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According to Weaver Fintech's H1 2026 earnings report, group headline earnings per share (HEPS) declined 10% to 256.5 cents during the first half of 2026, pressured by elevated consumer spending challenges from higher fuel prices and increased interest rates. However, the company's Fintech

Baosheng International (03813) released its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2026, according to financial news platform Smart Finance. Revenue was 8.96 billion yuan, down 2.1% year-over-year, while net profit attributable to shareholders reached 244 million yuan, a 29.9% increase. B

Rich Bank Finance (08452) announced today that the group expects to record a net loss of approximately 110 million to 125 million yuan for the six months ended June 30, 2026, a significant deterioration from a net loss of about 13.9 million yuan in the same period of 2025. The expanded loss was

According to Zhitong Finance App, Haiking Huangtelong (08329) issued a profit warning on August 12, projecting net profit attributable to the parent company of approximately 7 million yuan for the first half of 2026, compared to 19.07 million yuan for the same period in 2025. The decline of

According to CK Infrastructure's interim results announcement on August 12, the company posted mid-year net profit of HK$21.252 billion, up 389% year-over-year, driven by substantial gains from the sale of UK Power Networks and UK Railways. The company raised its interim dividend per share to HK$0.7

According to Edaily, the USD/JPY exchange rate rebounded to 159.46 yen on August 12, approaching the 160 yen level just days after the historic joint intervention by the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan on July 30-31. The rate had plummeted to the 155 yen range immediately following the interv

According to Zhitong Finance, Power Assets Holdings (00006) reported attributable profit of 147.04 billion Hong Kong dollars for the first half of 2026, up 383% compared to 30.42 billion Hong Kong dollars in the same period of 2025. The company declared an interim dividend of 0.78 Hong Kong dollars

Kingdee International (HK: 00268) reported H1 2026 revenue of 3.625 billion yuan, up 13.6% year-over-year, with AI-native products driving growth at 189% to reach 296 million yuan, according to the company's interim results released on August 12. Cloud services revenue reached 3.116 billion yuan, u

Power Assets Holdings Limited (00006) announced on August 12 that it will distribute an interim dividend of HK$0.78 per share on September 22, 2026.

Baosheng International (03813) will distribute an interim dividend of HKD 0.016 per share on October 9, 2026, according to the company's announcement.

The Korea Exchange will designate 30 companies as management stocks on the 13th under strengthened delisting standards, including 9 from the KOSPI market and 21 from the KOSDAQ market. These companies failed to meet stock price and market capitalization requirements under revised regulations that to

According to BusinessInsider and the World Gold Council, global gold spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $3 billion in July, the first monthly gain after two consecutive months of outflows. Holdings increased by 23 tonnes to 4,068 tonnes as of August 12 (local time). Europe led inflows with $2 billion

According to Yonhap Infomax, Lee Byung-chul, chairman of Daol Financial Group, was questioned by Seoul Police Financial Crimes Unit on August 12 as a suspect on suspicion of violating the Mutual Savings Bank Act. Police suspect Lee used funds from Daol Savings Bank to indirectly support Daol

According to ChainCatcher, Bitget's staking and lending section now supports 25 stock-linked tokens (rTokens) as collateral assets today, bringing the total count to 128. The newly added targets include rIVV, rKLAC, and rSMCI. Users holding these tokens can now use them as collateral to borrow

According to Tencent's Q2 2026 earnings, the company's fintech and enterprise services revenue grew 9% year-over-year to 60.3 billion yuan in the second quarter of 2026. Fintech service revenue expansion was driven by growth in commercial payments, wealth management, and consumer lending.

According to Ukraine's Ministry of Agriculture, grain exports fell to 280,000 tons during August 1–12, 2026, compared with 1.15 million tons in the same period last year (August 1–15, 2025).

According to Temasek, today (Aug 12), Singapore's sovereign wealth fund announced its first direct investment in South Korean equities, building positions in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix by designating memory chips as the most undervalued segment in the AI value chain. South Korean ETFs surged i

According to the company announcement, China Finance International (00721) disclosed on July 31, 2026, that its unaudited net asset value per ordinary share was approximately HK$0.07.

According to its latest disclosure, Shandong Xinfu Brand (01749) expects net profit of approximately 3 million yuan for the six months ended June 30, 2026, down sharply from 12.1 million yuan in the same period of 2025. The company attributed the decline to industry-wide demand pressure, weakened co

According to Tencent Holdings, in Q2 2026, the company reported negative free cash flow of CNY 138 billion, driven by capital expenditures of CNY 593 billion and content payments of CNY 50 billion, which exceeded operating cash flow of CNY 527 billion. The company noted that operating cash flow