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The Federal Open Market Committee released minutes from its July 28-29 meeting, revealing growing concern among members about persistent inflation that remains elevated even after discounting transitory factors such as tariffs and Middle East conflict impacts. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh proposed

According to FOMC minutes from the July 28-29 meeting, Federal Reserve members expressed growing concern about persistent inflation, with some noting that price increases remained elevated even after excluding tariffs and energy-related factors. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh proposed reducing the number

According to BlockBeats, citing BIT market data, U.S. stocks opened lower on August 20, with the Dow Jones falling 0.6%, the S&P 500 declining 0.3%, and the Nasdaq dropping 0.5%. Walmart fell 7% after Q2 same-store sales growth hit a six-year low and full-year earnings guidance missed

Coinbase (COIN) stock rose 4.74% at today's market open on August 20.

Bitdeer AI, the artificial intelligence division of Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer, signed a five-year customer deal worth approximately $400 million covering about 50% of the capacity of its A102 Malaysia facility before its energization, the company announced Wednesday. The deal was signed with an

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Bitcoin Treasuries Strategy has surpassed Google in trading volume, ranking as the 17th most-traded stock on U.S. exchanges.

According to Guru Club, the Indian government issued a directive on August 20 allowing duty-free imports of sugar.

Walmart shares fell about 6% in premarket trading Thursday after the retailer reported U.S. comparable sales of 2.6% for the quarter, missing analyst expectations of 3.8%. The miss marked Walmart's weakest comparable-sales growth in roughly six years and a sharp slowdown from the 4.1% increase in th

Walmart shares fell about 6% in premarket trading Thursday after the retailer reported U.S. comparable sales growth of 2.6%, below the 3.8% increase expected by analysts. The result marked the company's weakest comparable-sales performance in roughly six years, compared to 4.1% growth in the

According to TS Lombard, the U.S. Treasury's repurchase of ultra-long-term government bonds resembles yield curve control (YCC), with Chief Economist Freya Beamish warning that artificially suppressing bond yields will weaken the dollar. Beamish stated in a report that the U.S. is implementing pro-c

According to ChainCatcher, Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) repurchased approximately 14 million shares over the past two weeks, bringing its digital asset treasury to $389 million. The company's current holdings comprise about 302 million WLD (Worldcoin) tokens, 16,278 ETH, approximately $90 million

Retail investors in Korean stocks executed large-scale profit-taking from single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds on the 20th following sharp gains in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The selling was triggered by Samsung Electronics' 9.49% rise and SK Hynix's 12.73% surge after SK Hynix

Supermicro's stock surged over 2% in pre-market trading on August 20 after the company completed an independent investigation into its board members.

According to Yonhap Infomax, on August 20, retail investors in South Korea engaged in large-scale profit-taking in single-stock leveraged and inverse ETFs. Trading volume across 16 such ETF products reached 1.0574 trillion Korean won that day, up 35.2% from the previous trading

Alibaba reported on August 20 that net profit for the first quarter ended June 30 plunged 75% year-over-year to 10.54 billion yuan ($1.57 billion), far below the FactSet consensus estimate of 21.8 billion yuan. The company's ADR fell as much as 4% in pre-market trading, later paring losses to 3.1%.

According to優分析, Target reported Q2 revenue of $26.539 billion, up 5.3% year-over-year, and adjusted earnings per share of $4.11, both exceeding market expectations on August 20. Comparable store sales increased 3.8%, driven primarily by a 3.6% rise in customer traffic, while average transaction

According to Yuanalyze, on August 20, Analog Devices (ADI-US) reported third-quarter revenue of $4.02 billion, up 11% sequentially and 40% year-over-year, exceeding prior guidance and crossing $4 billion for the first time. Adjusted EPS reached $3.45, up 68% annually. The company guided fourth-quart

SK Hynix received positive assessments from multiple global investment banks on 20일 following the company's announcement of a 40 trillion won share buyback and cancellation program. Nomura, JP Morgan, Barclays, and Morgan Stanley issued reports maintaining or reiterating positive ratings, citing the

According to Odaily, during pre-market trading on August 20, SK Hynix released its roadmap for next-generation AI infrastructure, setting a clear technical target: extending optical interconnects to memory interfaces through a 'photonics-centric' architecture that directly connects storage and

According to Jin10, Micron Technology announced the launch of Micron Research Labs, with plans to invest $10 billion over the next 10 years.