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SK Hynix Chairman Chey Tae-won announced on 10일 (local time) in New York that the company is considering building memory production facilities in the United States, contingent on meeting requirements for power, water, labor, and supply chain infrastructure. The statement came during an ADR listing c

According to Seoul Economics, SK Hynix signaled on July 10 that it is considering building a memory chip manufacturing facility in the United States, in addition to its ongoing advanced packaging facility in Indiana. SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said in a CNBC interview during the company's

The KOSPI index fell 7.8% during the week ending May 10, closing at 7475.94 compared to 8088.34 on May 3, according to Korea Exchange data released May 11. The index reached an intraweek low of 7246.79 on May 8. Retail

According to the Korea Exchange, KOSPI fell to 7,475.94 on July 11, marking a 7.8% decline from 8,088.34 on July 3. The index dipped to 7,246.79 on July 8. Despite market volatility, domestic retail investors provided support with net purchases of 5.5994 trillion won over the week. Foreign investors

According to Guru Club, gold jewelry prices in China mostly held steady today compared to yesterday, with the highest price quoted at 1,255 yuan per gram.

According to The Block, Nasdaq-listed Empery Digital disclosed in an 8-K filing on July 10 that it has sold 1,400 bitcoins since May 7 at an average price of $62,200, raising approximately $87.1 million. The proceeds will be used to repay $10 million in debt and fund a $65 million AI data center pro

According to Wedbush, the investment bank on Thursday released a research report backing NVIDIA's self-developed Vera data center CPU, saying the 88-core Olympus processor with 176 threads outperforms Intel and AMD's traditional x86 server chips in performance and energy efficiency. The chip,

According to FarsideUK data, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of $90.4 million on July 10, with BlackRock's IBIT accounting for $86.8 million and VanEck's HODL adding $3.6 million. Ethereum spot ETFs received net inflows of $18.4 million over the same period, led by BlackRock's ETHA with $16.2 mil

Hana Securities analyst Lee Jae-man's May 18 report predicting a KOSPI decline when SK Hynix's market capitalization overtakes Samsung Electronics has drawn renewed attention after the forecast materialized. On June 22, SK Hynix's market cap exceeded Samsung Electronics for the first time, the

According to Jin10, China's import crude oil shipping market showed signs of recovery on July 9, as VLCC tanker rates continued to rebound globally. The China Import Freight Index (CTFI) reported 4,332.25 points on July 9, up 8.3% from July 2, according to the Shanghai Shipping

According to onchain analyst Yujin, on July 11, a whale took profits of $770,000 from SK Hynix stock (Korea) but subsequently gave back all gains on U.S. Hynix stock.

US stock indices ended higher on Friday following a strong debut from South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix as investors prepare for the earnings season. The S&P 500 ended 0.4% higher, while the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.3%. SK Hynix surged 13% above

Tesla CEO Elon Musk directed staff to adopt Grok 4.5, the AI model from xAI, citing lower token costs. The directive follows Tesla's $200 weekly cap on external AI tools, effective Monday. The move coincides with Grok 4.5's release on Wednesday, developed to counter Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, as

Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management projects that Alphabet's Google Cloud and Amazon's AWS will exceed consensus revenue estimates for the quarter ending June, driven by strong demand for AI infrastructure. Google Cloud revenue is expected to jump 70% year over year in June, above the consens

U.S. stock indices closed higher on Friday as South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix delivered a blockbuster debut, with the S&P 500 gaining 0.4% to 7,575.39 and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.3% to 29,825.11. SK Hynix opened at $170 on the Nasdaq, surging approximately 13% above its $149 offering

According to Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management, Google Cloud and AWS are projected to beat Q2 earnings expectations. Google Cloud revenue is forecast to jump 70% year-over-year in the June quarter, outpacing the 64% consensus estimate, while AWS is expected to grow 34% year-over-year,

According to CCTV News, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the U.S. Treasury Secretary's revocation of sanction exemptions on Iranian oil sales on July 11, stating the action violated Article 9 of the Iran-U.S. Memorandum of Understanding. Araghchi said the breach is part of a series o

According to Yahoo Finance, Meta stock surged 5.9% on Friday, July 10, turning year-to-date gains positive as markets grew optimistic about new revenue opportunities to offset massive AI infrastructure investments. The company unveiled its Muse Spark 1.1 AI model with aggressive pricing: $1.25