

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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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

Deutsche Bank Alert: Powell Ouster Could Thrust 30-Year Treasury Yields by 56 BPS
TradingKey - Deutsche Bank’s latest research report warns that if President Donald Trump removes Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, challenges to the Fed’s independence could trigger severe turbulence in the U.S. Treasury market.
Tue, Jul 22

Japan’s Political Landscape Shaken: Ruling Coalition Suffers Crushing Defeat in Upper House Election
TradingKey - On Sunday, July 21 (local time), Japan’s House of Councillors election results revealed a historic setback for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition.
Mon, Jul 21

Musk's xAI to Launch "Baby Grok": Can Child-Focused AI Win Back Public Trust?
TradingKey - On July 20, Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk announced via social platform X that his AI company xAI will launch a child-targeted interactive application called "Baby Grok". Positioned as the child-focused version of the Grok chatbot, Baby Grok emphasizes "friendly content" and...
Mon, Jul 21

Battery Materials Stocks Rally Globally as US Imposes 93.5% Levy on China Graphite Imports
TradingKey - The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a preliminary ruling on July 17, deciding to impose a 93.5% anti-dumping tariff on imported anode-grade graphite from China. Combined with existing tariffs, the effective tax rate for importing such graphite will reach 160%.
Fri, Jul 18

Tesla Cybertruck Q2 Sales Halved! Has Musk's "Cyber Pickup" Myth Crumbled?
TradingKey - In the second quarter of 2025, Tesla's Cybertruck experienced a significant drop in sales within the U.S. market. The latest data shows that only 4,306 units were delivered in Q2, a year-on-year decline of 50.3% (compared to 8,755 units in the same period of 2024), marking the lowest...
Fri, Jul 18

Meta Closes $8B Shareholder Lawsuit as Zuckerberg Reaches Settlement
TradingKey - On July 18, Beijing time, tech giant Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with several current and former directors and executives, settled a highly publicized shareholder lawsuit related to user privacy.
Fri, Jul 18



