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Hanwha Ocean increased its currency hedge position by over $1.7 billion during Q2, according to Financial Supervisory Service filings. The South Korean shipbuilder sold $3.85 billion in dollar forwards by the end of Q2, up from $2.116 billion at the end of Q1, as it works toward a target hedge ratio of 70% to reduce currency risk. The company's hedge ratio rose from single digits to approximately 17% based on its 33 trillion won order backlog, with an average contract rate of 1,472.04 won per do

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) saw its US stock holdings increase by over 30 trillion won during Q2, driven by a global semiconductor rally. According to a 13F report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), NPS's direct US stock investment valuation reached

Workday (WDAY) stock surged more than 18% during afternoon trading on Aug. 13, reaching $207.92, with trading temporarily halted after media reports that private equity firm Silver Lake was in talks to acquire Workday. Workday is a human resources software company headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with approximately 70% of its revenue coming from human capital management products. Background on Silver Lake’s Acquisition Talks: WDAY Trading Temporarily Halted Media reports said Silver Lake

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock rose 5.43% on August 13, closing at $78.24, driven mainly by Pershing Square Capital Management’s disclosure in its second-quarter letter to shareholders of a new 3.15 million-share position, representing 4.9% of Pershing Square’s portfolio. Netflix also announced during the same period that its annual upfront advertising revenue had nearly doubled year over year, further boosting market sentiment. Pershing Square Discloses New 3.15 Million-Share Netflix Position Per

Coffee futures emerged as a standout investment in financial markets, gaining 13% over the recent 3 months and outperforming semiconductor ETFs and the S&P 500, according to CNBC on August 13. The surge was driven by persistent demand despite record-high production levels, compounded by supply

The cryptocurrency company affiliated with the Trump family, World Liberty Financial, announced via X on August 13 that it had appointed Ryan Ballantyne as chief commercial officer. The appointment comes as the company moves into tokenized real estate and applies for a national trust bank license. Meanwhile, The New York Times disclosed that the company had accepted $100 million in funding from Guren “Bobby” Zhou, a suspect in a UK money laundering investigation. Ryan Ballantyne’s Professional B

Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Bok-hyun on the 14th ordered financial institutions to swiftly adjust household loan quotas to supply additional lending capacity for real demand borrowers including moving expenses, interim payments, and final payments. Lee presided over an expanded househ

Korean banks recorded 5.4 trillion won in household loan growth in July, marking the fifth consecutive month of increases, according to the Bank of Korea's '2026 July Financial Market Trends' report released on the 14th. The growth rate slowed from previous months, with mortgage loans rising 3.4 tri

The White House identified South Korea among over 40 countries involved in a Chinese transshipment network designed to circumvent high US tariffs, according to a report published on the 13th (local time). The White House Trade and Manufacturing Policy Office released the 'Massive Transshipment

ShipMonk, the logistics provider for Trezor, the manufacturer of Trezor hardware wallets, was hacked, exposing the personal data of 13,689 Trezor customers across seven countries. The names, email addresses, phone numbers, and shipping addresses of 11,742 people were exposed, while the names, cities of residence, and email addresses of another 1,947 people were leaked. ShipMonk disclosed the breach on August 10. ShipMonk Data Breach Scope: 13,689 Customers Affected Across Seven Countries Trezor

Edgar Saavedra, founder and CEO of Megawide Construction Corporation, presented his company's 'Double Bottom Line' philosophy at the Monday Circle forum on Monday, August 10. The approach demonstrates that financial profitability and social responsibility can coexist through infrastructure and

Standard Chartered’s global head of digital asset research, Geoff Kendrick, released a new report on Aug. 13, stating that his $100 target price for UNI by the end of 2030, set in June, was too low. According to DefiLlama data, UNI’s annualized burn rate is approximately 25 million tokens, equivalent to 4% of the total circulating supply of 624.2 million tokens. UNIfication Upgrade in December 2025 Uniswap completed the “UNIfication” protocol upgrade in December 2025, establishing a programmed f

Nongshim disclosed Q2 consolidated revenue of 956.1 billion won and operating profit of 59.3 billion won on the 14th through its semi-annual report, exceeding market expectations. The results represent year-over-year growth of 10.18% in revenue and 47.57% in operating profit, with first-half consoli

Bitcoin (BTC) remains weak, trading at around $63,520 as of Aug. 14. USDT stablecoin issuer Tether completed its first comprehensive independent financial audit, with KPMG issuing an unqualified opinion. Trump family crypto project WLFI has postponed its Maldives resort token issuance plan. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights According to The Block, stablecoin issuer Tether said Thursday that it had completed its first full independent audit of its financial statements, with KPMG US issuing an “unq

Solstice Finance launched strcUSX on Solana, splitting the 12% dividend stream of Strategy Inc.'s STRC preferred stock into two risk tranches. SR-strcUSX targets about 7% APY while JR-strcUSX seeks more than 20% APY. The structure provides exposure to Strategy's income stream without direct

Today’s Summary: The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high as PPI cooled, but the bond market was unimpressed—$25 billion in 30-year Treasuries was auctioned at a 5.216% yield, the highest financing cost since 2001. AI hardware capital shifted from optical modules to memory, with SanDisk’s long-term contracts supporting an 80% gross margin and igniting the sector. Silver Lake is in talks to acquire Workday, as private equity begins picking up “AI-discounted” software. Three threads point to the same a

The Korean government upgraded its economic assessment on August 14, stating that the recovery trend is strengthening as exports surged and domestic demand improved, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance's August Green Book report. June data showed industrial production rose 2.3% month-ov

Twelve Kakao Bank executives purchased 21,100 shares from June through August 12, totaling 446.83 million won. The South Korean internet-only bank disclosed the transactions via the Financial Supervisory Service's DART system on August 14. Company officials stated the purchases demonstrate

Korean securities firms showed divergent investment banking (IB) performance in the first half, according to financial industry data released on the 13th. While rising interest rates and dual listing regulations contracted the traditional IB market, firms that expanded revenue sources through

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk disclosed beneficial ownership of 6.42 billion shares representing 48.4% of SpaceX as of June 30, a stake worth more than $900 billion, according to a filing on Thursday. Musk clarified that a significant portion of his shares will vest only if SpaceX delivers extraordinary