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The Korean government has set the threshold for ultra-high-value homes at a public price of 3 billion won, equivalent to approximately 4.6 billion won in market value, as part of property tax reforms to be announced in early August. The measure aims to address tax inequity where owners of a single e

The Korea Credit Finance Association reported that total card approval amounts and transaction counts in Q2 2026 increased slightly compared to the same period last year. The Q2 2026 total card approval amount reached 336.9 trillion won, up 7.6% year-over-year, while approval counts rose 6% to 7.96

NH Investment & Securities issued an analysis on the 30th stating that semiconductor stock volatility, identified as the core cause of the recent Korean stock market plunge, is passing its peak. Analyst Ha Jae-seok diagnosed that supply distortions centered on single-stock leveraged

Yuanta Securities analyst Lee Jae-won issued a report on the 30th stating that the KOSDAQ market, which has declined excessively, may rebound as single-stock leveraged ETF regulations take effect and government KOSDAQ revitalization policies align. Lee attributed KOSDAQ's underperformance to the

Microsoft Copilot AI projects XRP could reach $5 to $8 by the end of 2026, compared to its current price of $1.06, contingent on regulatory approval and institutional adoption. The AI model identifies SEC and CFTC recognition of XRP as a digital commodity as the primary catalyst, alongside

Microsoft share price soared 3% after-hours on Wednesday after fiscal fourth-quarter earnings beat expectations. The company announced a 43% increase in Azure cloud-computing revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter, outperforming analysts' average growth projections of around 40%, while total revenue

Korean government bond futures declined in night trading as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's dovish assessment of financial conditions drew market scrutiny. The 3-year bond futures closed down 4 ticks at 103.05, while 10-year futures dropped 18 ticks to 105.66, according to the Seoul bond market. Warsh's

SK Hynix Chairman Chey Tae-won recently advised shareholders to hold the company's stock without trading. The market reaction to SK Hynix's Q2 earnings call on the 29th revealed significant shareholder disappointment despite record-breaking results, with the stock price falling sharply and

Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo on Wednesday upgraded its purpose-built Ojai robotaxi with Google's Gemini AI cabin assistant. Gemini empowers riders with voice or touch controls for cabin settings, journey details, local recommendations and general knowledge, while the Waymo Driver autonomous driving software handles navigation. The move mirrors rival Tesla's integration of the Grok chatbot into its vehicles, intensifying competition in the autonomous vehicle sector where Waymo operates fully driverless

IBK Investment & Securities announced on the 30th that it maintains a 'buy' rating and a target price of 4 million won for SK Hynix. The firm reported that SK Hynix recorded quarterly record revenue of 79.3187 trillion won and operating profit of 60.5426 trillion won in Q2 2026, representing

Digital Currency Group urged the U.S. Senate Wednesday to pass the Clarity Act, warning that regulatory uncertainty is causing the country to lose ground to competing financial hubs such as Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. The cryptocurrency investment firm said continued delays in

US stock markets fell sharply on April 29 (local time) as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1153.18 points (2.19%) to 51,594.14, the S&P 500 declined 112.63 points (1.52%) to 7,316.15, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 433.97 points (1.74%) to 24,442.94, driven by a spike in long-term Treasury

Kiwoom Securities reported Q2 consolidated operating profit of 788.95 billion won on July 30 through the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system, a 93.23% increase from the same period last year and 27.00% higher than the previous quarter's 621.221 billion won. The brokerage

Starbucks reported fiscal third-quarter results for the April-June period that significantly exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven by CEO Brian Nichol's 'Back to Starbucks' strategy, according to CNBC on US local time. The company's adjusted earnings per share of 85 cents surpassed the LSEG

Tether's QVAC unit open-sourced VisionPsy-Nano, a 460-million-parameter vision model, on July 29, 2026. The model beat competitors from Liquid AI and Hugging Face across 16 of 17 benchmark tests, with its Flash version running up to 36 times faster than SmolVLM2-500M on an iPhone 15. The release

A single share of SK Hynix traded at 1,272,000 KRW on alternative exchange Nexttrade (NXT) pre-market on May 28 morning 8am local time, 29.96% below the previous close of 1,816,000 KRW, triggering $57.4 million in forced liquidations on crypto derivatives platform Hyperliquid. Trade.xyz operates SK

US stock indices ended Wednesday lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 2.2%. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% and the Nasdaq 100 dropped 2.1%, entering correction territory. The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive time, raising concerns about inflation

SK Hynix stocks plunged on July 29 local time following the South Korean memory chipmaker's announcement to increase capital expenditure by 50% to a minimum of $31 billion this year to meet strong memory demand, according to Yahoo Finance. The stock decline reflects broader investor concerns about w