China’s offshore yuan strengthened to around 6.78 per dollar on Friday, extending gains from the previous session to its strongest level in nearly three weeks after the People’s Bank of China signaled greater tolerance for currency appreciation.The central bank set the yuan’s daily reference rate a…
HONG KONG, July 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From July 4-7, CR Beverage (02460.HK) held the "Starlight Shines on Hong Kong, C'estbon Brings Better Moments" C'estbon brand lighting ceremony and themed pop-up event on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars. The ceremony was simple yet ceremonial, bringing together…
The Hang Seng Index rose 1.2%, or 283 points, to 24,327 on Friday, tracking gains after a rally in US chipmakers fueled a rebound on Wall Street overnight.Stocks climbed as optimism surrounding technology shares outlasted lingering concerns over the Middle East, while lower oil prices further suppo…
The Shanghai Composite rose 0.2% to 4,045 on Friday, while the Shenzhen Component climbed 1.2% to 15,580, extending the previous session's gains, primarily driven by strong advances in technology and semiconductor stocks.These sectors tracked the overnight global rally as investor confidence in the…
Chilwa Minerals ASX:CHW has publicly filed a Form F-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed public offering of American Depositary Shares.The company intends to seek a listing of the depositary shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market while maintainin…
The Australian dollar rose to around $0.695 but was on track to finish the week largely unchanged as investors monitored developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz following renewed tensions in the Middle East. The safe-haven US dollar strengthened, while oil prices climbed after the US and Iran…
North Carolina has signed a budget that adopts a distinct regulatory approach for prediction market platforms.According to Odaily, starting January 1, 2027, the state will impose a 6% tax on net transaction fee revenue from prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, while not requir…
Taiwan's financial markets will remain closed on Friday after the Taipei City Government ordered offices and schools to close in anticipation of Typhoon Bavi.The Taiwan Stock Exchange also confirmed that all trading will be suspended, with settlements originally scheduled for Friday postponed to th…
CSX Corp. (CSX), Penguin Solutions (PENG) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) stocks climbed to new 52-week highs on Thursday as investors channeled capital toward companies with durable business models and sector-specific growth drivers as the second-quarter (Q2) earnings season approaches.While CSX and…
Meta Platforms, Inc.'s stock extended its Thursday rally in overnight trading, jumping approximately 20% from this year's lows and closing in on its 200-day moving average — a level it last crossed more than two months ago. The move was accompanied by fresh buying from Cathie Wood's ARK Investment…
Goldman Sachs told employees to limit prediction market activity to sports and entertainment to reduce compliance risks tied to elections, interest rates and other market-moving events. According to BeInCrypto, the policy was issued in an internal memo that warned repeated violations could lead to…
A wallet linked to a Hyperliquid whale previously reported to have profited $3.5 million from shorting 16 altcoins is suspected of continuing to sell Ether.According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, the address 0x410…75d08 withdrew 7,863 ETH from Spark about one hour earlier and then deposited the…
Investment banks working on SK Hynix's planned U.S. listing could earn more than $100 million in commissions, as the South Korean chipmaker with a market value above $1 trillion prepares to list on Nasdaq, 36Kr reported. Two people familiar with the deal said underwriters including Goldman Sachs an…
The benchmark KOSPI rose more than 4% to around 7,620 on Friday, extending gains from the previous session as chipmakers tracked an overnight rally in global semiconductor stocks.Tech shares led the advance, with Samsung Electronics climbing almost 4.0%, while Samsung Electro-Mechanics advanced ove…
MiniMax has completed a new funding round worth HK$16 billion, with participation from multiple international sovereign wealth funds, long-only funds, Chinese institutions and multi-strategy funds across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the U.S., according to 36Kr. The transaction drew more than 100 instit…
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Nelly Pai and Citigroup Inc.’s Alexander Schrantz are joining the Hong Kong stock exchange panel responsible for approving initial public offerings, according to people familiar with the matter, according to Bloomberg.The additions come as Hong Kong sharpens its scrutiny of d…
European natural gas prices dropped more than 2% to €49.1 per MWh on Friday, pulling back from a one-month high amid reports of continued US-Iran negotiations despite recent military exchanges.A US official reaffirmed Washington's commitment to pursuing a diplomatic resolution with Tehran, easing c…
BOSTON, July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cue Biopharma, Inc. NASDAQ:CUE, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative therapies targeting functional cures for immunological disorders, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with a…
Shares of Hims and Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) logged their third straight session in the red on Thursday after BofA Securities warned that potential churn among oral Wegovy users could make the company’s expected second-half earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) ram…
Ark Invest bought 217,896 shares of Circle on Thursday, a purchase valued at about $13.7 million.According to ChainCatcher, Circle’s stock (CRCL) fell 1.65% on the day to $63.01.Ark Invest also sold 85,319 shares of Robinhood, a transaction valued at about $9.8 million.According to ChainCatcher, Ro…
