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TD Cowen lowered its SharpLink Gaming price target to $13 from $16 on July 30 after reducing its year-end 2026 Ethereum forecast to $2,371 from approximately $3,650. Analysts Lance Vitanza and Jonathan Navarrete cited weaker-than-expected second-quarter ether pricing as the reason for the revision w

TD Cowen reduced SharpLink Gaming's price target to $13 from $16 on July 30, citing a weaker-than-expected 2026 Ethereum outlook, while maintaining a Buy rating. Analysts Lance Vitanza and Jonathan Navarrete lowered the firm's year-end 2026 Ethereum forecast to $2,371 from approximately $3,650

South Korea's financial sector expressed concerns on July 31 over regulators studying single-stock leveraged ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) measures, particularly regarding plans to strengthen liquidity provider (LP) management obligations by lowering the closing price discrepancy threshold from 3% to 2

Microsoft (MSFT) stock surged Thursday, closing near $451.50 with a 15.5% gain—its strongest one-day percentage increase since October 2008. The rally added nearly $450 billion to the company's market value, the largest one-day increase recorded by any company, lifting its valuation to

Microsoft stock surged Thursday, closing at $451.50 with a 15.5% gain—its strongest one-day performance since October 2008. The rally added approximately $450 billion to the company's market value, lifting its valuation to $3.35 trillion. The surge followed the company's fiscal fourth-quarter

This week, Situational Awareness suffered losses on leveraged artificial intelligence bets and was forced to sell public stock positions as markets declined. The moves came amid the sharpest turbulence for tech stocks and rising long-term borrowing

AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) announced on Friday that BlueBird satellites 11, 12 and 13 are stacked and ready for their August 5 orbital launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The company said BlueBirds 14, 15 and 16 are set to follow, and production is

According to an official post on Friday (July 31), AST SpaceMobile said BlueBird satellites 11, 12 and 13 are stacked and ready for their August 5 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. BlueBirds 14, 15 and 16 are set to follow. The company also announced

As of Friday (July 31) New York close, non-US currencies rose broadly throughout July. Norwegian krone against the dollar surged 4.52%, while New Zealand dollar climbed 3.83% for the month. Other major gainers included Australian dollar

According to Jin10, the Wall Street Fear & Greed Index was updated on Friday, July 31 (after U.S. market close).

Korean financial authorities are internally reviewing past Equity-Linked Warrants (ELW) regulation cases as they develop measures for single-stock leverage ETFs, according to financial investment industry sources on the 1st. The review stems from concerns that initial measures announced on the 16th

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, on July 29, the country's financial authorities began reviewing a potential model from the 2010-2011 ELW (equity warrant securities) regulatory crackdown to control overheated single-stock leverage ETF trading. Initial measures announced on J

According to Jin10, the U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.05% on July 31, closing at 99.917 at the New York forex market close. The euro weakened to 1.1531 USD from 1.1535 USD; the British pound strengthened to 1.3482 USD from 1.3476 USD the previous trading

Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices fell Friday as increased shipping flows through key Middle East routes eased immediate supply concerns. Brent crude futures dropped $1.03, or 1.2%, to $88 a

According to Bloomberg, the Electric Vehicle Price Return Index rose 0.16% on July 31, closing at 3,320.82 points. The index advanced 2.80% for the week and declined 6.80% for the month.

On July 31, Brent crude futures fell $1.03, or 1.2%, to $88 a barrel, while U.S. WTI crude dropped $1.50, or 1.8%, to $82.09 a barrel. The decline came as increased tanker traffic through Middle East shipping routes eased immediate supply

According to an SEC filing, Amgen disclosed on July 29 that its cloud environment experienced a data breach affecting proprietary information and patient data. The company classified the cybersecurity incident as material. Amgen expects the breach will not have a material impact on its financial

On July 31, U.S. stock indices closed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 277.45 points, up 0.53%, to 52,485.51. The S&P 500 gained 52.13 points, up 0.70%, to 7,489.76. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 251.68 points, up 1.00%, to 25,373.85.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (CHRW) fell 22% in July, marking its largest monthly decline since 2000.

On Friday, U.S. stocks closed higher, with the S&P 500 rising 0.7%, the Dow up 0.53%, and the Nasdaq up 1%. Amazon (AMZN) led tech gainers with a 15.32% surge, while Google (GOOG) gained 6.73%, Meta Platforms (META) rose 3.28%, Microsoft (MSFT) climbed 3.02%, and Nvidia (NVDA) advanced 2.93%.