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Align Partners Asset Management responded on the 24th to Macquarie Asset Management Group's defense of its tender offer price for Gabia stocks, stating that the core issue is not the price or Macquarie itself but rather the procedural fairness of Gabia's board of directors. Align issued the

Individual investors in South Korea accumulated record leveraged stock positions in Q2 2025, with total leverage reaching approximately 62 trillion won, but July market volatility triggered a wave of forced liquidations and a 5 trillion won decline in credit balances. The aftermath stems from

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) shares climbed 1% in overnight trading late Thursday after a divided FDA advisory panel recommended easing restrictions on four peptides—BPC-157, KPV, TB-500 and MOTS-C—potentially opening a new market for telehealth firms. The FDA's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory

J.P. Morgan upgraded BOC Hong Kong (stock code 02388) to 'Overweight' from 'Neutral' and raised its target price 23% to HK$53.3 from HK$43.3. The upgrade follows the stock's 29% year-to-date outperformance against the Hang Seng Index, with J.P. Morgan projecting continued outperformance over the

Taiwan exported a record volume of drones to Saudi Arabia in June, with the Middle Eastern nation purchasing US$47.2 million (approximately 69.4 billion won) worth of Taiwanese-manufactured drones, according to statistics released by Taiwan's Ministry of Finance and reported by Taiwan's Central

Kim Yong-beom, Presidential Chief of Policy at the Blue House, proposed a multilateral cooperation strategy with middle-power nations as South Korea's approach to artificial intelligence development amid US-China AI hegemony competition. Kim posted the proposal on his Facebook on the 23rd,

Argentina's Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger prepared an early draft bill proposing the integration of digital assets and blockchain technology into the country's financial markets. The draft deregulation bill would allow investment funds to invest in digital assets, approve the

US Senator Ruben Gallego criticized the ethics provisions in the Clarity Act digital asset regulation bill on the 23rd, telling Politico that Republicans sent back a proposal he described as inadequate. The Democratic senator stated he could not understand how Republicans believed the ethics provisi

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Thursday the US Senate may begin considering the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before its summer recess, but passage by the industry's preferred August 7 deadline appears increasingly unlikely. Thune stated he would like to at least begin the

KOSPI and KOSDAQ triggered sell-side circuit breakers on the 24th, marking the fifth consecutive trading day with such volatility measures. KOSPI fell 5.61% to 6699.03 as of 12:55 PM, while KOSDAQ dropped 2.75% to 768.57 after its circuit breaker activated at 11:47 AM. Foreign investors

LS Electric recorded its highest-ever quarterly performance in Q2 and an explosive surge in new orders, prompting brokerages to raise target prices. The company reported Q2 revenue of 1.577 trillion won and

Micron Technology stocks posted their strongest one-day gain in nearly two months on Thursday before slipping nearly 3% in overnight trading. The initial rally was supported by Tesla CEO Elon Musk's statement that Micron provided a 'very significant allocation' of memory chips on 'reasonable

BitMEX will shut down exchange operations at 04:00 UTC on 23 September 2026 after HDR Global Trading Limited completed a strategic review. The company decided to close the business following its conclusion that ceasing operations serves strategic interests. The cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, w

LPL Financial's Chief Equity Strategist Jeff Buchbinder analyzed US midterm election impacts on stocks, with the elections now 4 months away. The analysis shows that despite volatility during midterm election years, the S&P 500 has risen after all 18 midterm elections since 1954, averaging an 18.2%

US initial jobless claims dropped to 187,000 for the week ending May 18, the lowest level since September 1969, according to the Department of Labor on May 23. The figure fell 22,000 from the prior week, defying widespread fears that artificial intelligence adoption would trigger mass layoffs.

According to security firms BlockAid and PeckShield, as well as on-chain analytics provider Lookonchain, within hours on July 23 there were four back-to-back attacks targeting crypto protocols, involving the Bitcoin and Ethereum ecosystems, with total losses exceeding $35 million. The biggest loss was from Arbitrum derivatives protocol AFX Trade, where leaked private keys from a cross-chain bridge led to $24 million being withdrawn. AFX Trade’s cross-chain bridge private key leak AFX Trade, buil

MoonPay announced that it has added the Discover card to its supported payment methods, allowing eligible U.S. users to buy and sell cryptocurrency on the MoonPay platform using a Discover card. After Visa and Mastercard, Discover has become the third major U.S. card network supported by MoonPay. MoonPay’s Full Suite of Payment Methods According to MoonPay’s official announcement, after Discover is added, MoonPay’s currently supported full range of payment methods is as follows: · Visa · Masterc

UBS Asset Management forecasts continued inflation easing and declining bond yields, stating on July 23 (local time) that Middle East energy supply disruptions will ease over time. The asset manager attributes this outlook to declining inflation expectations despite elevated geopolitical tensions, w

Ripple announces the launch of the Ripple Mint platform, providing institutional users with unified access to RLUSD (Ripple USD) for a complete minting, redemption, and management pipeline. The platform is already open to all existing RLUSD customers. Ripple Mint offers two access options: a web-based solution or direct API connectivity, supporting both manual operations and automated integrations. Ripple Mint platform features: institutions can mint, redeem, and transfer cross-chain According t