Lucas Bennett

HYBE stocks closed at 205,000 won on the previous trading day, down 8,500 won (3.98%) from the prior session, according to Korea Exchange data. The decline extends a downward trend that began in February when HYBE stocks peaked at 404,500 won amid BTS return expectations in March. Investor

South Korea's KOSPI stock index rose 87.68% from Jan 2 to reach 8088.34, but the rally was driven by effectively just six stocks, according to market concentration analysis released this week. The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) for KOSPI hit a record high, translating to an effective stock count o

The KONEX stock market recorded only one new listing in 2025 — S-Tech M, which listed in April 2025 — as companies increasingly bypassed the market for direct KOSDAQ listings via technology special listing tracks, according to Korea Exchange data released May 3, 2025. The number of listed companies

KOSPI experienced extreme volatility during the first week of July (June 29-July 3), falling 3.84% to close at 8088.34 as AI infrastructure investment concerns triggered widespread selling. The decline was driven by news of Meta's cloud business entry and potential OpenAI IPO delays, which raised

Spot gold and silver prices posted sharp gains Friday morning, with gold trading near $4,175.50 an ounce (up 1.30%) and silver near $62.220 (up 2.28%), as U.S. markets remained closed ahead of the Independence Day holiday. The rally extended Thursday's post-payrolls momentum, driven by a

Central banks remain committed to increasing gold reserves despite the precious metal's recent correction from January highs, according to surveys published this past week by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) and two weeks prior by the World Gold Council. Reserve

Fidelity Investments launched its Crypto IRA in April 2025, allowing direct ownership of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies inside Roth, traditional, or rollover individual retirement accounts. The product expansion follows a decade of institutional positioning that began with Bitcoin

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published updated market statistics for Q2 2026, highlighting an increase in IPO proceeds and capital-raising activity. The data release, documented in SEC press release 2026-61, provides a snapshot of public market conditions during the second quarter.

Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., and Rep. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., disclosed that they or their family members purchased SpaceX stocks in the days following the company's initial public offering on June 12, according to publicly accessible House financial documents. Meuser's dependent child made a June 15 pur