Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only

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[2026-07-29 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: 'Pray For Kospi': SK Hynix Earnings Miss, Sending Stock Reeling
Snippet: Things are not going to be fun in South Korea tonight...
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/pray-kospi-sk-hynix-earnings-miss-sending-stock-reeling
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[2026-07-29 09:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: SK hynix Q2 profit jumps 557% on AI chip demand, misses forecasts
Snippet: ​South Korean chipmaker SK hynix reported a ‌557 percent increase in quarterly operating profit to a record high ‌on Wednesday, driven by robust demand for advanced memory chips ⁠as big technology firms ramped up spending on AI data centres.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10823588
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[2026-07-29 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: SK Hynix second-quarter profit surges 557% to a new high — but misses estimates
Snippet: SK Hynix on Wednesday posted another record quarterly profit, but missed analysts' estimates.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/sk-hynix-earnings-profit-revenue-hbm-memory.html
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[2026-07-29 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s drive to sidestep weaponised Western finance gains speed
Snippet: Use of a multilateral central bank digital currency platform and a broader panda bond market will help China and other nations reduce reliance on the West
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3362077/chinas-drive-sidestep-weaponised-western-finance-gains-speed?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 08:45 UTC+10:00] [digital currency] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s drive to sidestep weaponised Western finance gains speed
Snippet: Use of a multilateral central bank digital currency platform and a broader panda bond market will help China and other nations reduce reliance on the West
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3362077/chinas-drive-sidestep-weaponised-western-finance-gains-speed
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[2026-07-29 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Ex-Wall Street bigwig gets 30 years for drugging, raping women — after blaming his ‘autism’
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/us-news/ex-ny-banker-edward-gene-smith-gets-prison-time-for-rapes/
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[2026-07-29 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Live: ASX tipped to rise ahead of key inflation numbers
Snippet: Wed 29 Jul 2026 at 8:29am
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/cpi-inflation-interest-rates-asx-market-live-updates/106969852
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[2026-07-29 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Extremely rare LA home hits the market for attractive price — and it’s one of around 40 left
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/real-estate/extremely-rare-los-angeles-adobe-house-hits-the-market-for-1-8m/
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[2026-07-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Toyota accelerates succession planning to meet auto industry challenges
Snippet: TOKYO -- On June 1, the day Toyota Motor lost its stock market position as Japan's most valuable company to SoftBank Group for the first time in more than two decades, the automaker announced a personnel move that made few global headlines. Daisuke Toyoda, son of its chairman Akio Toyoda, would come back to the main group from a tech subsidiary on Aug.
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/business-asia/toyota-accelerates-succession-planning-to-meet-auto-industry-challenges
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[2026-07-29 06:33 UTC+10:00] [Apple] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Apple becomes second $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks
Snippet: Share price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-off
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/28/apple-second-ever-5tn-company-as-investors-flee-ai-stocks
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[2026-07-29 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 7/28/2026
Snippet: Most U.S. stocks rose after Coca-Cola and other companies reported stronger profits for the spring than analysts expected.
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-d2a114bce818cab6ee9583f4815cb89a
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[2026-07-29 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: ASX set to rise, oil prices extend slide; Apple becomes a $US5tr company
Snippet: Most of Wall Street is rising even as stocks of computer chipmakers continue to tumble worldwide. Oil prices, meanwhile, are easing further from the two-month high they hit last week.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-rise-oil-prices-extend-slide-apple-becomes-a-us5tr-company-20260729-p60jg3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: ‘Price reduced’: The polarising strategy some vendors use in a downturn
Snippet: Price reduced. Owner says sell. Motivated vendor. As the property market weakens, some home sellers are cutting their price hopes – and saying so on their online listing.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/price-reduced-the-polarising-strategy-some-vendors-use-in-a-downturn-20260727-p60j15.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: The debate about the 'non-market sector' is confused, ABS official says
Snippet: Wed 29 Jul 2026 at 4:41am
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/australia-non-market-sector-employment-abs-private-public-sector/106961638
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[2026-07-29 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: 44 states are aligned on one thing in their fight against prediction markets. It's about sports wagering
Snippet: A coalition of 44 state attorneys general wrote in a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday that the agency doesn't have the power to regulate sports-related event contracts on prediction market platforms.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/44-states-say-cftc-has-no-authority-over-sports-prediction-markets.html
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[2026-07-29 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Panasonic to end TV production in Malaysia, cutting jobs
Snippet: A portion of Panasonic's higher-end TVs for the Japanese market are made in Malaysia. (Photo by Kyoko Hariya)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/companies/panasonic-to-end-tv-production-in-malaysia-cutting-jobs
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[2026-07-29 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Apple touches $5 trillion market cap for first time
Snippet: Apple on Tuesday briefly hit a market capitalization of $5 trillion for the first time, a day after passing Nvidia to become the most valuable publicly traded company.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/apple-touches-5-trillion-market-cap-for-first-time-.html
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[2026-07-29 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: Over half of Iranians view Netanyahu positively, 40% see Israel-US strikes as ‘humanitarian' - poll
Snippet: Around 40% of Iranians consider the US and Israeli military action against the Islamic Republic a “humanitarian intervention,” according to a survey of 31,450 Iranians aged 15 or older living in the country, conducted by the Netherlands-based non-profit research foundation The Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in Iran (GAMAAN).
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-903934
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[2026-07-29 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Court halts Minnesota law banning prediction markets
Snippet: An advertisement for prediction market platform Kalshi hangs at 13th and L Streets in northwest Washington, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-gambling-prediction-markets-ban-halted-54b05832af6bb3ebee77450222ebaa00
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[2026-07-29 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Yen traders watch BOJ, Fed meetings for clues on rate moves
Snippet: Market players are watching whether the yen will soften further against the dollar. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/currencies/yen-traders-watch-boj-fed-meetings-for-clues-on-rate-moves
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[2026-07-29 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: FIFA boss Gianni Infantino’s $20 billion World Cup investor plan sparks UEFA furor
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/sports/gianni-infantinos-20-billion-world-cup-investor-plan-sparks-uefa-furor/
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[2026-07-29 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Japan film studios Toho and Toei charge back into US market
Snippet: Following the global success of the movie "Godzilla Minus One" in 2023, Toho will release the next film in the series in the U.S. within days of its Japan release. © 2023 TOHO CO., LTD.
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/media-entertainment/japan-film-studios-toho-and-toei-charge-back-into-us-market
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[2026-07-29 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Ford Motor is set to report earnings after the bell. Here's what Wall Street expects
Snippet: DETROIT — Ford Motor is set to announce second-quarter results after the markets close Tuesday.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/ford-motor-f-earnings-q2-2026.html
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[2026-07-29 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: The Fair Share Myth And Other Socialist Fables
Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fair-share-myth-and-other-socialist-fables
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[2026-07-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Title: The future of Wall Street is here as startups and brokers build AI agents to trade 24/7
Snippet: Imagine telling an AI agent how much risk you're willing to take, your retirement goals and when your kids will start college — then letting it manage your portfolio while you sleep.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/ai-agents-build-to-trade-24/7-the-future-of-wall-street.html
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[2026-07-29 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Title: Russian Gas Stations Begin Easing Purchase Limits as Officials Say Fuel Market Shows Signs of ‘Stabilization’
Snippet: Major gas station chains in some Russian regions have begun rolling back gasoline purchase limits, the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia reported Tuesday, with the easing of rationing measures concentrated in major urban centers like Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as parts of southern Russia.
Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/28/russian-gas-stations-begin-easing-purchase-limits-as-officials-say-fuel-market-shows-signs-of-stabilization-a93361
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[2026-07-29 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Visa is cutting 7% of employees in efficiency push as AI reshapes work
Snippet: Visa, which runs the world's largest payments network, plans to cut about 7% of its workforce as CEO Ryan McInerney moves to streamline the company and invest more in growth areas, according to a memo confirmed by CNBC.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/visa-is-cutting-7percent-of-employees-in-efficiency-push-as-ai-reshapes-work.html
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[2026-07-29 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Nasdaq slumps on worsening chipmaker rout as AI bubble, China competition concerns mount
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/business/nasdaq-slumps-on-worsening-chipmaker-rout-as-ai-bubble-china-competition-concerns-mount/
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[2026-07-29 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Conference Board Survey Signals Ugly Job Market, Weakest 'Present Situation' In Over 5 Years
Snippet: The Conference Board's measure of Americans' Consumer Confidence fell more than expected in July, from an upwardly revised 92.2 to 90.8 (well below the 92.4 expectation)...
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/conference-board-survey-signals-ugly-job-market-weakest-present-situation-over-5
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[2026-07-28 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Why did shares of Chinese chipmaker CXMT surge over 460 per cent in a day? | South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company has a market capitalisation of 3.28 trillion yuan (US$484.7 billion) as of July 27, making it mainland China’s most valuable onshore listing.
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/video/science/3362162/why-did-shares-chinese-chipmaker-cxmt-surge-over-460-cent-day
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[2026-07-28 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: This Is The Chart That Jensen Huang Does Not Want You To See
Snippet: In October 2025, while the world and his pet rabbit was buying anything-AI with both hands and feet, we were the first to warn that "AI Is Now A Debt Bubble Too, Quietly Surpassing All Banks To Become The Largest Sector In The Market"...
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/chart-jensen-huang-does-not-want-you-see
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[2026-07-28 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Australia supplants China as Pacific's biggest lender
Snippet: Tue 28 Jul 2026 at 10:30pm
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/new-lowy-pacific-aid-map-australia-lending-investor/106967764
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[2026-07-28 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Boeing posts bigger loss than expected as Air Force One costs weigh on results
Snippet: Boeing reported a bigger-than-expected loss for the second quarter as the aircraft manufacturer's long-delayed Air Force One program weighed down results.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/boeing-ba-2q-2026-earnings.html
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[2026-07-28 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Futures Slide As Tech Rout Continues, Kospi Halted As It Crashes 10%
Snippet: Futures extend Monday's losses as the Tech tape continues to unravel; global Semis were hit yesterday and again overnight (despite the best attempts of Goldman and JPM to force retail to buy the falling knives) with Asian stocks and especially Korea (-10%) bearing the brunt with fears of Chinese competition accelerating the sell-off and then spilling back over into the US.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-slide-tech-rout-continues-kospi-halted-it-crashes-10
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[2026-07-28 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Title: Chinese chip giant defies US pressure with 466% debut surge
Snippet: China’s largest memory-chip maker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), has become the mainland’s most valuable listed company after its shares jumped more than five fold on their market debut.
Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/643562-cxmt-chips-ipo-defies-us-pressure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
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[2026-07-28 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Sun Life targets Asia’s booming wealth transfer market with new platform
Snippet: Insurer joins global scramble to serve Asian clients looking to transfer wealth to next generation via insurance products
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/money/wealth/article/3362146/sun-life-targets-asias-booming-wealth-transfer-market-new-platform?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-28 20:58 UTC+10:00] [HSBC Life] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Sun Life targets Asia’s booming wealth transfer market with new platform
Snippet: Insurer joins global scramble to serve Asian clients looking to transfer wealth to next generation via insurance products
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/money/wealth/article/3362146/sun-life-targets-asias-booming-wealth-transfer-market-new-platform
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[2026-07-28 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: SpaceX stock-purchasing by Congress members fuels conflict concerns
Snippet: Three days after SpaceX’s blockbuster public debut, Rep. William Timmons bought as much as $100,000 of the rocket company's stock.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/spacex-stock-congress-lawmakers-ipo-conflict-of-interest.html
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[2026-07-28 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Coca-Cola tops earnings estimates, hikes full-year outlook as demand for drinks climbs
Snippet: Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street's estimates, fueled by higher demand for its drinks.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/coca-cola-ko-q2-2026-earnings.html
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[2026-07-28 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: UPS beats earnings expectations, raises full-year guidance
Snippet: United Parcel Service on Tuesday posted second-quarter earnings results that beat Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year outlook.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/ups-ups-q2-2026-earnings.html
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[2026-07-28 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund first-half earnings fall 37% on equity slump, softer bond income
Snippet: HKMA warns of second‑half risks from potential AI asset corrections and uncertainty over the US rate path
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3362141/hong-kongs-exchange-fund-first-half-earnings-fall-37-equity-slump-softer-bond-income?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-28 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund first-half earnings fall 37% on equity slump, softer bond income
Snippet: HKMA warns of second‑half risks from potential AI asset corrections and uncertainty over the US rate path
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3362141/hong-kongs-exchange-fund-first-half-earnings-fall-37-equity-slump-softer-bond-income
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[2026-07-28 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: China’s reported chip breakthrough comes with some big caveats
Snippet: ASML's stock fell Tuesday after a report that China is mass-producing a critical tool that the Dutch tech giant has long held a monopoly over.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/china-chipmaking-duv-tool-asml-explained.html
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[2026-07-28 19:03 UTC+10:00] [Stock markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: AI sell-off intensifies as investors ditch chip stocks
Snippet: Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competition
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/ai-sell-off-chip-stocks-sk-hynix-samsung
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[2026-07-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s state banks set to profit from early CXMT equity bets amid national tech drive
Snippet: CCB holds the largest CXMT stake among the five banks at 1.714 per cent while BoC owns the smallest position at 0.38 per cent
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3362122/chinas-state-banks-set-profit-early-cxmt-equity-bets-amid-national-tech-drive?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Bank of China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s state banks set to profit from early CXMT equity bets amid national tech drive
Snippet: CCB holds the largest CXMT stake among the five banks at 1.714 per cent while BoC owns the smallest position at 0.38 per cent
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3362122/chinas-state-banks-set-profit-early-cxmt-equity-bets-amid-national-tech-drive
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[2026-07-28 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: South Korea's KOSPI plunges 11% on China chip competition fears
Snippet: Stock indexes were down across major Asian markets on July 28, following declines on Wall Street and fears over stiffer Chinese competition. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/south-korea-s-kospi-plunges-11-on-china-chip-competition-fears
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[2026-07-28 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: (LEAD) Hybe tops 1 tln won in quarterly sales on BTS comeback
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Hybe's earnings call; RECASTS headline; ADDS photo)
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260728006251320
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[2026-07-28 16:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Lawmakers move for partial tax exemption on stock trades with no gains
Snippet: People Power Party Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo proposed a bill revision Tuesday that would exempt investors from certain taxes if they sell shares without making a profit.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10823109
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[2026-07-28 16:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Banks' household mortgage lending rates rise to 2 yrs 7 months high in June
Snippet: Banks' household mortgage loan rates rose for the second consecutive month to the highest point in two years and seven months in June on rising market interest, central bank data showed Tuesday.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10823106
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