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Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.9% and the Tokyo Stock Exchange index declined 1.5% at today's market close on October 8.

According to Japan's Kyodo News, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae announced on October 8 that the government will provide additional support for households heading into winter. She stated the assistance will be determined based on close monitoring of future energy price fluctuations stemming from

SK Hynix rose nearly 2% on the KOSPI market on October 8, following a 4.06% gain by global competitor Micron in the previous trading session. The stock coupling phenomenon between the two memory semiconductor companies has been observed over the past 6 trading days, with SK Hynix consistently

Goldman Sachs estimates that AI-related debt issuance will approach $500 billion by early August 2026; JPMorgan expects total AI-related debt issuance to reach $4.1 trillion by 2030. Anthropic's 2025 revenue was $4.6 billion, but its operating loss was as high as $8.06 billion. OpenAI's second-quarter revenue was $6.7 billion, but its operating loss reached $12.3 billion. Anthropic and OpenAI Financial Status According to various media reports, Anthropic's 2025 revenue was $4.6 billion, but its

According to State Street, the bank's risk sentiment index declined in September, sliding to its lowest level since Iran's military escalation in March 2026. Equity allocation fell to 56.2% from the previous month's record high of 56.6%. Meanwhile, fixed income asset allocation posted its largest si

South Korean government bond futures opened higher on the 8th, reflecting overnight movements in US Treasury markets. The gains came as US Treasuries strengthened in the short- to medium-term segments, while domestic market participants noted that curve steepening possibilities remained somewhat

Kim Do-hyung, head of Samsung Asset Management's ETF Consulting Division, advised investors to abandon the break-even selling mentality in a recent interview with Herald Economy, stating that Korean stocks hold greater upside potential than US stocks in the second half of the year. Kim cited KOSPI's

According to Yonhap Infomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.71% to 69,535.64 on October 8, breaking below the 70,000 level after two consecutive sessions above that threshold. The TOPIX index declined 0.77% to 4,122.05. The decline tracked overnight weakness in U.S. technology stocks, as the

According to Jin10, on October 8, gold bar prices at major Chinese banks fell broadly, with Agricultural Bank of China recording the largest decline at 13.02 yuan per gram compared to the previous day.

Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won stated on October 8 that exchanges continuously monitor unfair trading activities and will respond immediately upon detecting violations. Lee made the remarks during a National Assembly Policy Committee audit session in response to lawmaker Kim

According to South Korea's National Assembly, five major bank CEOs—from KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori, and NH Nonghyup—were confirmed to appear as witnesses at the October 19 Financial Supervisory Service hearing to address recent hacking incidents and data breaches. Separately, the testimony

Japan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 8 that the country's August current account surplus reached 4.062 trillion yen, exceeding the market consensus of 3.17 trillion yen. The surplus expanded by approximately 433.9 billion yen compared to the same month last year. The widening surplus

According to Shanghai Steelhome, MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate rose to 122,000 yuan per ton (mid-price) this morning (October 8), up 1,750 yuan from yesterday's 16:30 closing price.

According to sources, Malaysia-based semiconductor company SQ Advanced Interconnect Bhd is planning to raise approximately $73 million (300 million Malaysian ringgit) through an initial public offering in the first quarter of 2027.

According to ZhiTong Finance, Raixin Technology (02018) and Intel recently signed a partnership agreement at Intel's annual technology summit, establishing a liquid cooling ecosystem collaboration. The partnership covers a complete range of hardware components, including CPU cold plates, memory and

Mirae Asset Asset Management announced on the 8th that the combined assets under management (AUM) of its two dollar short-term asset exchange-traded funds (ETFs) exceeded 1 trillion won. According to Korea Exchange data as of the previous day, 'TIGER US Dollar Short-Term Bond Active' recorded an AUM

According to Mirae Asset, combined assets under management (AUM) of two TIGER dollar short-term ETFs surpassed ₩1.1 trillion as of October 8. TIGER Dollar Short-Term Bond Active and TIGER Ultra-Short-Term (≤3 months) U.S. Treasury ETFs reported AUM of ₩732 billion and ₩389.2 billion, respectively, a

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) was granted a new patent called “Electric Fan Car” on September 29, two days before the originally scheduled debut of the next-generation Roadster. Tesla had previously postponed the release of the next-generation Roadster to October 15. The event will be held in Austin, Texas, where Elon Musk will attend and provide an explanation. Technical Details of Tesla’s Electric Fan Car Patent: Filed in January 2024, Granted on September 29, 2026; Ducted Fans Generate Downforce Accor

According to Jin10 on October 8, multiple oil and gas-themed ETFs surged during intraday trading. Oil gas ETFs from Hui Tian Fu, Bo Shi, and Yin Hua gained over 4%, while petroleum ETFs from Peng Hua, Yi Fang Da, Fu Guo, and Gong Yin rose over 3%.

CrowdStrike (NAS:CRWD) stocks have surged this year, but Wall Street analysts are issuing warnings about excessive valuation premiums, according to Yahoo Finance on the 7th (US local time). The cybersecurity leader's rally has been fueled by AI agent security demand expectations, yet current valuati