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SK Group's trading volume share in South Korea's stock market fell to 35.08% on the 10th, down from 51.67% recorded on the 3rd of last month, according to Korea Exchange data. The decline followed sharp drops in SK Hynix and SK Square stock prices, which fell 41.36% and 40.28% respectively over the

Over the past two years, AI investment has been highly concentrated in GPUs, large-model training, and cloud computing giants. As 2026 gets underway, market attention is shifting downward from the model layer to the physical infrastructure supporting AI operations—optical communications, data centers, computing power rentals, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. This week (August 10–16), this thesis will face a concentrated round of earnings tests. Optical module leaders Lumentum Holdings

Fourteen non-semiconductor growth stocks on the KOSPI rose an average of 20% in August while the broader KOSPI index fell 4.5% during the same period, according to Korea Exchange data. The divergence reflects investors focusing on companies with strong earnings growth prospects as market liquidity c

Japanese stock indices rose on August 10 as expectations for US interest rate hikes weakened. The Nikkei 225 index closed up 1,363.51 points (2.08%) at 66,970.22, rebounding after three trading sessions, while the Topix index gained 25.68 points (0.63%) to 4,100.61, surpassing the 4,100 level for th

North Korean hacker group Kimsuky is using local AI systems to target cryptocurrency and financial firms with cyberattacks, according to a report released Monday by South Korean cybersecurity firm Genians. The group built and operated three local large language model environments using Ollama, GPT4A

Cisco announces its Q4 fiscal year 2026 earnings on August 13 Korean time, drawing renewed attention as AI infrastructure demand drives orders for its network switches and semiconductors. Data center operators purchasing thousands of NVIDIA GPUs are simultaneously ordering Cisco equipment to

The Hong Kong stock market advanced today, with the Hang Seng Index closing up 269 points or 1.05% at 25937, crossing above the 250-day moving average (currently at 25739) and the 10-day moving average (currently at 25778). The gains were driven by positive sentiment following strong US stock

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs recorded their strongest weekly inflows since mid-April during the first week of August, with Bitcoin funds attracting $853.54 million and Ether products drawing approximately $245 million. Blackrock's IBIT supplied $693.5 million of the Bitcoin total, representing over 80% of

Samsung C&T was the sole bidder for Seoul's Seongsu District 3 redevelopment on the 10th, meeting conditions for a negotiated contract. Hyundai E&C alone entered the Mokdong Complex 10 reconstruction first round, causing a failed auction. The two projects total ₩4.4 trillion in construction costs

Timefolio Asset Management's TIME US Dividend Dow Jones Active ETF recorded a correlation coefficient of 0.68 with its benchmark index as of the 7th, remaining below the 0.7 threshold since May 14. The correlation breach triggers potential delisting if the ETF fails to recover the required level

Crypto trader Ansem predicts Pump.fun (PUMP) could become one of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization within two years. The trader bases his forecast on the platform's $2 billion in cash holdings and a price-to-earnings ratio below 2.8x at the current ~$1 billion circulating mark

Sangsangin Securities escaped penny stock status after its share price surged 105% over 8 trading days ending on the 10th, closing at 1205 KRW. The rally was triggered by news that Sh Suhyup Bank is pursuing an acquisition of the securities firm. Sangsangin Securities had been the only penny stock (

JP Morgan raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 8000, up from a previous target of 7800, according to a report released on August 10 (local time) per Reuters. The revision reflects the investment bank's view that Big Tech companies' solid earnings releases justify massive artificial

Five Korean companies are conducting initial public offering subscriptions this week as investor funds return to the IPO market. Gido Industrial will hold general subscriptions on the 11th-12th, followed by Hechi Tech and Nearslab on the 12th-13th, and Big Wave Robotics and Skylabs on the 13th-14th,

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on August 7, 2026, publicly welcomed Signal's initiative to allow user registration without a phone number, while declaring pseudonymity 'dead' in 2026 due to AI-driven metadata correlation. In a detailed post on social media platform X, Buterin outlined

Rocket Lab (RKLB) and AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) rose 2.4% and 0.6% premarket Monday ahead of quarterly results due after the close. RKLB climbed 27.5% last week while ASTS added 22%, driven by SpaceX's revenue report in the week prior and new contract wins for both companies. The gains reflect

KOSDAQ closed at 854.47 on the 10th, up 6.97% from the previous Friday, while KOSPI rose 0.65% to 6299.66, according to the Korea Exchange. Institutional investors purchased 556.2 billion won and foreign investors bought 105.5 billion won in KOSDAQ, driving the index's fifth consecutive day of

Brent crude held near $84 a barrel on Monday as Iran described its Strait of Hormuz negotiations with Oman as in their 'final stages' while the United States maintained its naval blockade and rerouted 55 commercial vessels away from the waterway. The divergence stems from two parallel negotiations:

NXT Consortium and KDX submitted full license applications to South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) on the 10th to operate fractional investment over-the-counter (OTC) exchanges. The two consortiums received preliminary approval in February after the FSC began the review process in

Deoksan Nepcoreas, a precision navigation and anti-jamming systems specialist, disclosed an IPO price range of 12,400-14,600 won on the 10th through Korea's DART electronic disclosure system, triggering valuation debates. The controversy centers on the company's selection of large defense