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Korea Zinc will hold an extraordinary shareholder meeting on the 9th to elect one audit committee member, with its candidate Baek In-gyu facing off against MBK-Young Poong's nominee Park Yu-kyung in the second proxy battle this year. The vote follows Korea Zinc securing support from 8 of 9 proxy

The KOSPI index fluctuated around the 6700 level during the week, closing at 6687.21 on the 4th, a 1.5% decline from 6788.88 recorded on the 28th of the previous month. Individual investors net sold 2.4575 trillion won and foreign investors net sold 2.0387 trillion won, while other corporations net

According to Korea Exchange data marketplace, the KOSPI index closed at 6,687.21 on September 4, down 1.5% from the previous week, amid fluctuations around the 6,700 level. Retail investors sold 2.46 trillion won worth of stocks, while foreign investors offloaded 2.04 trillion won. Institutional inv

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. President Trump urged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates on the back of stronger-than-expected August employment data. U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, roughly double to triple the expected level, Trump said. He argued the nation's improved credit s

According to U.S. Central Command, the U.S. military attacked three Iranian oil tankers on September 5.

According to Tankertrackers, the Iranian VLCC 'DOWNY' operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company sustained damage to the engine room today (Sept 5, around 12:45 PM Beijing time). Satellite imagery showed the vessel in ballast condition with no oil cargo, and multiple tugboats were active around

According to Axios, over the past six months, Republican consumer confidence in the U.S. economy has declined at the fastest pace since the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching levels comparable to the 2008 financial crisis period. Despite Republicans controlling the White House, GOP voters have turned

According to Guru Club, Brent crude oil broke through $95 per barrel on September 5, up 0.8% intraday.

According to Jin10 Data, France completed the full repatriation of its official gold reserves to domestic territory earlier this year, clearing all holdings previously held in U.S. custody. The move achieved standardization of reserve gold quality and specifications. Paris School of Economics

According to ChainCatcher, the U.S. dollar index (DXY) climbed 34 points to 99.36 following the release of non-farm payroll data. Market participants have increased their bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike in

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. non-farm payrolls rose 162,000 in August, significantly exceeding economist forecasts of 56,000. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, matching expectations.

U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their strongest three-week inflow stretch of 2026 during the week ending Friday, attracting $986.9 million in net inflows and lifting the three-week total to $3.8 billion, according to SoSoValue data. The recovery followed a period of heavy outflows earlier in

According to SoSoValue, U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $3.8 billion in net inflows over the past three weeks ending Friday, September 5, marking the strongest three-week inflow streak of 2026. The funds attracted $986.9 million during the most recent week as Bitcoin stabilized

General Motors and Ford Motor are expanding their century-old rivalry into U.S. defense contracts and energy storage systems. Ford joined GM this year in seeking U.S. military contracts after the Trump administration approached U.S. companies about assisting with mass manufacturing expertise. Both a

According to CNBC, General Motors and Ford are expanding into U.S. military contracting and energy storage systems this year, marking a strategic shift beyond their core automotive business. GM was recently awarded a U.S. Army contract potentially exceeding $1 billion to produce infantry squad

According to Bitcoin News, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $731 million, marking the highest single-day inflow since January 14.

According to Bitwise, Bitcoin surged 22.4% in the past week, its largest single-week gain since March 2024, while gold rose about 5% and equities declined. Bitwise Europe research head André Dragosch noted in a client memo that the 90-day correlation between Bitcoin and gold has reached its

Robinhood stock tokens reached 862,800 holders, surpassing Binance bStocks at 827,200 holders roughly two months after launch, according to Token Terminal. The shift occurred as Robinhood Chain, the company's Ethereum layer-2 network, reached $1.7 billion in daily Uniswap volume and accounted

Snowflake reported Q2 fiscal year 2027 revenue of $1.55 billion on the 2nd (local time), exceeding market expectations and driving a 16% stock surge. The cloud data platform company attributed half of its accelerating growth to AI product adoption, with its CoCo AI coding agent reaching over 9,100 a