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South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) announced plans during a Wednesday briefing at the President's Blue House to adopt the National Asset Basic Act, updating the country's state asset management system from the outdated State Property Act of 1950. The new framework explicitly

On July 15, 2026, the second World Cup semifinal between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will kick off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, USA. England and Argentina—two teams carrying decades of mutual grudges—will battle for the final ticket to this edition’s championship match. Spain already defeated France 2-0 in the first semifinal, securing a spot in the final. For Argentina, looking to defend their title, and for England, eager to return to the final for the first time in 60 years, the outc

Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) closed at $46.24 on July 14, 2026, down roughly 47% from its January 9 high of $115.72, as 25 analysts polled by S&P Global disagree about the stock's value by a factor of ten — the street-high target stands at $140 while the street-low sits at $14, with the average at $86.95,

Hong Kong stocks rose on July 15, with the Hang Seng Index closing at 24,681.10 points, up 340.37 points or 1.40%, marking three consecutive daily gains. The Hang Seng Tech Index closed at 4,740.49 points, up 61.03 points or 1.30%. The gains were driven by easing US June inflation data reducing

Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) closed at $28.47 on July 14, 2026, yet every analyst price target sits above the market price—the lowest at $40 and the highest at $106 across 11 analysts polled by S&P Global, with an average of $73.36, according to data

Gold advocate and longtime Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff warned recently that holders may soon regret not selling Bitcoin above $60,000. Schiff admitted regretting not buying BTC early but insisted there is not a chance he would buy now, not even at $20,000. Bitcoin traded above $65,005 on July 15,

The USD-KRW exchange rate reversed course during the London trading session, rising after earlier declines as Middle East tensions escalated. At 5:04 PM, the rate stood at 1,492.20 won, down 0.80 won from the previous Seoul session close, but up 1.70 won from the New York close at 6 AM. The rate

Japan's parliament passed and enacted amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act on Wednesday, formally classifying cryptocurrencies as financial products. The amendments were approved in the plenary session of the House of Councillors, completing their passage through both houses of t

Samsung Electronics' foreign ownership dropped to 46.58% as of July 15, marking the lowest level since July 21, 2009, when it stood at 46.56%. The decline from 52.3% at the beginning of the year follows sustained foreign selling, though stock lending balances have decreased by 6.5% since July 1.

SK Hynix stock recently declined, prompting investors to circulate a '3 million won Hynix bingo card' meme outlining 9 conditions required for the stock to return to 3 million won. TSMC reports earnings on the 16th, with market participants viewing the results as a key test of AI demand

Michael Gao, CEO and Co-Founder of RedotPay, explained how regulatory frameworks including MiCA, Hong Kong's stablecoin ordinance, and the GENIUS Act are reshaping global stablecoin payments and driving mainstream adoption. Operating a platform with over 8 million users across more than 100

Economist Yoon Ji-ho presented three investment strategies for the second half of the year at a special lecture held on the 4th at the Maeil Business Newspaper Media Center. Yoon recommended allocating 50% of portfolios to semiconductors, maintaining cash reserves, and managing volatility rather

Meritz Financial Group is set to hold a board meeting on the morning of the 16th to discuss providing an additional 1000 billion won in emergency operating funds to Homeplus, bringing total support to 2000 billion won, with major shareholder MBK Partners reportedly agreeing to guarantee the full

SpaceX and South Korean space-themed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded significant losses during the week of July 10-15, with six Korean space ETFs experiencing net outflows of 662 billion won. KODEX US Space Aviation fell 8.91%, ranking 828th out of 830 equity ETFs, while ACE US Space Tech

Samsung Active Asset Management, NH Amundi Asset Management, KB Asset Management, and Kiwoom Investment Asset Management launched AI infrastructure exchange-traded funds on May 14 on the Korea Exchange. The four Korean Stocks ETFs focus on optical communications and physical AI investments as AI

IBM shares rose 0.7% in premarket trading on Wednesday, recovering a fraction of the previous day's record losses after the company issued weak preliminary second-quarter results. The technology firm cited a faster-than-expected shift in client spending from software to AI servers as the primary

Rothera Exchange and Clearing processed $3 billion in event contracts during its first two months of operations and is approaching a 10% share of US event contract volume, according to figures released as Adaptive disclosed that its Aeron Exchange Accelerator powers the trading venue's exchange and