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Morgan Stanley issued a buy recommendation on Korean memory semiconductor stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, stating that the steep correction phase has ended and current valuations offer an attractive re-entry opportunity. Investment bank industry sources reported on the 9th that Morgan Stanl

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service issued 66 securities registration statement correction requests in an 8-month period, exceeding the prior year's full-year total of 43 and the 56 requests issued in 2024, according to data compiled by Money Today from FSS electronic disclosures and

South Korean listed companies face tightening fundraising conditions across equity and debt markets this year, despite rising money supply. The Financial Supervisory Service has requested corrections on 15 equity financing plans this year, while first-half corporate bond issuance fell 15.2%

Korean stocks showed reduced volatility during the first week of August following July's historic decline, with KOSPI closing at 6258.77 and KOSDAQ at 798.81. The volatility index VKOSPI dropped from 93 to 75.59 on July 29, signaling easing market anxiety. The recovery attempt stems from

Delicious and K&S I&C will list on KOSDAQ on the 12th and 14th respectively, while Kido Industry, Nears Lab, and Hatch Tech conduct retail public offerings from the 11th through the 13th. Digital healthcare company Skylabs will hold institutional demand forecasting from the 14th to the 21st. The

The KOSPI index fell 5.1% during August 3-7, yet 86.6% of individual Korean stocks posted gains as capital rotated away from large-cap semiconductors into construction and secondary battery sectors. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dropped 12% and 17.23% respectively during the period, dragging

Korea Exchange is implementing new delisting rules for penny stocks, with 39 companies currently designated as management concerns after trading below 1,000 won for 25 consecutive days. The first management-designated stocks are expected on the 13th, with the earliest possible delistings occurring i

Four US AI active ETFs listed on the Korea Exchange showed divergent 1-month performance, with a gap reaching 13 percentage points. ACE US AI Tech Core Industry Active returned -10.09% and RISE US AI Tech Active returned -11.94%, while memory-focused TIME Global AI Artificial Intelligence Active

Bank of America, JPMorgan and Oppenheimer analysts identified three AI stocks positioned for further gains following quarterly earnings. The bullish outlooks from Mariana Perez Mora, Doug Anmuth and Edward Yang reflect expectations that AI investment will remain strong despite ongoing concerns

Korean financial authorities' regulations on single-stock leveraged ETFs cut assets for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix products to 1.6 trillion won and 2.9 trillion won as of the 4th, Korea Investment & Securities reported on the 9th. The measures targeted overheated investment sentiment amid

Korea Zinc is advancing a strategic metals production project in Tennessee that received US government fast-track approval in April, as economic security considerations increasingly override price in private equity fund cross-border acquisitions. The project, named Project Crucible, focuses on

Social Security 2027 cost-of-living adjustment estimates currently range from 3.6% to 3.8%, according to forecasts from the Senior Citizens League and AARP, with the next crucial inflation data scheduled for release on Aug. 12. The Senior Citizens League projects a 3.8% increase while AARP forecasts

USDC and Tether now account for roughly 84% of crypto payment card spending, with USDC handling about 58% and USDT about 26%, according to a16z crypto's latest report. The shift marks a reversal from early 2024 when euro-backed EURe accounted for about 88% of card volume. The change coincided with a

Grayscale warns the US risks losing crypto investments and startups to overseas markets if the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act fails to pass. Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale, stated that while the chances of the CLARITY Act passing this year are slim despite a scheduled Senate vote

Bitcoin supporters of proposal BIP-110 initiated a minority chain fork on Saturday at block 961,632, but the breakaway network mined only two blocks in approximately eight hours before stalling. The fork inherited Bitcoin's difficulty setting while commanding about 2.53% of recent block signaling su

Guren 'Bobby' Zhou, the businessman behind Aqua 1's $100 million purchase of World Liberty Financial governance tokens, was arrested in Britain in 2021 on suspicion of money laundering and remains connected to an active investigation, The New York Times reported Sunday. A British court record

Japan's four largest life insurers are sitting on roughly $96 billion in unrealized losses on Japanese government bonds as of the end of June 2026. Nippon Life, Dai-ichi Life, Sumitomo Life, and Meiji Yasuda reported combined losses of ¥15.13 trillion, up roughly 7% from the previous quarter. The lo

Prediction markets are pricing a Federal Reserve rate hold in September with rising confidence after weaker employment data shifted trader sentiment. Polymarket gives a September Fed hold 63% odds after more than $20.3 million traded, while Kalshi prices a Fed hold at 65% and CME Fedwatch puts the p

Fund managers named an AI bubble as the biggest tail risk facing global markets in July, displacing inflation concerns, according to Bank of America's Global Fund Manager Survey. The survey found 45% of respondents citing AI bubble risk, up from 28% the previous month, while J.P. Morgan Global

Roughnecks, a Bitcoin mining group, halted BIP-110 mining operations shortly before 4 a.m. UTC on Aug. 9 after producing the minority fork's only two blocks. The decision followed a team meeting around 3:40 a.m. and came as Ocean pool's hashrate collapsed from approximately 36 exahash per second