- Kim Yong-bum, Chief of Policy Office at the Presidential Office of South Korea, stated that Korean business groups have reached agreements with global technology giants, including Nvidia (NVDA.US), to launch a series of cooperative projects with a total value of $950 billion. Kim Yong-bum revealed that these projects include a long-term agreement under which SK Group will supply high-performance semiconductors worth $750 billion to leading global tech companies, including Nvidia.
- According to South Korean media outlet Newsis, citing a presidential advisor, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will advance a chip cooperation project worth 1.375 quadrillion Korean won with major US technology companies.
- Market news: Samsung Electronics and Broadcom have signed a memorandum of understanding for a five-year advanced storage chip foundry agreement worth $20 billion.
- According to South Korean media Newsis, citing a presidential adviser, South Korea is promoting cooperation with SK Telecom, Nvidia, and others to build an AI data center equipped with 2 million GPUs.
- According to Yonhap News: SK Group will supply US technology companies, including Nvidia, with chips worth $750 billion.
- Samsung Electronics and Broadcom have signed a memorandum of understanding covering cooperation in the fields of memory chips, foundry services, and advanced packaging, with cooperation amounts up to $200 billions through 2030. Samsung Electronics will work with Broadcom to develop Broadcom's next-generation AI accelerator based on Samsung HBM technology. Samsung Electronics will provide sub-2nm foundry processes and advanced packaging solutions.
- According to Yonhap News Agency: South Korean internet portal operator Naver has secured a total investment commitment of $10 billion from Nvidia and U.S. private equity firm Brookfield to fund its plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) data centers in South Korea.
- U.S. natural gas falls below $2.9 in after-hours trading, down 1.1% for the day
- Paramount Skydance (PSKY.US) agrees to pause acquisition deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.US), pending antitrust lawsuit ruling
- Paramount Global (PSKY.US) Agrees to Suspend Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.US) Acquisition Deal Pending Antitrust Lawsuit Decision
- SK Telecom will build an AI factory based on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin architecture, expected to go live next year
- According to Yonhap News: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that Nvidia plans to jointly develop Genesis autonomous vehicles with Hyundai Motor.
- UBS raises AMD (AMD.US) target price from $700.00 to $730.00.
- UBS has lowered the target price of T-Mobile US (TMUS.US) from $255.00 to $235.00.
- "TACO Index" prediction: No later than July 30, most likely on Sunday
- Index will release its product showcase today, while the actual use case will be postponed until tomorrow.
- Crypto Payments Firm Triple-A Hit by $9.7 Million Wallet Drain
- Nvidia announced on Friday that it will partner with South Korea’s SK Group to launch an AI initiative valued at over $500 billion. The plan encompasses the construction of large-scale AI data centers and next-generation memory technology development. It includes a long-term partnership with SK Hynix to secure supplies of next-generation memory and to jointly develop high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI training, AI agents, and physical AI applications. SK Telecom intends to build an AI data cent
- The US Ethereum ETF saw a net outflow over the five-day period, but still maintained a third consecutive week of inflows for the week.
- Crude oil bulls slightly increase positions to bet on supply disruptions, WTI net long rises to 78,000 contracts but total open interest shrinks, showing hesitancy
- SpaceX Starship completes 13th test flight successfully, engine restarts and splashdown are precise; Musk: Starship is intact
- ECB Chief Economist: September Will Be the Next Key Moment for Interest Rate Policy
- Anthropic CEO: Supply agreements have been signed with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
- A large deep coalbed methane field discovered in the Ordos Basin, with proven reserves of 53.7 billion cubic meters
- Major Update for XRP Holders: White House On CLARITY Act Passing Before August
- The yen falls to nearly a 40-year low, fueling expectations of a rate hike; multiple investment banks predict the Bank of Japan may release a stronger hawkish signal
- Moody's Warns AI Investment Boom Pressures Tech Giants' Financial Stability; Free Cash Flow Under Pressure for Companies like Microsoft (MSFT.US) and Oracle (ORCL.US)
- New York crude oil falls below $91 in after-hours trading, Barclays warns that if the deadlock persists for three months, oil prices could test $150
- AI Capital Expenditures Continue to Rise, Tech Giants' Credit Spreads Widen, Financing Costs for Companies like Alphabet (GOOGL.US) Under Pressure
- Gold price surges past $4,050 in after-hours trading as Middle East tensions ignite risk aversion; gold ETF sees net inflows for eighth consecutive day
- Gold prices fluctuate amid hidden undercurrents, gold ETFs regain investor favor, institutions proclaim the window for allocation has arrived
- Morgan Stanley states that SpaceX (SPCX.US) current stock price hardly reflects the value of its AI business, and sees long-term upside potential.
- MoonPay adds Discover card support for crypto payments in the US
- Shibarium Activity Explodes 74%, but SHIB Price Continues to Slide
- 'Pass the DAM Clarity Act': Ripple CTO Emeritus Gives Stalled US Crypto Bill Ironic New Identity
- Trump's New Round of Global Tariffs Sued by Small Businesses, U.S. Trade War Faces New Legal Disputes
- Elon Musk's "darkest week": Tesla plunges 18% for the biggest weekly drop since 2022, SpaceX Starship drops another 7% before test flight
- BlackRock Clients Withdraw $202 Million From Bitcoin ETF to Fuel Ethereum
- XRP ETF Gains Investment From Kansas-Based Wealth Manager
- Worst Ethereum (ETH) Capitulation in History Actually Shows How Bullish It Is
- Up 105%: Strategy CEO Discloses $756 Million Surge Behind Bitcoin Purchases Fueled by BlackRock and VanEck
- Top Crypto Lobbyist Says There Is Still Hope for Clarity Act
- In the first half of 2026, the cryptocurrency industry lost approximately $1.32 billion, with Access Control Vulnerabilities being the primary attack vector.
- In the first half of 2026, there were 224 crypto hacking incidents, resulting in $1.32 billion in losses.
- Morgan Stanley: If SpaceX Drops to $100, It Means Its AI Business Is Valued at Zero
- 24 Hour Crypto Recap: Here’s What Happened in the Market
- Trump Anxious as Iran War Drags On, Conflict Enters Fifth Month with No End in Sight
- The US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, rose by 0.02% to close at 101.468 in the late trading session. By the close of the New York foreign exchange market, 1 Euro was exchanged at 1.1370 US dollars, down from the previous day's 1.1377 dollars; 1 British pound was exchanged at 1.3326 US dollars, up from 1.3318 dollars; 1 US dollar was exchanged at 163.84 Japanese yen, up from 163.80 yen; 1 US dollar was exchanged at 0.8182 Swiss francs, up from 0.8169; 1
- Brazil Uses Tokenized Dairy Cows as Collateral to Expand Farm Lending
- Oil price nears $100 psychological level, Trump faces Iran conflict dilemma
- Publicly listed company Tron Inc. has increased its holdings by over 150,000 TRX, bringing its total holdings to over 706.7 million TRX.
- If XRP Ever Got to $100, Jake Claver States How Much 20,000 XRP Will Be Worth
- Will Ripple’s institutional push, XRP Ledger’s new milestone spur new price rally?
- Nic Carter Claims the U.S. Government Could Seize Bitcoin
- CryptoQuant analyst: Stablecoin inflows to exchanges drop to lowest level since 2025
- The U.S. and Iran Are Stuck in a Cycle of Military Escalation -- WSJ
- SpaceX Launches Another Starship, and This Time the Market Is Watching -- WSJ
- Review & Preview: An Earnings Week to Forget -- Barrons.com
- SpaceX Starship Aces Test 13. How That Will Help the Stock. -- Barrons.com
- Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 7 PM ET: U.S. Stocks Stabilize as Oil Retreats on Peace Talk Hopes | Trump ...
- SpaceX Launches Starship Again -- Barrons.com
- SpaceX Lands With a Thud -- Barrons.com
- Correction to Google Discloses $94.1B in SpaceX Stock Article on July 23
- Microsoft Is a Good Long-Term Bet -- Barrons.com
- Exchange Traded Funds Top 10 Percentage Gainers
- Exchange Traded Funds Top 10 Volume Leaders
- Exchange Traded Funds Top 10 Percentage Losers
- Wild Markets Week Settles Down -- WSJ
- 10-Yr Benchmark Govt Yields - U.S. vs Other Nations
- 10-Yr Benchmark Govt Yields - Germany vs Other Nations
- 2-Yr Benchmark Govt Yields - U.S. vs Other Nations
- News On Carlyle Commodities Corp. (CCC.L) Now Under PONY.L
- Outlook Therapeutics Gains Following FDA Approval of Macular-Degeneration Drug -- Update
- Small Businesses Sue Trump Administration Over New 'Forced Labor' Tariffs -- Barrons.com
- U.S. to Resume Cattle Imports From Mexico After Screwworm Ban -- WSJ
- Top News Today: U.S. Stocks End Mixed; Oil Falls on Peace-Talk Hopes -2-
- First Capital 2Q Net Interest Income $12M >FCAP
- First Capital 2Q EPS $1.43 >FCAP
- Dow Jones Stock Averages Closing Ranges
- Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Stock Rises Friday, Still Underperforms Market
- Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Cl A Stock Rises Friday, Outperforms Market
- Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Stock Rises Friday, Outperforms Market
- BCE Inc. Stock Rises Friday, Outperforms Market
- Canadian Stocks Rise 0.5%
- CCL Industries Inc. Cl B Stock Rises Friday, Outperforms Market
- Canadian National Railway Co. Stock Falls Friday, Underperforms Market
- Cameco Corp. Stock Falls Friday, Underperforms Market
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. Stock Falls Friday, Underperforms Market
- Five Point Holdings 2Q EPS 15c >FPH
- BancFirst 2Q EPS $1.96 >BANF
- Five Point Holdings 2Q Rev $13.9M >FPH
- Kinsale Capital Group 2Q Net $175.9M >KNSL
- Newmont: Expects to Spend $1.95B in 2026 in Sustaining Cap Through Targeted Investments in Critical Infrastructure, Including Tailings Solutions >NEM
- 10-Yr Benchmark Govt Yields - U.S. vs Other Nations
- Knowles 2Q EPS 22c >KN
- 2-Yr Benchmark Govt Yields - Germany vs Other Nations
- 10-Yr Benchmark Govt Yields - Germany vs Other Nations
- 2-Yr Benchmark Govt Yields - U.S. vs Other Nations
- Digital Realty 2Q FFO $2.73/Shr >DLR
- Intel Stock Jumps as Earnings Nearly Double Analyst Estimates -- Barrons.com
