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Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks declined sharply this month, with Samsung falling 19.16% from 334,000 won to 270,000 won and SK Hynix dropping 27.58% from 2.65 million won to 1.919 million won, according to Korea Exchange data on the 24th. The declines were driven by investor doubts about th

Kim Yong-beom, Presidential Office Policy Director, is implementing emergency restrictions on South Korea's single-stock leveraged ETF market two months after the products launched on May 27. The regulatory tightening follows rapid market expansion to 11.9 trillion won by July 15 and excessive

Individual investors in South Korea conducted a mass exodus from the stock market over three trading days from the 21st to the 23rd, net selling 6.8 trillion won in Korean stocks despite the KOSPI index rebounding above 7000 points. The selling wave was triggered by extreme volatility that saw the K

Hana Securities analyst Lee Jae-man, who accurately predicted a major KOSPI correction one month prior, stated in an interview on 23rd that KOSPI could reach 10,000 points after recovering previous highs. Lee based his forecast on KOSPI-listed companies' annual net profit reaching 740-750 trillion w

President Lee Jae-myung embarks on a 7-night 11-day diplomatic tour beginning on the 24th, visiting the United States, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Germany. This marks his longest overseas schedule since taking office, focused on strengthening artificial intelligence cooperation with global tech le

Black Forest Labs launched FLUX 3 on Thursday, marking the first time the company's flagship model generates video instead of still images. The German AI lab, known for its FLUX line of image generators, trained the new system on images, video, and audio simultaneously within one shared system.

Billionaire investor John Paulson stated in a CNBC interview on Wednesday that gold remains in the early stages of a long-term bull market, as the precious metal consolidates above $4,100 an ounce. Paulson, founder of Paulson & Co., attributed the outlook to declining confidence in paper

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini sent $10 million in Bitcoin to MAGA Inc. Super PAC supporting President Donald Trump on June 19, according to a July report filed with the Federal Election Commission. The Gemini Trust Company, run by co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, made two separate

Brent crude oil surged past $100 per barrel on July 23 as Middle East tensions escalated following Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi Arabian tankers in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Yemeni group claimed responsibility for striking two Saudi oil tankers attempting to pass through the Bab el-Mandeb

Bitcoin rose 4.4% to $65,000 this week as softer June inflation data lifted crypto sentiment, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.9% and the S&P 500 declined 1.6%. The crypto market gained 1.7% to $2.31 trillion, according to data from DWF Labs, signaling a brief break from its typical correlation

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan got arrested in Miami, Florida, on July 19 on a sealed warrant, the U.S. Marshals Service said. The U.K. government will seek their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges. The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it will prosecute Andrew Tate on

Korean retail investors engaged in extreme directional betting on leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds during recent volatile market conditions, with trading volumes concentrated in opposite-direction SK Hynix products. On the 20th, KODEX SK Hynix single-stock leveraged ETF recorded trading v

SK E&C, a South Korean renewable energy developer, surged over 55% in July, closing at 80,600 won on the 23rd with a 30.00% single-day gain — a record high. The rally occurred as the KOSPI index fell from mid-8,000s to early 7,000s during the same period. The surge was driven by a renewed Middle

Hyundai Department Store, Lotte Shopping, and Shinsegae stocks declined on the 23rd after reaching price peaks last month, with Hyundai Department Store closing at 139,600 won (up 0.36%), Lotte Shopping falling 4.61%, and Shinsegae dropping 3,000 won (0.55%). The declines followed a period when the

Korea Exchange plans to launch after-market ETF trading from September, allowing transactions between 4pm and 8pm, while alternative exchange NXT will start pre-market and after-market ETF trading from November. The expansion comes as the Korean ETF market capitalization exceeds 500 trillion won,

US stocks fell across all three major indices on April 23 (local time), with the Nasdaq declining 2.15%, the S&P 500 dropping 1.21%, and the Dow slipping 0.97%. The decline was driven by renewed concerns over AI investment bubbles and escalating fears of a wider Middle East conflict. Investor

The Pentagon on Thursday announced a contract with Oracle worth up to $7 billion over a decade for software use in on-premises data centers serving military branches, the U.S. intelligence community, and the Coast Guard. The Department of Defense's chief information officer Kirsten Davies stated the

Stefano Gogioso and Daniela Herrmann warned during a BeInCrypto Experts Council panel that the cryptocurrency industry is treating quantum computing's threat to Bitcoin as a trillion-dollar risk too casually. Gogioso, a quantum computing lecturer at the University of Oxford and co-founder of

Hackers hijacked Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X account on July 23, 2026, posting a fake promotion for a VLAD token to his nearly 800,000 followers. The scam resulted in wallets behind the fake token extracting an estimated 690 ETH, approximately $1.3 million, before the token's market cap

International gold futures experienced a sharp decline on the afternoon of the 23rd (US Eastern Time), with August delivery contracts falling 2.54% amid rising oil prices and Treasury yields. The August gold futures contract (GCQ6) on the COMEX exchange dropped $105.60 to $4,046.30 per troy ounce as