China's commerce ministry will implement necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese research institutions following U.S. sanctions.
AsiaChina commerce ministry on U.S. sanctions for Chinese research institutions: presses U.S. to halt 'baseless smearing' and promptly correct mistakes
AsiaChina's commerce ministry criticized the U.S. for imposing sanctions on Chinese research institutions, claiming the U.S. creates unfair barriers and politicizes research collaboration.
AsiaChina's commerce ministry expresses strong dissatisfaction and opposition to U.S. sanctions on Chinese research institutions, acknowledging awareness of the situation.
AsiaSK hynix projects stronger H2 as HBM4 and 1c DRAM shipments gain
Toyota (7203 JT) has resumed operations at three factories in Fukuoka following the earthquake.
Saudi Arabia confirmed that strikes were in response to drone attacks on oil facilities, according to the Defence Ministry.
MENASaudi Arabia conducts strikes targeting Iran-backed groups in Iraq, according to the defense ministry.
MENAPBoC: Setting USD/CNY mid-point at 6.7635, previous was 6.7911
AsiaU.S. Central Command conducted precision strikes in Iraq against Iran-backed groups that were planning assaults on U.S. forces and Saudi oil facilities.
MENAUS and Saudi forces conduct strikes on Iran-backed terrorist locations in Iraq, according to US CENTCOM.
MENA Market reaction Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 Down after news Dow Fut · Sep26 Up after news Gold (spot) Down after news See the exact price path, 1m/15m move, and volume context. Open the live tape freeAsia Open: Nikkei +0.0%; Taiwan -4.65%; KOSPI -10.84%; Hang Seng +0.41%; China A50 -2.69%
Asia- US official: Iran is overreaching with demands that Oman, the US, and the international community are rightly rejecting on Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran states it will persist with its course in the Strait of Hormuz if no agreement is reached with Oman.
- Adj. EPS 3.61 (exp. 3.52), Revenue 3.5bln (exp. 3.47bln), Q3 adj. EPS view 3.89-4.32 (exp. 4.03), revenue view 3.65-3.85bln (exp. 3.71bln). (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Q2 2026 (USD))
- SK hynix logs record Q2 profit on AI memory boom even with missing forecasts
- SK Hynix (000660 KS) Q2 (KRW) net 93.8tln (exp. 54.5tln), oper. profit 60.5tln (exp. 64.2tln), rev. 79.0tln (exp. 84.0tln)
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- As of July 28, 18 commercial vessels have been redirected, 2 disabled, and 2 boarded by US CENTCOM to enforce compliance with the US blockade against Iran.
- Corning (GLW) exec states for FY, it anticipates memory prices to impact the handheld market with units to be down as teens percentage
- Chinese AI Startup Moonshot pursues more Nvidia (NVDA) blackwell chips for the next model, notes The Information
- World stocks slid to a one-month low as South Korea's KOSPI fell more than 10%, triggering a circuit breaker, and the global chip selloff deepened
Explosions: in Al-Suwayrah, Wasit province South of Baghdad
Market reaction Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 Up after news Dow Fut · Sep26 Up after news Gold (spot) Up after news See the exact price path, 1m/15m move, and volume context. Open the live tape freePeters, leader of New Zealand First, advocates for reinstating the RBNZ dual mandate.
Asia Market reaction NZDUSD Down after news Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 Up after news Dow Fut · Sep26 Down after news See the exact price path, 1m/15m move, and volume context. Open the live tape freeUpdate: Large majority of US Senate voted to advance Russian energy sanctions, with the bill targeting Russian officials and oil-dependent nations
Zelenskiy stated to Trump and senators that Ukraine's primary concern is the lack of anti-ballistic systems and missiles.
EuropePerpetual (PPT AT) rejects latest EQT bid and is to seek an improved offer, according to Bloomberg TV
Update: Iranian state TV cites an unnamed military source stating that Iran denies any link to projectiles fired from other countries at targets in Saudi Arabia
MENAA military source from Iran denies involvement in projectiles launched from other countries targeting Saudi Arabia.
MENASK hynix logs record Q2 profit on AI memory boom even with missing forecasts
SK Hynix (000660 KS) Q2 (KRW) net 93.8tln (exp. 54.5tln), oper. profit 60.5tln (exp. 64.2tln), rev. 79.0tln (exp. 84.0tln)
US President Trump states in a tele-rally that Iran wants to make a deal so badly, appends we'll get Iran to sign on the dotted line and we'll get the war over with
Update: US CENTCOM says at 17.45EDT, IRGC forces launch multiple ballistic missiles from Iran and all Iranian missiles were effectively intercepted
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Reported: Arcadis (ARCAD NA) confirmed it received an unsolicited WSP proposal of EUR 51.5 per share after rejecting an initial EUR 48.5 per share offer
Bid confirmation hit the tape and ARCAD repriced immediately, still holding the gain a quarter-hour later.
Reported: Amkor (AMKR) and NVIDIA (NVDA) sign a USD 1.5bln multi-year packaging pact, with NVIDIA to prepay Amkor to expand its US packaging capacity
AMKR spiked on the pact in the first minute, then gave almost all of it back — the kind of fade you only see if you are watching the reaction, not just the headline.
Mobileye Global Inc. (MBLY) Fiscal Q2 earnings results
The print landed pre-market and MBLY rallied hard, keeping most of the move into the quarter-hour mark.
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