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South Korea's central bank hikes rates to 2.75% to fight 3.2% inflation, pressuring the won, stocks, and crypto.

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Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, tracking a rally on Wall Street following a report that showed U.S. inflation was not as bad last month as economists expected. Shares in computer chipmaker SK Hynix rose 9.4%, while those of Samsung Electronics surged 6.1%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged up 1.5% to 24,701.10, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.2% to 3,957.79 after the Chinese government reported the economy expanded at a 4.3% annualized pace in April-June, slowing sharply from 5% in the first quarter of the year.

Asian stocks gained Wednesday as markets dialed back U.S. rate-hike expectations following an unexpectedly upbeat inflation print.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.10%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) rose +0.35%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.30%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.28%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Growth in Asia’s fourth-largest economy is accelerating, driven by the continued semiconductor boom and policy measures.

Energy names help cushion the Dow as oil jumps on U.S.–Iran tensions and investors brace for key earnings and inflation data, today, July 13, 2026.

Your exchange-traded fund is flat. Remember that ETF you tucked away that invests in developed markets outside the U.S.—the one that looked cheap but has lagged behind the S&P 500 forever because it’s loaded with crusty old companies in Europe and Japan? By the way, both of these overseas funds, developed and emerging, beat the S&P 500 by a lot in 2025, too, but that was partly because the value of the dollar tanked last year as the Federal Reserve was cutting interest rates.

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U.S. chip design giant Synopsys plans to stop offering a suite of manufacturing process control software used by global semiconductor makers, six sources briefed on the matter said, as it seeks to ‌divert resources to higher-margin offerings such as AI design. Synopsys in April and May informed more than 10 chipmakers including Samsung Electronics, ‌SK Hynix, Kioxia Holdings Corp and Qorvo Inc about the "end of life" move that means Synopsys will not provide future new versions and will only carry out maintenance obligations, two of ​the sources said.

Micron Technology just delivered the best quarter in its history. However, three days later, a federal courtroom in California turned that story upside down. A class-action lawsuit filed on June 25 accuses Micron (MU), Samsung, and SK Hynix of secretly restricting memory chip supply to inflate ...

U.S. recruitment slowed significantly in June, dampening some of the employment growth momentum observed earlier this year.

A fourth straight month of gains above 100,000 would represent a run of job growth not seen since the start of 2024

Asian markets mostly fell on Thursday as a heavy sell-off in chip shares spread across the region, while European stocks opened flat and US futures pointed lower ahead of a closely watched American jobs report.View on euronews

US stock futures slipped as investors braced for Thursday's release of the June jobs report.

Micron stock fell Monday on news of a federal civil antitrust lawsuit accusing it and two other memory-chip makers of price-fixing.

Ahead of the bell US stock futures rose on Monday after reports that Washington and Tehran had agreed to halt the tit-for-tat attacks that broke out over the weekend, allowing peace talks to continue. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 1.2%, while S&P 500 futures added 0.8%, following sharp...

South Korea will invest nearly $1.2 trillion -- equivalent to more than two-thirds of its GDP -- in a new chip-building hub and AI data centres over several years, as it seeks to profit from soaring demand while developing previously neglected regions.The government also announced a separate investment of a quadrillion won (around $650 billion) in AI data centres over the next 10 years.

Micron's outlook eased chip-demand fears, but inflation concerns quickly reignited volatility across AI-focused stocks.

Tech looks set to extend a recent slump as Wall Street dumps some of the stocks that have benefited most from the AI trading frenzy.

Futures for the Nasdaq were more than 2% lower in early European trade as a global selloff in technology stocks gathered pace.

US futures were pointing higher at the start of the week as investors return from the Juneteenth holiday weekend, with technology stocks expected to lead gains despite lingering uncertainty over the Middle East and the prospect of further Federal Reserve tightening. Dow Jones futures were up...

Asian shares were mixed and oil was trading below $80 a barrel on Wednesday as markets watched for details on the interim agreement between the U.S. and Iran to end the war. U.S. futures edged higher ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision announcement and after Wall Street closed mixed near their record highs.

Asian chip stocks rebounded, capping a roller coaster week amid geopolitical volatility, concerns over inflation and worries over a bubble in artificial-intelligence-related stocks.

Stock futures fell, with the Nasdaq-100 selling off and big Asian names such as SoftBank Group and Samsung Electronics down sharply.