LG Innotek posted USD 8.22 billion in H1 2026 revenue and USD 401.96 million in operating profit, up 24% and 296% year-over-year, driven by semiconductor substrates and physical AI bets.
A worldwide bond sell-off has pushed US yields to 5.2% and UK yields to 5.4%, the highest since before the 2007 financial crisis, as AI-driven corporate borrowing and oil-linked inflation collide.
Micron Technology posted blowout fiscal Q4 2026 results with $54.23 billion in revenue, a $0.15 dividend, and $27.37 billion in annual capex, fueling AI chip demand optimism.
RedCloud Holdings (NASDAQ: RCT) grew first-half 2026 revenue to $24 million from $17.97 million a year earlier, even as the company remains unprofitable and insiders keep buying.
JPMorgan reports Middle East crude exports have recovered to 98% of pre-war levels even as the US-Iran conflict grinds into its eighth month. Brent holds near $103 as Qatar pushes for a diplomatic breakthrough.
Iran’s currency hit a fresh record low of over 2.5 million rials per dollar, just 27 days after breaching 2.2 million, as US sanctions and a naval blockade squeeze Tehran’s oil revenue.
Bitcoin has climbed roughly 24% since hostilities in Iran escalated, prompting renewed debate over whether crypto is becoming a genuine safe-haven asset alongside gold.
A spot NEAR Protocol ETF has launched in the US, giving brokerage investors direct exposure to the layer-one token without a crypto wallet.
Saudi tech firm Edarat secures a SAR 197.80 million data center deal from Al Moammar Information Systems, spotlighting the Kingdom’s booming digital infrastructure spend.
Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) was awarded the U.S. Army’s ALATTIS initiative to develop ultra-high-voltage silicon carbide technology.
