Samsung Electronics (005930): analysts warn large employee bonus provisions—tied to ~10.5% of semiconductor operating profit—could exceed ₩40 trillion and affect Q2 reported earnin
Semiconductor stocks beat both Big Tech and crypto in the first half of 2026. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gained 102%, while the Magnificent Seven fell 2% and Bitcoin BITSTAMP:BTCUSD lost 33%, according to Deutsche Bank and CoinGecko data.Wall Street banks now disagree about the second hal…
Ansell Target Price Cut 3.5% to A$34.35/Share by UBS>ANN.AU
Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III's 30M-Unit IPO Prices
By Kwanwoo JunSamsung Electronics projected a 19-fold surge in second-quarter operating profit, signaling that its record earnings streak is set to continue amid the artificial-intelligence boom and red-hot demand for chips to power AI infrastructure and applications.The strong results from the wor…
NEW YORK, NY, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III (the “Company”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 30,000,000 units. The units are expected to be listed on The Nasdaq Stock Global Market (“Nasdaq”) and begin trading tomorrow, July 7, 202…
Japan’s foreign reserves fell by USD 18.40 billion to USD 1.287 trillion at the end of June 2026 from USD 1.306 trillion in May, extending the previous month’s sharp decline.Foreign currency reserves stood at USD 1.091 trillion, comprising USD 928.58 billion in securities and USD 161.93 billion in…
Genesis Minerals Target Price Cut 1.5% to A$9.75/Share by Bell Potter>GMD.AU
Market pricing shows a 74.3% probability that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in July, with a 25.7% probability of a cumulative 25-basis-point rate increase. According to Odaily, the probability of the Fed holding rates steady through September is 42.9%.The same data ind…
US stock futures edged lower on Tuesday after Wall Street kicked off the week with solid gains, led by another record close for the Dow.In Monday’s regular session, the Dow rose 0.29% to finish above the 53,000 mark for the first time.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also advanced 0.72% and 1.12…
Circle minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network on July 7. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, the company has minted a total of 64.78 billion USDC on Solana so far this year.
China Securities Co., Ltd said China’s floating-rate bond market is small but structurally concentrated, with policy bank financial bonds dominating and most coupons linked to DR007 and the loan prime rate (LPR). The brokerage said floating-rate bonds only outperform fixed-rate bonds when DR007 or…
JPMORGAN, BANK OF AMERICA AND OTHER BANKS EXPLORE A DEAL TO SHAKE UP PAYMENTS WORLD - WSJLARGE BANKS HELD PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS TO ACQUIRE A NETWORK FROM FISERV THAT COULD ALLOW
Oil rises in early trade on possible position adjustments before the expected resumption of U.S.-Iran talks following the funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. "The United States and Iran are due to resume negotiations," BankPro's Paolo Broccardo says in an email. "Continued progres…
Shares of Aligos Therapeutics (ALGS) rose 21% in after-hours trading on Monday after the company announced it had received a $25-million upfront payment from its Chinese licensing partner.The payment gives Aligos non-dilutive funding as it advances its pipeline of treatments for liver and viral dis…
TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - Japan's foreign reserves fell to$1.29 trillion at the end of June, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.JAPAN OFFICIAL RESERVE ASSETS (in billion dollars) END-JUNE END-MAY END-APRIL YEAR AGO TOTAL 1,287.476 1,305.874…
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Taiwan Figures in New Taiwan dollars. 2026 2025 Revenue NT$12,310,586,000 NT$10,207,732,000 Jan-Jun Revenue NT$73,975,769,000 NT$66,936,759,000 Source: Taiwan Stock Exchange Th…
JPMorgan told clients the recent pullback in AI-linked semiconductor stocks is a buying opportunity, citing strong demand, tight supply and no meaningful new chip capacity until 2028. According to BeInCrypto, the bank prefers chipmakers over hyperscalers and expects global stocks to reach new highs…
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution KRX:373220 said on Tuesday it expects April-June operating profit to fall 77% to 113 billion won ($73.91 million), as sluggish electric vehicle (EV) demand continued to weigh on battery sales.That compared with an LSEG SmartEstimate forecast of a 249 bi…
Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) share price jumped 5.4% on Monday and extended gains by 2.5% after hours, after the company’s CEO said it is evolving from marketing to an AI infrastructure firm.“For years, we've been building what many have viewed as a marketing platform… today marks the beginning of o…
