Yulia Zeng

TradingKey - On July 6, Intel (INTC) officially confirmed that it has raised the recommended retail prices for some of its consumer and server processors, with price increases ranging from dozens of dollars to over a thousand dollars.

TradingKey - On the morning of July 6, semiconductor research firm SemiAnalysis posted a thread of six tweets on X, disclosing that Nvidia's (NVDA) rack-scale AI architecture, Kyber NVL144, is facing a major delay. This flagship product, which was prominently showcased by Jensen Huang at the GTC conference just three months ago, is now reported to be delayed by more than 12 months, with its launch pushed back to 2028.

TradingKey - In the coming week, global capital markets will face a liquidity shock following the long Independence Day holiday. SpaceX (SPCX), the protagonist of the IPO of the century, will be officially included in the Nasdaq 100 Index on Tuesday, potentially triggering a major reshuffle of hundreds of billions in passive funds. On the macroeconomic front, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its June monetary policy meeting, chaired by its new Chairman, Kevin Warsh. Meanwhile, the second-quarter US earnings season is about to kick off, with consumer giant PepsiCo (PEP) and aviation hub Delta Air Lines (DAL) among the first to report.

TradingKey - The US stock market in the first half of 2026 was a roller-coaster ride. After a gloomy first quarter, the second quarter witnessed its strongest rally in nearly six years. Among the gainers, SanDisk (SNDK) topped the S&P 500 with a staggering 858% surge. Within the top ten best-perform

TradingKey - On June 29, during a national report meeting at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung made an announcement that officially ignited the largest expansion engine in the history of South Korea's semiconductor industry. This trillion-won chip investment plan led by South Korea is both a bold bet on computing power demand in the AI era and an important turning point in the reshaping of the global semiconductor industry landscape.

TradingKey - Samsung Electronics is currently conducting third-quarter DRAM price negotiations with downstream customers, aiming to raise the average selling price (ASP) by up to 20% compared to the previous quarter. Among the products, low-power DRAM (LPDDR), which faces supply bottlenecks in both the server and mobile segments, is expected to see price increases even exceeding 20%.

TradingKey - On July 2 local time, Tesla (TSLA) released its production and delivery data for the second quarter of 2024, delivering a report card that far exceeded market expectations.

TradingKey - Michael Burry, the "Big Short" famous for his precise prediction of the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, has once again dropped a bombshell on the market. He has established a short position in Micron Technology (MU) at a price of $1,051.87, pointing directly to significant downside risk in the memory chip giant's stock price.

TradingKey - Due to the US Independence Day holiday, the June non-farm payrolls report, originally scheduled for Friday, was released early on Thursday, delivering a major disappointment that fell far short of market expectations. Data showed that US non-farm payrolls increased by only 57,000 in June, roughly half of the market forecast of 113,000, and marking a significant decline from May's sharply downward-revised 129,000.

TradingKey - On July 2 local time, the EU's highest court issued a legally binding final ruling, dismissing the appeal by Google and its parent company Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) against the antitrust penalty regarding the Android system, and upholding the fine of 4.1 billion euros (approximately $4.67

TradingKey - On July 1 local time, NVIDIA (NVDA) officially announced the launch of a new business model that combines revenue sharing with credit support. This model allows AI cloud service providers to deploy NVIDIA infrastructure on a large scale and provide computing power services without bearing the full upfront capital expenditures.

TradingKey - News that Meta (META) plans to sell its surplus computing power is sending shockwaves through global capital markets. This news not only shatters the market's long-held core logic of the "absolute scarcity of computing power" but also triggers deep anxiety among investors over whether the AI infrastructure bubble is about to burst.

TradingKey - Against the backdrop of increasingly fierce competition in the global new energy vehicle market, Chinese automaker BYD is reclaiming its position from Tesla (TSLA) as the global leader in pure electric vehicle sales by accelerating its expansion into overseas markets.

TradingKey - As the temporary US-Iran peace agreement took effect and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz gradually returned to normal, international crude oil prices plunged nearly 30% in the second quarter, recording the largest single-quarter decline since 2020, following a first-quarter surge triggered by geopolitical conflicts.

TradingKey - After the market closed on June 30 local time, Nike Inc. (NKE) released its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results for fiscal year 2026. Data showed that fourth-quarter global revenue reached $11 billion, beating market expectations, while full-year revenue stood at $46.4 billion, flat compared to the same period last year.

TradingKey - Driven by the ongoing global investment boom in artificial intelligence infrastructure, South Korea's export trade achieved a historic breakthrough in June, with multiple core indicators hitting record highs.

TradingKey - On June 30, South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix officially submitted its Form F-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), initiating the process for its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), with plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "SKHY."

TradingKey - After the US market close on Tuesday, Nike (NKE) will report its fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 financial results, as the global sportswear giant faces the dual test of transition pains and macroeconomic pressures.

TradingKey - On June 29 local time, Rocket Lab, founded by Peter Beck, announced that it has completed the acquisition of established satellite communications operator Iridium for $8 billion in a cash-and-stock transaction, marking the largest M&A deal in the global commercial space sector in 2026.

TradingKey - Due to the US Independence Day holiday on July 3, the June non-farm payrolls report, originally scheduled for Friday, will be released early on July 2. Regarded as a "barometer" of the US economy, this data will not only directly influence the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions in the second half of the year, but could also trigger a new round of volatility in global financial markets.