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During Thursday's New York trading session, July 30, the yen rose sharply, prompting speculation that Japanese authorities may have entered the market to support the currency. At around 9:30 p.m. Beijing time, coinciding with the U.S. stock-market open, the do…
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During Thursday's New York trading session, July 30, the yen rose sharply, prompting speculation that Japanese authorities may have entered the market to support the currency. At around 9:30 p.m. Beijing time, coinciding with the U.S. stock-market open, the do…
The FIFA president said in a statement on Aug. 1 local time that the organization had decided to stop pursuing an equity-sale project after disagreements among the parties involved meant it no longer aligned with the project's original objectives.
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s farewell earnings report arrived under the shadow of production bottlenecks at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and surging memory prices. Early Friday morning Beijing time, the consumer electronics giant reported results for the thi…
Novo Nordisk shares plunged more than 10% in premarket trading. According to Cailian Press, the company released the latest update on its ZEUS Phase 3 clinical trial.
Westinghouse Electric Company said Friday on its website that it had submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock. The filing could put the 140-year-old company among…
Two Federal Reserve policymakers said persistent, stubborn inflation was the reason they advocated a rate hike this week, highlighting growing internal pressure on Chair Kevin Warsh to act. At this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the FOMC voted 9…
FIFA is studying whether to expand the 2030 World Cup from 48 teams to 64, according to newly leaked documents. If adopted, the tournament would add 16 teams on top of the expansion to 48 teams scheduled for the 2026 World Cup. FIFA plans to commission an inde…
New York state sued prediction-market platform Kalshi on Friday, accusing it of operating an "illegal, unlicensed gambling business." The state is asking a court to order Kalshi to stop operating in New York and to forfeit its illegal proceeds. As the predicti…
market capitalization to the book value of its common equity—specifically, the book value after subtracting preferred equity. It compares a company’s market value with its net assets. Like other valuation metrics, such as the price-to-earnings ratio and price-…
The Situational Awareness fund, which reportedly had $45 billion in assets under management in early July, suffered heavy losses and was forced to sell most of its publicly traded stock holdings under pressure from leveraged liquidations, according to multiple…
St. Louis Federal Reserve President Musalem said the selloff in U.S. Treasuries was a warning to the Federal Reserve about risks to its credibility, according to the Financial Times.
On local time July 31, U.S. Central Command said the Iranian government had again claimed that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, calling the claim false. The command said the strait remained open to commercial shipping and that Iran did not control it. It ad…
Hollywood’s effort to regain its pre-pandemic earning power is set for a strong boost this weekend. Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ superhero film “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has generated USD 72 million from advance screenings and preview shows, according t…
Leopold Aschenbrenner, a prominent figure in the global technology sector’s “Black July,” has drawn intense attention from investors after his Situational Awareness fund suffered heavy losses on leveraged bets on artificial-intelligence stocks. According to ea…
U.S. officials said President Donald Trump has ordered a new round of attacks on Iran to force Tehran to surrender, according to a report by China Central Television citing its correspondent on July 31 local time. The actions could begin as early as this weeke…
Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, fell 3.41% to $108.37, its lowest closing price since its U.S. IPO. The stock has declined 36.57% so far in July and has plunged 46% since reaching a closing high of $201.80 on June 16. Tesla r…
The 2x leveraged Amazon ETF gained nearly 30%, while the 2x leveraged Apple ETF fell more than 14%. U.S. stocks closed higher Friday. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1%, gaining 1.59% for the week but falling 3.2% in July. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, gaining 1.05% for th…