the largest net asset increases were all parking-type products: TIGER Money Market Active led with 288.4 billion

Six U.S. federal agencies are advancing stablecoin rulemaking under the GENIUS Act framework, with a July 18 deadline for regulatory action. The initiative addresses reserve requirements, issuer capital rules, and payment-stablecoin licensing standards. The development follows a July 15 update

CNBC host Jim Cramer said Wednesday that companies must prove artificial intelligence investments are delivering financial returns, stating he needs 'cold hard return facts' or will grow more skeptical. Cramer's comments come as this earnings season reveals companies adopting AI have largely

IBK Industrial Bank of Korea postponed the launch of its mid-rate loan product to next month or later, delaying the originally planned end-of-this-month release. The delay stems from the Financial Supervisory Service's unfinalized guidelines on how much mid-rate lending will be excluded from

DS Investment Securities forecast the LNG carrier ordering boom will continue through at least 2032, driven by 174 global LNG projects and aging fleet replacement demand. Analyst Kim Dae-sung stated in a report on the 16th that annual demand will average 90-110 vessels through 2032 when combining pr

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday that Wall Street's rally in Big Tech stocks appeared driven more by optimism than by improved fundamentals. The "Mad Money" host questioned whether the day's gains accurately reflected underlying corporate outlooks as technology stocks climbed following a series of p

Japan has moved to classify cryptocurrency within its financial-instrument framework, according to a July 15 update referencing Japan's Financial Services Agency. The reclassification aims to provide clearer regulatory structure for local ETF products, tax treatment, and investor protections. The de

IBK Securities upgraded Samsung Electro-Mechanics' target price from 1.05 million won to 1.75 million won on the 16th, citing sustained foreign investor buying amid the recent stock market crash. Analyst Kim Un-ho attributed the 66.7% price target increase to strong long-term growth prospects for

KB Securities maintained its 'buy' rating and 2 million won target price for LG Innotek on the 16th, forecasting the company's H2 earnings will significantly exceed market expectations. Research Division Head Kim Dong-won projected Q2 operating profit at 244.8 billion won, a roughly 22-fold year-on-

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced on July 15, 2026, that securities held at The Depository Trust Company (DTC) had been converted into tokens and used in live institutional trades involving more than 30 firms. The initiative tested whether blockchain-based transactions

The US dollar declined for a second consecutive trading session on July 15, pressured by lower-than-expected wholesale inflation data and a surge in the British pound. The dollar index (DXY), which measures the greenback against six major currencies, fell 0.415% to 100.515 as June producer price ind

South Korean retail investors withdrew funds from the stock market in July as investor deposits fell to 111.2825 trillion won on July 14, with the lowest point on July 10 at 105.5758 trillion won — the weakest level since February 20, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association. The

Leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors in Korea suffered severe losses during the recent one month as market corrections amplified declines, with the average return of the top 10 worst-performing ETFs reaching -46.26% according to ETF CHECK data released on the 16th. The losses stemmed

Samsung Heavy Industries secured $10 billion in new orders this year, representing 72% of its annual target, with 45% coming from its core Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) production facilities, according to a report published July 16. The company is expanding into Floating Data Centers (FDC) w

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly offered to acquire PayPal for $53 billion, according to Reuters. The potential deal would mark a historic consolidation in the fintech sector, combining Stripe's merchant infrastructure and cryptocurrency momentum with PayPal's