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YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF declares $0.0884 dividend (NYSEARCA:GDXY)
YieldMax GDXY declares $0.0884 weekly dividend (+14.7%), 45.98% distribution rate, 3.32% SEC yield; payable July 17.

South Korea’s new economic roadmap is a massive bet on blockchain technology
From tokenized public spending trials to government bond pilots, the state is aggressively pushing public finance onto distributed ledgers.

Cintas jumps to 4-mth high after earnings beat, bright outlook (CTAS:NASDAQ)
Cintas (CTAS) stock jumps on Q4 earnings beat, record margins, and upbeat fiscal 2027 guidance.

Gold Hits Record High as Options Market Sees Massive Bullish Bets: Geopolitics and Rate-Cut Hopes Drive Strategy
Gold prices surge to a new all-time high amid geopolitical tensions and rising Fed rate-cut expectations, with institutional investors placing huge bullish options bets on further upside.

Hang Seng Tech Sector Stirs Again: Quiet Capital Positioning Ahead of Tencent and Alibaba Earnings
As the Hang Seng Index consolidates, focus shifts to upcoming earnings from tech giants Tencent and Alibaba. Analysis of capital flows, institutional ratings, and opportunities in Hong Kong's tech sector.

Clarity Act negotiations: High-level White House meeting planned, sources say
The most contentious piece of the crypto market structure bill is unresolved in the final weeks of Senate runway, and administration officials are expected to meet on it.

SA Asks: What
IBM stock plunged 25% after weak Q2 pre-results as spending shifts to AI hardware. What

Hang Seng Index Shows Clear Stabilization Signals: Market Sentiment Warms Ahead of Tencent and Alibaba Earnings Season
The Hang Seng Index stabilizes with technical and capital support as markets focus on upcoming quarterly reports from Tencent and Alibaba. This analysis explores the logic behind Hong Kong stock sentiment recovery and potential risks from technical, capital flow, and sector rotation perspectives.

How Robinhood Chain's biggest launchpad made $12 million and disappeared
Noxa, the launchpad behind CASHCAT's rise, racked up nearly $12 million in fees before going dark, giving away its revenue, and leaving Robinhood Chain's memecoin economy in freefall.

American Beacon, Mercer launch new model portfolios for financial advisors (MRSH:NYSE)
American Beacon and Mercer launch new model portfolios for advisorsâAI, energy transition, demographic themes plus income options.

Copper Prices Hit One-Year High: Supply Shortages and Green Energy Demand Fuel Rally
Copper prices have surged to a one-year high, driven by global mine supply disruptions, rising demand from renewable energy, and historically low inventories. This article analyzes the rally's drivers, future outlook, and impacts on downstream industries.

Hang Seng Index Breaks Below 17,000 as Tech Sell-Off Intensifies: Tencent and Alibaba Fund Flows and Earnings Outlook
The Hang Seng Index has fallen below the critical 17,000 psychological level, with the tech sector under heavy pressure. This article analyzes fund flows and earnings expectations for heavyweight stocks like Tencent and Alibaba, examining the impact of external interest rates and the pace of domestic recovery on Hong Kong stocks.

BlackRock's crypto assets fall 39% despite $15 billion of net inflows
BlackRock's digital asset funds attracted $15 billion in net inflows over the past year, but falling crypto prices drove the value of those holdings sharply lower.

Stock market rises as traders digest more inflation data (SPX:)
Stock futures edge higher after softer CPI as investors await PPI and Fed speakers.

Gold Options Implied Volatility Surges: Decoding Hedging Strategies Amid Fed Rate Path and Geopolitical Risks
A deep dive into the recent surge in gold options trading, exploring the link between implied volatility and Fed rate expectations, and how institutional investors use butterfly spreads, straddles, and other strategies to hedge geopolitical risks.

South Korea to Bring Digital Assets Under State Asset Management System
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy announced plans to include digital assets and intellectual property under the country’s new state-asset management framework to modernize state asset management.

Empire State Manufacturing Index rises more than estimated in July
July Empire State Manufacturing Index: 15.6Â vs. 8.6 consensus and 5.7 prior, according to data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Dollar Strength vs. Safe-Haven Demand: Gold Futures in High-Level Volatility Deepens Bull-Bear Divide
Analyzing the short-term trading logic of gold futures amid fading Fed rate-cut expectations and escalating Middle East geopolitical risks, and interpreting the impact of the dollar-safe-haven demand tug-of-war on gold prices.

Hang Seng Index Falls for Third Straight Day: Tencent and Alibaba Lead Decline, Capital Flows and Market Outlook
The Hang Seng Index has declined for three consecutive sessions, with Tencent and Alibaba leading the downturn. This analysis examines macro and micro drivers, capital flows, and key variables for the near-term outlook.

Japan Brings Crypto Under Financial Market Rules
Japan’s parliament has passed crypto reforms that classify digital assets as financial assets and introduce stricter rules for exchanges and market participants.
