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According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, MP Materials (MP) stock fell 13.4% in June, with most of the decline occurring after China added MP Materials to its export control list. MP Materials itself does not directly trade with China, but the secondary effects of this export ban are significant. Secondary Effects of China's Export Control List: Equipment Suppliers May Be Prohibited from Selling Products to MP Materials According to The Motley Fool's analysis, the primary risk from China

The New York Times, citing three sources, revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino on July 1, demanding a review of the red card suspension of U.S. team top scorer Folarin Balogun in the World Cup round of 32. FIFA announced a disciplinary ruling on July 5, deferring the suspension for one year, allowing Balogun to play in the July 7 match against Belgium. Red Card Incident and Suspension Reason: Balogun Red-Carded for Stepping on Opponent's Foot In the 20

Aave's Monad market crossed $100 million in deposits shortly after launching on the high-performance Layer 1 blockchain. Early deposits reflect user interest driven by Aave's brand recognition, Monad's incentive structure, and the broader search for new DeFi lending venues. The deployment brings Aav

SK Hynix has established a weekly bond investment pattern executing 5 trillion to 10 trillion won in purchases every Thursday and Friday since June. The semiconductor company invests across credit bonds, commercial

SK Hynix purchased approximately 15.65 trillion won in corporate bonds over a one-month period ending on the 2nd, according to estimates from a securities firm. The purchases were driven by a surge in surplus funds resulting from an unprecedented boom in the semiconductor industry. The buying

Global shipbuilding orders declined 9% month-over-month in June to 5.25 million compensated gross tons (CGT) across 200 vessels, with China maintaining an 85% market share, according to data released by UK-based maritime research firm Clarkson Research. The decrease occurred as Korean shipyards

Cybersecurity firm Hexens' CTO Vahe Karapetyan discovered a stale-cache vulnerability in the Move virtual machine of the Aptos blockchain on July 5, leading to type confusion; the vulnerability could trick software into bypassing the type safety guarantees of the Move language. Hexens set up a simulation environment with servers costing about $3,000, and the attack success rate approached 90% in 20 tests. $3,000 server, 20 simulations, succeeded 17-18 times, attack success rate close to 90% Acco

Goldman Sachs' prime brokerage division sent a letter to clients early last week reporting that quantitative hedge funds experienced their worst 5-day period since December 2023, with total losses reaching 3.1% across tracked quant strategies and 1% lost on Monday alone. The losses stemmed

FXOne Foreign Exchange Brokerage launched Korea's first customer-facing foreign exchange trading service on the 6th, aligning with the domestic interbank FX market's transition to 24-hour operations. The platform enables exporters, importers, asset managers, and pension funds to compare real-time cu

Bank of America stated in a recent report that foreign exchange market interventions by major developed countries remain rare but highly impactful policy tools, with Japan and Switzerland identified as the most active participants among G10 nations. The analysis comes as speculation grows around

Foreign insurance companies are showing renewed interest in Korean government bonds as 5-year yields exceeded 4%. According to a bond market official interviewed by Yonhap Infomax on the 6th, one foreign life insurance company that previously avoided Korean bond investments is now considering

SouthKoreanmemorychipgiantSKHynixisexpectedtoofficiallylistonNasdaqinthesecondweekofJuly,withafundraisingsizeof$29billion,potentiallybecomingthelargestforeigncompanyinitialpublicoffering(IPO)inhistory.SKHynixisthegloballeaderintheHBM(HighBandwidthMemory)market,withamarketshareofabout50%,andisthemainsupplierofcorememorycomponentsforchipssuchasNvidiaH100andH200.##BackgroundbasisforSKHynix'sNasdaqIPO:$29billionscale,largestforeignissuanceinhistoryAccordingtoreports,SKHynix'sIPOfundraisingsizereache

Korea Zinc's labor union is escalating resistance against private equity firm MBK Partners' hostile takeover attempt, holding a joint press conference with the Homeplus union on January 30 at Gwanghwamun Plaza and lobbying lawmakers this month. The union intensified its campaign after a court

The international oil market is experiencing disruption as increased supply flows through the reopened Hormuz Strait, according to JP Morgan commodity strategist Natasha Kaneva. The supply surge is colliding with a market that does not currently need the oil, creating a contradiction in market

Several banks and e-wallets in the Philippines have lowered their InstaPay and PESONet transfer fees following Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Circular No. 1238, which requires financial institutions to adopt cost-based pricing by July 4. The regulatory push mandates that fees for external transfe

NikkeireportsthatAppleplanstolaunchatleastfivenewiPhonesfromthesecondhalfof2026toearly2027,withthefirstfoldablemodelpricedatapproximately$2,500.Theproductiontargetisupto10millionunits,anditexpectstoshipabout70millionunitsofiPhone18Pro/ProMax.InQ2FY2026,iPhonerevenueincreased22%toapproximately$5.7billion,withtotalrevenueofabout$111billion.Q3FY2026willbeannouncedonJuly30,withguidanceof14-17%year-over-yeargrowth.Foldablerevenueisexpectedtomaterializeinfiscalyear2027,withaP/Eratioofabout37times.Therearetechnologyandtimelinerisks,andMotleyFoolseesitasanadditionalgrowthdriver.

NVIDIA (NVDA) stock has risen only about 5% year-to-date in 2026, while the S&P 500 index has gained nearly 10% over the same period — a clear divergence. This underperformance contrasts sharply with NVIDIA's historic streak of significantly outpacing the broader market in 2023, 2024, and 2025. NVIDIA's forward price-to-earnings ratio currently stands at approximately 21.7x, roughly in line with the overall valuation of the S&P 500, marking one of the lowest valuation phases in recent years. 202

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President Lee Jae-myung on the 6th ordered accelerated site selection and administrative streamlining for South Korea's mega-project initiatives during a public-private joint inspection meeting at the Blue House. The directive emphasizes simultaneous processing of land acquisition procedures and

Iran'sambassadortoBeijing,Fazli,statedatthe14thWorldPeaceForuminBeijingonJuly4thatTehranwillgivedifferentialtreatmenttothelevelandnatureofStraitofHormuztollfeesbasedonthedegreeoffriendship,andexplicitlysaid"We(Iran)willdefinitelygivespecialtreatmenttoChina,becauseChinaisafriendlycountry."ThetollsaresettledinBitcoinorUSDT;IranianofficialsexplainedthereasonforchoosingBitcoin:thesefundscannotbefrozen,traced,orseizedduetosanctions.##IranianAmbassadorJuly4Statement:DifferentialTreatmentPolicyandMeeti