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Yulia Zeng

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Yulia Zeng is a finance editor at TradingKey. With a background in finance, she has previously worked at banks and brokerage firms, where she was responsible for writing news articles related to global investment products including stocks, indices, foreign exchange, and commodities.

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Tesla Slapped with Record $329M Penalty for Fatal Autopilot Failure; Self-Driving Credibility in Freefall

TradingKey - A Miami jury has ruled that Tesla (TSLA) is partially liable for a fatal accident that occurred in Key Largo, Florida, in 2019, ordering the company to pay $329 million in damages.
Fri, Aug 1

Weight-Loss Wonder Drug Luster Fades? Novo Nordisk Plunges 30% in Worst Week

TradingKey - Global obesity treatment leader Novo Nordisk is experiencing what may be the most severe week of stock decline in its history, with shares plummeting over 30% this week and wiping out more than $80 billion in market value. The Danish pharmaceutical giant has fallen out of Europe's top..
Fri, Aug 1

US-Mexico Tariff Deal Granted 90-Day Reprieve After Trump's First Talks with President Sheinbaum

TradingKey – On July 31, local time, U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reached a significant consensus in a telephone conversation, agreeing to extend the current tariff agreement by 90 days. This postpones the previously planned tariff increase to 30% scheduled...
Thu, Jul 31

Microsoft Tops $4 Trillion Valuation; Cloud Strength Fuels New AI Growth Phase

TradingKey – Eastern Time on July 31, tech giant Microsoft (MSFT) opened with a strong surge of 8%, propelling the company's market capitalization to a historic milestone exceeding $4 trillion at approximately $4.1 trillion. Microsoft thus became the second company globally to surpass the $4...
Thu, Jul 31

Microsoft Q4 Earnings Blow Past Estimates; Shares Rocket 8% After-Hours

TradingKey - On July 30, local time, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced its fourth-quarter earnings after market close, surpassing market expectations. Its stock price surged more than 8% in after-hours trading, with a cumulative gain of 23% over the past six months.
Wed, Jul 30

U.S. 50% Copper Tariff Triggers Historic 18% COMEX Plunge; Mining Giants Suffer Collective Meltdown

TradingKey - On July 30, local time, the White House announced that President Trump had signed an executive order imposing a 50% universal tariff on imported semi-finished copper and copper-intensive derivative products, effective from August 1.
Wed, Jul 30

Harley-Davidson Rockets 24% to 6-Month High After Revenue Smash and HDFS Unit Sale

TradingKey - On July 30, Harley-Davidson Inc. released its latest earnings report showing revenue exceeding market expectations. The company also announced a major divestiture of its financial services division, driving its pre-market trading price to surge over 24% to $28.55—a six-month high.
Wed, Jul 30

Starbucks Beats Sales Estimates, But Comparable Sales Slide Extends to Record 6 Quarters

TradingKey - On July 29 (local time), Starbucks released its Q3 2025 fiscal earnings report. Despite actively implementing strategic adjustments to return to profitability, global comparable store sales continued to decline for the sixth consecutive quarter.
Tue, Jul 29

Spotify Crashes 11%: Soaring Payroll Taxes Trigger Profit Warning

TradingKey - On July 29, streaming giant Spotify(SPOT) projected lower-than-expected quarterly profits due to elevated payroll tax burdens linked to employee compensation, triggering an immediate over 11% intraday plunge in its share price at market open.
Tue, Jul 29

Weight-Loss Wonder Drug Falters? Novo Nordisk Crashes 21% After Slashing Forecast

TradingKey - On July 29, Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced a significant downward revision of its full-year 2025 financial outlook and simultaneously appointed Maziar Mike Doustdar as its new Chief Executive Officer (President and CEO), triggering a more than 21% intraday plunge...
Tue, Jul 29

Oppenheimer Joins Wall Street Bull Chorus: Hiking S&P 500 Target to 7,100

TradingKey - On July 28, Oppenheimer Asset Management announced a significant upward revision of its year-end S&P 500 target from 5,950 points (revised downward in April) to 7,100 points, representing an 11.2% upside potential from the current level of approximately 6,382 points.
Mon, Jul 28

PayPal Launches Enterprise Crypto Payments: Businesses Can Accept 100+ Digital Currencies

TradingKey - On Monday, global payment leader PayPal announced a new feature allowing business merchants to accept payments in over 100 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and USDC.
Mon, Jul 28

Trump reiterates call for Fed: "Rate Cuts Will Make America Greater!"

TradingKey - On July 28 (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump, during his visit to Scotland, again called for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates."I think he has to," Trump, speaking alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer following their meeting in Scotland, said of Federal Reserve
Mon, Jul 28

"Economic Heart Attack" Imminent: Dalio Warns US Has 3 Years to Curb Deficits or Face Catastrophe

TradingKey - On July 24, Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, issued an urgent warning via social platform X: "If the U.S. does not immediately act to reduce its fiscal deficit, it could face a systemic crisis akin to an 'economic heart attack' within three ye
Fri, Jul 25

Intel Q2 Revenue Up But Profits Stagnate: Can Razor-Thin Q3 Guidance Break Downward Spiral?

TradingKey - On July 25, Intel (INTC) reported its second-quarter earnings, with revenue exceeding market expectations. Still, net income and earnings per share (EPS) fell short due to impairment charges and one-time costs.
Fri, Jul 25

SK Hynix Q2 Results Smash Records: HBM Chip Frenzy Fuels Historic Profit Surge

TradingKey - On Thursday, SK Hynix released its Q2 2025 earnings report, with the South Korean memory chip giant once again solidifying its global leadership in the semiconductor industry through record-breaking revenue and profits.
Thu, Jul 24

IBM Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, but Software Weakness Drags Shares Down

TradingKey - IBM (IBM) released its Q2 earnings report on Wednesday. Despite exceeding Wall Street expectations on both revenue and profit, its software segment underperformed, causing shares to fall 5% in after-hours trading.
Thu, Jul 24

JPMorgan to Accept Bitcoin as Loan Collateral in 2026: Dimon's Stunning Reversal on Crypto

TradingKey - According to the Financial Times, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), one of the largest U.S. banks, is exploring a significant business innovation: offering crypto-backed loans to clients holding cryptocurrencies — primarily Bitcoin and Ethereum — as early as 2026.
Wed, Jul 23

15% US Tariffs on Japanese Imports Finalized; Trump Claims "Major Trade Victory"

TradingKey - On July 22 (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump announced via social media that the U.S. and Japan had reached an "unprecedented large-scale trade agreement" on tariffs. Under the deal, the U.S. will impose 15% reciprocal tariffs on Japanese goods, effective August 1. In return...
Wed, Jul 23

$500B AI Dream in Peril? OpenAI-SoftBank "Stargate" Project Stumbles

TradingKey - According to recent reports, SoftBank and OpenAI’s $500 billion "Stargate"  AI infrastructure project has faced significant delays, and recent plans have been drastically scaled back.
Tue, Jul 22
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