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Morgan Stanley upgraded Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain CAVA (NYSE: CAVA) from Equal Weight to Overweight and raised its target price from $86 to $90. Brian Harbour, Morgan Stanley analyst, stated that CAVA possesses the strongest fundamentals in the restaurant industry, citing robust

According to Yonhapinfomax, LG Household & Health Care's stock could rebound after falling 86.55% from its 2021 peak of 1.77 million won to 238,000 won, as the company's Q2 earnings normalizes. Analysts expect Q2 revenue of 1.596 trillion won (down 0.55% year-over-year) and operating profit of 71.5

According to CNBC, citing Jefferies analyst Brent Thill on July 15, Amazon is rated Buy with a $320 price target, trading at 12x forward EV/EBITDA compared to 18x average for Alphabet and Walmart combined, representing approximately 33% discount. Thill noted Amazon is among the cheapest large-cap te

According to CNBC, on July 15 (local time), United Airlines reported Q2 revenue of $17.67 billion, surpassing Wall Street expectations of $17.61 billion. However, net income fell 17% year-over-year to $805 million, and adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.99, topping the consensus forecast of $

According to CNBC, Morgan Stanley upgraded Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain CAVA (NYSE: CAVA) to Overweight from Equal Weight on July 15, raising its price target to $90 per share from $86. Analyst Brian Haver cited CAVA as possessing "the strongest fundamentals in the restaurant

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell sharply in South Korean pre-market trading on July 16 morning, declining 5.19% and 7.59% respectively as of 8:15 AM, following overnight profit-taking in US semiconductor stocks that pushed the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down 2.08%. The pre-market

According to Zhitong Finance, experimental monkey prices have surged to 200,000 yuan per animal in recent weeks as drug research activity accelerates. Market demand for laboratory monkeys in 2026 is projected to exceed 60,000 units, while domestic supply remains constrained. Brokerage estimates

Democratic Party Representative Kim Won-i proposed an amendment to South Korea's Special Act on National Advanced Strategic Industries alongside the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on the 15th, enabling financial sector investment in SK Hynix fab facilities. The amendment reduces the

Japan purchased 1.0901 trillion yen in foreign bonds during the week ending July 10, marking a reversal from net sales of 218.1 billion yen in the previous week.

Japanese investors made net purchases of 196.2 billion yen in foreign stocks during the week of July 10, down from 824.5 billion yen in the previous week.

Foreign investors purchased 499.8 billion yen worth of Japanese government bonds in the week to July 10, reversing the prior week's net selling of 5.9 billion yen.

According to industry sources on July 15, South Korea's parliament approved amendments to special legislation allowing financial investors to hold 50% stakes in semiconductor foundries, down from the current 100% requirement. The change targets SK Hynix, a holding company subsidiary, which plans to

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's economic and financial authorities plan to hold a market review meeting (F4 meeting) on June 16 afternoon to announce supplementary measures for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The meeting will be

Foreign investors bought 745.6 billion yen worth of Japanese stocks in the week ended July 10. Earlier data was revised, with the prior week's net outflow adjusted from 22.2 billion yen to 21.3 billion yen.

According to Yonhap News, on July 16, South Korea's Financial Services Commission chair will announce measures related to single ETFs.

South Korea's Financial Services Commission presented its second-half policy direction to the President on the 15th, outlining a structural reform framework but deferring detailed measures on key issues that markets had anticipated. The FSC announced expansion of the National Growth Fund from 150 tr

Lee Jun-young, a researcher at Eugene Investment & Securities, recommended a barbell strategy for KOSPI stocks on the 16th, as the index's 12-month forward PER has fallen to levels lower than the 2008 financial crisis. Lee stated the two-day rebound was closer to a technical bounce, making it

The USD-KRW exchange rate remained in the 1,480 won range at 6am on the 16th, trading at 1,487.00 won, up 2.30 won from the previous Seoul market close of 1,484.70 won, amid a weaker dollar trend following lower-than-expected US inflation pressures. The decline was driven by weaker-than-forecast US

According to Eugene Investment Securities analyst Lee Jun-young, KOSPI adjusted on July 16 to its lowest 12-month forward price-to-earnings (PER) ratio since the 2008 financial crisis. Lee recommended a barbell strategy, targeting rebound plays in heavily-sold sectors—IT Hardware, Semiconductors, an

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's Financial Commission unveiled its second-half financial reform policy on July 15, expanding the National Growth Fund to 200 trillion won while delaying announcements on sensitive issues. The commission established Korea Strategy Technology Partners (KSTP) to