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Saturday Night Live featured cast member Jane Wickline parodying Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on May 27 local time, according to Business Insider. Wickline portrayed Amodei as a bumbling megalomaniac struggling to explain why his technology won't destroy the world, embodying two conflicting personas—o

Netflix reported Q2 revenue exceeding $12.6 billion, a 13% year-over-year increase, yet Netflix stocks have plummeted over 40% in the past 12 months and trade near 52-week lows. Investment media outlet Motley Fool attributed the stock decline to intensifying competition from YouTube and

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is facing scrutiny over its in-flight internet strategy after Elon Musk warned the airline could lose customers for choosing Amazon Leo instead of SpaceX's Starlink, while rival United Airlines expands Starlink across its fleet. Separately, BMO Capital analyst Michael Goldie cu

According to Financial News, Melcon, a precision environmental control systems manufacturer for semiconductor equipment, confirmed its IPO pricing at 12,300 Korean won per share on September 29. The pricing sits at the upper end of the target band, with 2,405 domestic and international

According to Korea Credit Evaluation, on September 29, capital finance companies and credit card issuers face mounting credit risks as loan delinquency rates rise. The industry's 1-month-plus delinquency rate reached 2.6% in the first half of 2026, up from

According to E Daily, South Korea's KOSPI index closed down 0.27% at 6,870.81 today (September 29), while the KOSDAQ index ended at 849.80.

Elon Musk warned Delta Air Lines (DAL) will lose customers by not using Starlink on overnight Monday, as SpaceX's CEO responded to United Airlines' expansion of Starlink connectivity across its fleet. United has equipped over 600 aircraft, roughly 36% of its fleet, with Starlink, and expects full fl

According to Motley Fool, Netflix shares fell over 40% in the past 12 months on September 28, trading near 52-week lows despite strong earnings. The company's Q2 revenue exceeded $12.6 billion, representing 13% year-over-year growth. However, Q3 guidance of $12.86 billion fell short of Wall Street e

On September 29 at 3:30 PM, the Korean won-to-US dollar exchange rate fell 8.4 won to 1,356.7 won in the Seoul foreign exchange market, compared to the previous trading day's closing price.

The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to 1.25% this month, marking a 31-year high, yet the yen weakened instead of strengthening, with the U.S. dollar briefly breaking through 158 against the yen. The weakness stems from the Federal Reserve resuming rate hikes, maintaining a significant U.S.-Japa

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) held its benchmark interest rate at 0% last week and removed language from its policy statement warning against sharp franc appreciation. The dollar-Swiss franc exchange rate reached 0.8323 francs on September 29, the highest level in approximately 1 year and 4 months s

According to Yonhap Infomax, the US dollar rose to 0.8323 against the Swiss franc yesterday (September 29), reaching its highest level in over one year, following the Swiss National Bank's decision last week to maintain its benchmark rate at 0% while reducing foreign exchange intervention

According to Jin10 Futures, on September 29 at 2:30 PM, the CFETS-NEX RMB funding sentiment index rose to 48, up 1 point from the 10:15 AM reading. Among institutional segments, large banks reported 45, mid-sized and smaller banks 48, and non-bank institutions 50, each up 1 point.

During 06:00–06:15 on September 29, 2026 (UTC), the BTC 15-minute candlestick closed at 83,886.8 USDT, with an intraday Ampl of 0.56%, indicating an overall narrow-range consolidation pattern. The 24-hour Rise % was +0.99%, with a price range of $82,571.7–$84,371.5. Filled Amount was extremely low at just 130.11 BTC, indicating limited market participation and strong wait-and-see sentiment among both bulls and bears. The key driver of this modest rise was a marginal easing of geopolitical risks.

On September 29, Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 0.6% to close at 65,481.27 points, while the Tokyo Stock Exchange index fell 1.7% to 4,041.13 points.

According to its announcement on Monday, Strategy bought another 1,665 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 847,666 BTC. Strive added 1,107 BTC to reach 27,462 BTC, while Bitmine purchased 17,362 ETH, now holding 6 million ETH—approximately 98% toward its goal of securing 5% of total ETH

According to Jin10, major foreign exchange options including EUR, GBP, and AUD are set to expire today (Sept 29) at 22:00 UTC+8, with at least one strike price carrying open positions exceeding $1 billion. Risk management is

Korea Credit Rating released a stress test report showing that asset quality risks have emerged as the primary concern for card companies and capital firms during the current rising interest rate period, outweighing refinancing burdens. The report, titled '다시 찾아온 금리상승기, 시험대에 오른 여전업 대응능력' (The

According to CME data, on September 28, WTI crude oil and silver both showed increases in trading volume and open interest. WTI crude oil trading volume reached 1,020,143 contracts, with open interest at 1,855,198 contracts, up 38,459 and 423 contracts respectively from the previous trading day.

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Brock said on September 29 that the third quarter CPI data, expected shortly, will only confirm what the central bank already knows. The comment suggests the RBA has limited expectations for fresh economic insights from the upcoming inflation