Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Korean media reports, SK Hynix listed its American Depositary Receipts (ADR) on Nasdaq on July 16, raising approximately 400 trillion won ($30.76 billion). The capital raise aims to strengthen the company's position in the AI semiconductor market. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang praised the li

According to Jin10, on July 16, Chicago's most actively traded wheat futures held near their Wednesday highs after surging 5% as Ukraine and Russia launched mutual attacks in the Black Sea, threatening this critical grain export corridor. Russia is the world's largest wheat exporter, and the Black S

Bloomberg reported on July 16 that the bank handling the Anthropic stock IPO has arranged meetings between investors and company executives to pave the way for subsequent formal roadshows. The report said Anthropic could hit public markets as early as October. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan are all among the three major Wall Street investment banks participating in this IPO underwriting plan. IPO Process Update: Investor Meetings and Secret S-1 Filing According to Bloomberg, the inf

According to Guru Club, on July 16, China's domestic futures markets opened mixed. Shanghai silver fell over 3%, while lithium carbonate declined over 2%, and naphtha, glass, tin, raw sugar, PTA, urea, and asphalt each fell over 1%. On the upside, Shanghai nickel rose nearly 3%, platinum gained

PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL) retail traders revealed sky-high valuation targets following reports that Stripe and Advent International are offering $60.50 per share to acquire the payments company. A Stocktwits poll of 8,200 investors found 35% believe PayPal Stocks should be valued over $100, with a

Shares of SpaceX (SPCX), International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), and Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) slumped to 52-week lows on Wednesday. SPCX closed 0.6% lower, IBM fell 2.7%, and BSX dropped to an annual low before recovering to close up about 1%. The declines stemmed from profit-taking in SPC

The BOK officially announced on July 16 that it would raise interest rates by 1 step (0.25 percentage point), increasing the benchmark rate from 2.5% to 2.75%. This is the first rate hike in more than three years and meets market expectations. BOK Governor Shin Hyun-soo cited four key risks—inflation, growth, the exchange rate, and financial stability—as pressing factors pointing in the same direction. A hot AI chip cycle is boosting semiconductor demand; inflation remains sticky and is pushing

Electrovaya Inc. (ELVA) stocks closed 49% higher on Wednesday after the lithium-ion battery developer announced a commercial agreement and warrant transaction with Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). The surge marked ELVA's best single-day performance since January 2013. Roth Capital analyst Craig Irwin

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) shares dropped nearly 13% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company announced plans to raise $1 billion through a private offering of convertible senior notes due February 1, 2034. The capital raise triggered dilution concerns among existing shareholders, as the of

AtaiBeckley, Inc. (ATAI) stock surged nearly 60% overnight late Wednesday following reports that Eli Lilly is in takeover talks with the psychedelic medicine company. The surge came after Magnus Sigurdsson, co-founder of Systematic Ventures and partner at Iron Pine Ventures, estimated a likely

WTI crude oil fell 1.00% intraday on July 16, trading at $78.92 per barrel.

WTI crude oil retreated below $79 per barrel intraday on July 16, down 0.92% during the trading session.

IBM stock slipped to an annual low of $211.03 on Wednesday after the company's preliminary second-quarter results showed revenue of $17.2 billion, falling short of Wall Street expectations. CEO Arvind Krishna attributed the miss primarily to the infrastructure division, where sales

According to a Stocktwits poll, over the past 24 hours, 8,200 retail investors weighed in on PayPal's proposed acquisition by Stripe and Advent International at $60.50 per share. A majority view the offer as undervalued, with 35% voting the stock should be worth over $100, 16% backing the $80-$99.99

According to Bloomberg, Eli Lilly is nearing an acquisition agreement with clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company AtaiBeckley (ATAI) on Wednesday after-hours, sending ATAI shares up 59%. The pharmaceutical giant is negotiating the deal at a premium, though specific terms, deal value, and

U.S. stock indices ended higher on Wednesday as cooler-than-expected producer prices fueled hopes for moderating inflation. The S&P 500 added 0.35% to close at 7,570.30, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.26% to 52,647.23. The Nasdaq 100 declined 0.62% to 29,401.46. The Producer Price In

According to StockTwits, Electrovaya Inc. (ELVA) shares surged 49% on Wednesday after the company announced a commercial agreement with Amazon to supply its Infinity Battery Technology for warehouse material handling operations. The stock clocked its best day since January 2013. As part of the

According to its announcement on Wednesday, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) shares plunged 13% in after-hours trading after the company unveiled plans to raise $1 billion through convertible senior notes due February 1, 2034, sparking dilution concerns among existing shareholders. The company intends to

According to venture capitalist Magnus Sigurdsson, ATAI stock surged nearly 60% late Wednesday (July 16) after reports of Eli Lilly takeover talks. Sigurdsson, co-founder of Systematic Ventures, estimated a likely acquisition price of $9 to $11 per share, with the top end representing a 105%

Pop Mart's (09992) stock rose 6.7% to 167.8 HKD, reaching an intraday high of 167.9 HKD with over 2 billion HKD in trading volume, as the company launched the World Cup special edition LABUBU tonight. The MEGA LABUBU 400% World Cup model, priced at 1,625 HKD with a one-unit-per-customer limit,