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Future Fund Managing Partner Gary Black stated in a post on X on Tuesday that Tesla stocks could remain 'moribund' until CEO Elon Musk demonstrates that Cybercabs can operate without safety monitors and expand beyond mapped cities. Black highlighted Tesla's underperformance compared to the

CNBC's Jim Cramer stated on Tuesday that market negativity is creating buying opportunities for investors. The 30-year Treasury yield reached 5.33%, its highest level in nearly two decades, while Brent crude topped $90 per barrel as U.S.-Iran negotiations remained stalled. All three major indexes

Ko Seok-tae, founder of South Korean semiconductor equipment conglomerate KC Group, transferred 24.39% of KC Inc. shares worth 579 billion won to his son and successor Ko Sang-geol across four gifting rounds from January 2009 to August 2024. The concentrated transfer—representing 93% of all gifted s

Korean asset managers listed 18 bond-hybrid ETFs from Jan 2 to Aug 18, 2025, as retirement account demand surged amid market volatility. The launches followed a 101.14% KOSPI rally in H1 2025 (from 4214.17 to 8476.48), spurring interest in products blending semiconductor stocks with bonds. These ETF

Hanwha Investment & Securities released a report on the 19th presenting a positive outlook for Korea's property and casualty insurance sector, describing the development as the beginning of an insurance profit recovery. The report identified three core factors: improvement in insurance claim

Korean retirement pension holders transferred 5.3 trillion won from banks to securities firms between late October 2024 and June 2026, according to Financial Supervisory Service data submitted to National Assembly member Park Hong-bae of the Democratic Party. The mass migration occurred as

Samsung Electronics' investment case is expanding across multiple fronts according to Eugene Investment & Securities, which maintained its ₩560,000 target price and 'Buy' rating on August 19. The firm cited recovered memory pricing power, narrowing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) gaps, rising foundry

Ripple announced on August 18 that Jeonbuk Bank became the first regional bank in South Korea to deploy Ripple Payments for cross-border remittances. Within hours, XRP fell below $1 for the first time since November 2024. On August 19, XRP trades around $0.99, testing the $1 level for the ninth

US Treasury bonds rose across all maturities on August 18 (US Eastern Time), with the 30-year yield declining to 5.2850% as of 3:00 PM after hitting 5.3390% earlier in the session — the highest level since June 2007. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 1.90 basis points to 4.7060%, while the 2-year yiel

Cypherpunk Technologies launched 4.2 GSol/s of Zcash mining capacity through a $33.33 million pre-funded warrant transaction with Winklevoss Treasury Investments, the Nasdaq-listed privacy technology company said Tuesday. The fleet is already operating and represents roughly 18% of the Zcash

International oil prices rose modestly on August 18 (US Eastern Time), with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) September delivery closing at $84.94 per barrel, up $0.44 (0.52%), and Brent October at $91.02 per barrel, up $0.15 (0.17%). The gains reflect continued upward pressure as the Middle East

Independent tech publication 404 Media tracked a shipment of rare books to Amazon's VGT3 warehouse in Las Vegas where the company scans and destroys printed books to train AI models. The investigation, published Monday, used an Apple AirTag hidden in a major book order to trace the shipment's

Samyang Foods, Nongshim, and Ottogi reported strong first-half financial results driven by robust export performance of Korean instant noodles. Samyang Foods recorded revenue of 1.4847 trillion won and operating profit of 353.3 billion won in the first half, representing year-over-year increases of

Five Korean securities firms cut target prices for CJ Corporation stocks following the holding company's Q2 2024 earnings report. Korea Investment & Securities, Daishin Securities, Hana Securities, Hanwha Investment & Securities, and Heungkuk Securities lowered their target prices to a range

US stock indices ended lower on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.7% as bond yields spiked and fanned inflation anxiety. The S&P 500 closed 0.7% lower while the Dow Jones Industrial Average eased 0.2%. The decline came as 10-year Treasury yields hovered near the highest levels since

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (AMLX) launched a $350 million underwritten public offering of common shares after hours on Tuesday, following the announcement of positive topline data from its late-stage LUCIDITY trial of avexitide for post-bariatric hypoglycemia. The stock closed 64% higher on Tuesday,

Solana Policy Institute CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine assessed the Clarity Act's chances of passing before the November midterm elections at approximately 10% during the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026. Whitehouse-Levine described the legislation as currently in 'August recess purgatory,' noting th

Researchers from MIT, the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, and Yale found that X's 'For You' algorithm amplified content that clashed with users' stated values in a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study examined 715 active U.S. X use

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix margin trading volumes surged following stricter regulations on single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes implemented July 31, according to data from KOSCOM through August 14. Samsung Electronics' daily average new credit financing

OpenAI on Tuesday announced ChatGPT for Teens, a dedicated chatbot experience for users under 18 designed with stronger built-in safety protections. The product includes educational features such as Study Mode, homework reminders, and age-appropriate safeguards intended to reduce exposure to