Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-25 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Huawei and Cambricon are set to dominate China’s AI server market as geopolitics and self-reliance accelerate Nvidia’s retreat
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[2026-06-25 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SK Hynix’s ADR listing on the Nasdaq is expected to rank as the second-largest share flotation in history. (Photo by Kotaro Hosokawa)
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[2026-06-25 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-06-25 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Indian authorities uncovered multiple accounting and operational irregularities at one of the country's largest gold companies, Rajesh Exports, according to an investigation released Wednesday, weeks after market regulators raised concerns over the company's reported revenue.
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[2026-06-25 17:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's financial watchdog is preparing to tighten oversight of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, amid growing concerns that speculative trading is amplifying volatility in the stock market.
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[2026-06-25 17:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks soared by more than 5 percent Thursday, briefly topping the 9,000-point level again, driven by a tech rally ignited by US chip giant Micron Technology's expectation-beating earnings report. The Korean won fell against the US dollar.
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[2026-06-25 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 4, 7-14, new photo)
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[2026-06-25 16:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG CNS said Thursday it has launched an agentic AI-powered enterprise resource planning, or ERP, testing solution, as it steps up its push into the global SAP market.
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[2026-06-25 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks soared by more than 5 percent Thursday, briefly topping the 9,000-point level again, driven by a tech rally ignited by U.S. chip giant Micron Technology's expectation-beating earnings report. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-06-25 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (World Cup) S. Korea lose to South Africa to finish 3rd in group; knockout status in limbo
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[2026-06-25 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Minions] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From global loanwords and garbled Italian, the slang of the children of millennials doesn’t just share elements with Minionese – it may have absorbed it
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[2026-06-25 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenDefying the Myth is a deeply personal project that has evolved over more than a decade. Award-winning London based photographer Carol Allen-Storey chronicles the untold stories of single mothers who create safe and enduring worlds for their progeny living with severe disabilities. In this image we see Annalisa and Maria share an intimate moment at home.
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[2026-06-25 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Roosters are set to commence extension talks with star halfback Sam Walker and his management once he gets through an Origin campaign that will push his market value well past $1 million a season.
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[2026-06-25 15:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JPMorgan on Thursday raised its 12-month target for South Korea's benchmark Kospi, keeping the country as its top equity market in Asia on expectations that AI-driven earnings will outweigh heavy foreign selling and volatility.
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[2026-06-25 15:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea on Thursday launched a joint financing alliance with its three biggest shipbuilders and major state policy lenders to drive a $150 billion Korea-US shipbuilding investment initiative aimed at expanding Korean companies' presence in the US market.
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[2026-06-25 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Exchange hosted an investor outreach event for global biotech companies at BIO International Convention 2026 in San Diego on Tuesday, stepping up efforts to attract overseas firms to Korea's capital market.
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[2026-06-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Homelessness] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to give them a roof over their heads
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[2026-06-25 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Business SeriesCan Hong Kong keep its financial crown?As Hong Kong marks the anniversary of its handover, the city’s status as a premier global financial hub is evolving. In this miniseries, we explore the future of Hong Kong finance, from efforts to boost market liquidity to the rising competition it faces from Shanghai in the offshore yuan market.
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[2026-06-25 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Business SeriesCan Hong Kong keep its financial crown?As Hong Kong marks the anniversary of its handover, the city’s status as a premier global financial hub is evolving. In this miniseries, we explore the future of Hong Kong finance, from efforts to boost market liquidity to the rising competition it faces from Shanghai in the offshore yuan market.
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[2026-06-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial assets in the United States reached a fresh record high last year on increased investment in the U.S. stock market amid a rally on Wall Street, a central bank report showed Thursday.
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[2026-06-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Arm CEO Rene Haas, left, shakes hands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the Computex trade show in Taipei on June 2. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-06-25 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its position as the world's largest dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) supplier in the first quarter, industry data showed Thursday.
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[2026-06-25 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended their gains late Thursday morning, driven by a semiconductor rally, as Micron Technology's better-than-expected earnings erased concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) growth.
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[2026-06-25 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A view shows apartment complexes in Seoul on Aug. 7, 2025. © Reuters
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[2026-06-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average daily southbound turnover soared 84 per cent year on year to HK$124.1 billion, equal to 24 per cent of city’s total market turnover
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[2026-06-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average daily southbound turnover soared 84 per cent year on year to HK$124.1 billion, equal to 24 per cent of city’s total market turnover
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[2026-06-25 11:40 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Troubled travel business Corporate Travel Management has warned the market its financial accounts would not be available until August.
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[2026-06-25 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of South Korean chip giant SK Hynix surged 11% on Thursday after the company said it plans to raise as much as $29.4 billion in a U.S. stock market listing.
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[2026-06-25 10:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Thursday, driven by gains in semiconductor shares stemming from a stronger-than-expected earnings report by US memory chipmaker Micron Technology.
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[2026-06-25 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS latest info in paras 2-4, 8-11; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-06-25 10:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The number of stock trading accounts in South Korea has reached a new high, thanks to a bull run led by major chipmakers despite some market gyrations, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-06-25 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Thursday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the index spiked sharply, driven by a tech rally.
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[2026-06-25 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- The number of stock trading accounts in South Korea has reached a new high, thanks to a bull run led by major chipmakers despite some market gyrations, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-06-25 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Thursday, driven by gains in semiconductor shares stemming from a stronger-than-expected earnings report by U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology.
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[2026-06-25 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-06-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City’s prime office market shows recovery signs as Central nears full occupancy, boosting rentals and spillover demand in nearby districts
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[2026-06-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [JLL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City’s prime office market shows recovery signs as Central nears full occupancy, boosting rentals and spillover demand in nearby districts
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[2026-06-25 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts at Hungry Digital, Jules & Co and Red Ant Asia discuss the city’s evolving role in marketing strategies
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[2026-06-25 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts at Hungry Digital, Jules & Co and Red Ant Asia discuss the city’s evolving role in marketing strategies
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[2026-06-25 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese premier defends China’s competitive success and promises to share the dividends of its innovation with the world
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[2026-06-25 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese premier defends China’s competitive success and promises to share the dividends of its innovation with the world
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[2026-06-25 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As Micron customers try and adjust to a new reality of constantly rising memory prices, investors in the company are enjoying historic profit margins.
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[2026-06-25 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trust is written not in pixels but on paper ... for Asia’s affluent, print offers prestige and emotional depth
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[2026-06-25 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trust is written not in pixels but on paper ... for Asia’s affluent, print offers prestige and emotional depth
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[2026-06-25 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ajinomoto is resistant to Palliser's across-the-board price hike proposal, but is open to raising some prices. (Source photos by Kyodo and Nikkei)
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[2026-06-25 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In all the excitement over Micron's blowout earnings, we almost forgot that today was another Fed stress test day - which every bank passed with flying colors as usual - which in turn allowed bank to unleash a fresh flood of dividends and buybacks.
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[2026-06-25 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks wavered to a mixed close on Wall Street as losses for several tech giants including Microsoft weighed on the market.
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[2026-06-25 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Japanese market faces an oversupply of premium wagyu beef, known for intense marbling. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
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[2026-06-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: We never had it so good. The S&P 500 and Nikkei 225 just hit record highs. SpaceX had its spectacular initial public offering, raising an eye-popping $75 billion (the largest IPO in history) with a sharp rise in share price to a mind-blowing valuation of $2.5 trillion. The possibility of a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has caused gasoline prices to drop back to below $4 per gallon, or about $1 per liter.
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[2026-06-25 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Step aside Nvidia: as we noted in our preview, with the world's most valuable company going nowhere in recent months, all attention has shifted to Micron, which has rapidly become one of the most important stocks in the world and certainly the most actively traded, surpassing both Nvidia and Tesla in recent days.
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