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Meralco chairman Manny V. Pangilinan warned on Wednesday, July 29, that the Philippine power industry may not survive if President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive to remove system loss charges from electricity bills is fully implemented. Pangilinan stated the cost could reach tens of billions of

The Korean government announced additional regulatory measures for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the 29th to address heightened volatility in Korean stocks. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-chul chaired an emergency market monitoring

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) received multiple analyst upgrades Wednesday following a Q4 earnings beat, with Rosenblatt raising its price target to $1,400 from $1,300 and maintaining a Buy rating. The hard disk drive maker reported Q4 earnings per share of $5.71 on revenue of $3.63 billion,

SoFi Technologies reported second-quarter revenue of $1.21 billion, up 43% year over year and exceeding Wall Street estimates of $1.13 billion, while raising its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $4.75 billion to $4.85 billion. The fintech company's Lending segment revenue surged 63% to $724.8

Emirates, the Dubai-based flagship carrier, launched Crypto.com Pay on its website and app on Tuesday, enabling eligible United Arab Emirates residents to book flights with cryptocurrencies. The integration reflects evolving preferences of digitally fluent customers who manage finances via mobile de

ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente warned in a recent analysis that the cryptocurrency industry is entering its most severe consolidation phase to date, exceeding the depth of previous bear markets. The consolidation is driven by capital becoming far more selective, forcing teams and exchanges

Onchain Lens partnered with TxFlow_L1, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on financial execution, launching an early access trading campaign announced via tweet on July 28, 2026. The collaboration aims to increase awareness of TxFlow_L1's ecosystem while providing selected early participants access to a p

The Consumer Federation of America estimated that cryptocurrency scams cost Americans $80.7 billion in 2025, based on FBI figures that reported $11.37 billion in crypto-related fraud losses to the agency last year. The association of non-profit consumer groups applied a 7.1x multiplier derived

Apple CEO Tim Cook's final earnings call takes place the same week the iPhone maker touched a $5 trillion market cap and surpassed Nvidia as the world's most valuable company, with Apple stocks trading at a record price and up 25% this year. Cook is set to step down on Sept. 1 and assume the role

Cardano (ADA) is trading at $0.163 as debate intensifies over whether its design philosophy—centered on formal verification, proof of stake, and broad token distribution—is gaining validation across the blockchain industry. According to Cryptonews analysis, more than $2.5 billion has been lost to br

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams on Tuesday publicly defended the protocol's newly activated v4 fee structure against claims that the change reduces liquidity provider earnings. The defense followed Uniswap governance's approval of protocol fee activation across selected v4 pools on multiple

A Florida resident lost $420,000 to scammers posing as federal law enforcement officers in January 2025. The victim was convinced they were under investigation for international money laundering after receiving calls from individuals claiming to represent the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the

The USD-KRW exchange rate recovered to the 1,450 won level during London trading hours on May 29, partially reversing earlier sharp declines. At 6:21 PM in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the USD-KRW traded at 1,451.50 won, down 11.00 won from the previous Seoul session close of 1,462.50 won,

Cho Hyun-beom, chairman of Hankook & Company Group, will be paroled on the morning of May 30 from Hwaseong Correctional Institution in Gyeonggi Province. The parole decision advances his release by approximately one month from the original September 5 scheduled completion of his 2-year prison sentence for embezzlement. Cho was convicted of misusing corporate cards for personal purposes in a case initially involving approximately 20 billion won in embezzlement and breach of trust charges, though

Bybit announced the upcoming listing of GRVT on its trading platform via @Bybit_Official on July 29th, 2026. GRVT is a self-custodial on-chain wealth management platform that combines yield-bearing savings with institutional-grade investment products, enabling trading across crypto, equities, and co

Investors are pulling back from semiconductor and technology stocks after months of rapid gains, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 briefly approaching correction territory Tuesday before closing 9.5% below its June 2 record high. The pullback reflects momentum reversing after parabolic increases in chi

Samyang Foods stock rose 3.13% on the 29th to close at 1.22 million won, continuing gains despite broader market declines. The stock climbed 15.86% over the past week while the KOSPI index fell 13.09% during the same period. The rally reflects expectations of improving performance driven by growth i

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. base near Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base at 5:45 p.m. ET on July 28, all intercepted by Patriot systems with no casualties, U.S. Central Command said. Iran claimed retaliation for U.S. actions against its interests. The st