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CoreWeave and other neocloud stocks including Nebius plunged on the 14th, placing AI infrastructure investment profitability under new market scrutiny. CoreWeave's stock fell 15.46% in a single day on the 14th (local time), while its 2032 maturity bond yield climbed to 15.77% and its 5-year credit d

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.1% on Thursday, marking its best single-day performance in over a month, as investors rotated out of chip stocks into defensive sectors. The shift followed September producer price data showing a 1.3% monthly increase and 6.3% year-over-year rise, the

Claude AI predicts Chainlink (LINK) could reach $100 by January 1, 2027, according to a speculative analysis that assumes near-perfect market conditions including institutional adoption and a major crypto bull run. The prediction represents a potential rally from LINK's current price of

The USD-KRW exchange rate stood at 1,342.00 won as of 6 AM on October 16, down 2.60 won from the previous Seoul session close of 1,344.60 won. The decline followed a sharp drop in US Treasury yields driven by risk-off sentiment from AI-related asset selling and a rebound in US equity markets.

MultiLiquid, a payments platform enabling instant swaps between tokenized assets and stablecoins, secured $8 million in early-stage funding across pre-seed and seed rounds, The Block reported on Oct. 15. Polychain led the seed round, with participation from Strobe

Australia released draft legislation that would enable automatic exchange of crypto tax information between countries, with the proposal open for public comment until Oct. 28. The Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026: Tax information reporting establishes a framework to implement the Organisation for

Zach Yadegari, 19-year-old founder of AI-powered calorie tracking app Cal AI, discussed his company's viral success strategy at TechCrunch Disrupt on Thursday. The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years through an influencer-driven marketing approach before being acquired by

Morgan Stanley upgraded quantum computing firm Quantinuum (NAS:QNT) to Overweight from Equal-weight and set a $62 price target on the 15th (US local time), according to CNBC. The upgrade reflects Quantinuum's technical leadership among pure-play quantum computing companies and its attractive

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), a global stock index provider, announced on the 15th (local time) a decision to introduce new criteria that will exclude non-operating companies from the Global Investable Market Indices (GIMI), creating the possibility that Strategy, the world's

NEAR Protocol expanded its MPC network to 17 live mainnet operators, funded by the Protocol to enhance the decentralized signing infrastructure essential for NEAR Intents. The expansion aims to strengthen user confidence and engagement within the NEAR ecosystem, according to NEAR's official

Mike Snyder, Vice President of energy and charging at Tesla, has left the company, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday citing people familiar with the matter. The departure comes as CEO Elon Musk attempts to pivot the company toward robotics and artificial intelligence. In 2025, Tesla's energy

Foreign investors sold 3.4 trillion won in Korean stocks on the previous trading day, with 2.6 trillion won exiting Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix alone. The selloff was driven by AI infrastructure funding concerns after CoreWeave's stock fell 15.5% on the 14th and its bond yields jumped 112

Korean government bond futures showed mixed performance in overnight trading, with 3-year futures unchanged and 10-year futures rising, as US Treasury bonds strengthened amid risk-aversion sentiment. The mixed results reflected divergent investor positioning, with foreign investors net buying 30

South Korea's National Data Office released September employment data on October 16, showing employment increased by 113,000 compared to the same month last year, reaching 29.266 million. The growth rate slowed from August's 184,000 increase. The manufacturing sector added 16,000 jobs, marking its f

Microsoft (MSFT) received price target increases from four analyst firms on Thursday ahead of its upcoming earnings report, according to The Fly. TD Cowen, Mizuho, Citi and UBS raised their targets, citing Azure cloud performance trends, enterprise cloud demand and AI adoption momentum. The

TeraWulf (WULF) stock fell as much as 2.7% in midday trade on Thursday, heading for its biggest weekly drop in 11 months, but Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd stated the recent price decline is "at odds with underlying contract value and likely value creation from upcoming contracts," according t

US stocks rebounded on Oct. 15 despite an unfavorable inflation reading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.08% to close at 52,177.69. Falling Treasury yields eased rate pressure on investors, while expectations that AI spending will boost corporate earnings helped drive buying. The

Kim Tae-seok filed a National Assembly petition the previous evening opposing South Korea's proposed mandatory tender offer bill. By 7am on the 16th, the petition had gathered approximately 2,500 signatures. The petition challenges a structure allowing acquirers to purchase controlling shareholder s

Dalton Investments sent a shareholder letter to Samsung Electronics' board demanding concentrated buyback of preferred shares trading at a 26% discount to common shares, enabling 1.34 times more cancellations with the same capital. The US value firm's demand follows similar calls from Life Asset

On-chain analytics firm Glassnode reported on X on Oct. 15 that Bitcoin support below $80,000 is weakening despite a recent price rebound driven by large buy orders. The firm noted that large buy orders clustered at $80,000 were filled over