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SK Hynix, the South Korea-based semiconductor manufacturer, is preparing for a massive $29 billion US stock-market listing as early as this week.
Iran and Qatar resume maritime trade, Iranian state media reports
Trump reportedly generated $636 million from a memecoin venture while nearly 1 million retail investors incurred aggregate losses of $3.81 billion.
Bloomberg's Sarah Foster explains what to know about the new Trump Account for children, including who is eligible and how it differs from traditional savings accounts and 529 plans.
Taiwanese authorities raided Super Micro Computer's offices on Monday, expanding a probe into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips into China via the company's servers, according to a person familiar with the matter.
A new offer values the UK budget carrier at £5.2 billion ($6.9 billion), exceeding the previous bid of £6.50 per share.
U.S. job growth is slowing and the USMCA renewal has been rejected, creating simultaneous labor market weakness and trade policy uncertainty ahead of the July 4th holiday.
Chile's economy is rebounding in June, Quiroz told La Tercera.
NSPK has halved interbank commissions for Mir card payments in consumer services, repairs, and legal services starting in July, lowering the rate to 1% from 1.3–2% for a three-year experiment. Experts doubt its effectiveness, noting small businesses prefer cash amid rising tax burdens.
Ukraine's F-Drones receives a permit to export drones and has shipped 2,000 UAVs to the United States.
Ferrous scrap metal prices in Russia rose to 18,250 rubles per tonne by the end of June, updating a one-year high, according to the Translom index. Compared to the same period in 2025, scrap became 13% more expensive. Market participants link the dynamics to unstable demand from metallurgists who intensified purchases in spring, sharpening competition for raw materials. They do not believe in long-term price recovery, expecting a correction by the end of the third quarter.
Lynsi Snyder, owner of the In-N-Out Burger chain, has purchased the Hotel California and will rename it In-n-In, according to a social media post.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has reduced its premium motor spirit pump price for the second time in less than two weeks, according to a market survey by DAILY POST on Sunday showing reduced prices at state-owned filling stations.
Berkshire Hathaway is acquiring Taylor Morrison in a US$6.8 billion cash deal that could encourage more US home sales, SCMP reports.
SK Hynix's planned $29 billion U.S. listing could become the largest first-time share sale by a foreign company, Bloomberg reports.
Maersk raises its full-year outlook, projecting adjusted EBITDA of $8.0B-$10.0B and adjusted EBIT of $2.0B-$4.0B, signaling stronger shipping demand.
A standoff over Kenya's effort to modernize its royalties regime is baffling observers as the reform push encounters teething problems.
Bending Spoons, the Milan-based tech conglomerate known for acquiring AOL and Vimeo, went public on the Nasdaq this week, briefly reaching a market capitalization over $25 billion.
China's logistics sector continued to expand in June 2026, with the logistics business activity index rising to 50.6 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from May, according to data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.
SK Hynix's planned $29 billion US listing could become the largest-ever first-time share sale by a foreign company, with significance beyond raising capital.
Hybrid vehicles gain market share in the U.S. as electric vehicle sales decline, MarketWatch reports.
Macquarie says now is the best time to buy Chinese AI chip stocks, identifying one as its favorite pick.
Kepler data: Only one ship crossed parallel to Oman on Saturday versus 13 on Friday.
Afghanistan's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank, will auction up to $16 million on Monday to support the afghani, which has weakened to about 65.77 per dollar in local markets. Commercial banks and licensed exchange firms are invited to bid, with settlement due the same day.
Emerging-market traders are increasingly turning to currencies from the euro to the Australian dollar to fund bets in the developing world as the US dollar roars back.
Nearly 90 new unicorn startups have been minted so far this year, according to TechCrunch, which compiled a list of the newly billion-dollar-valued companies.
IBEW has voted to strike at PECO in the Philadelphia area, with workers citing demands related to repairs of the utility's aging infrastructure and outages.
The ETF market saw record activity with $191B in inflows, 214 new product launches, and $7T in trading volume, which analysts described as a "comprehensive explosion" in ETFs.
Bank of America's third-quarter top picks include a streaming stock with 40% upside potential.
Iran says maritime trade with Qatar resumes