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SK Hynix Unleashes South Korea's Biggest-Ever 'Buyback Bazooka' To Halt Stock Rout Asian equities fell sharply overnight as the regional semiconductor rout intensified following another downdraft in US chipmakers on Tuesday (read morning wrap). Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan led the regional declines, while Chinese stocks also weakened despite the blockbuster IPO of humanoid robotics maker Unitree. Against that bearish backdrop, SK Hynix announced the largest share buyback in South Korean history, a highly aggressive attempt to arrest a six-week selloff that has erased roughly half of its market value. The...

Judge (Partly) Rejects Minnesota Bid To Block Trump Admin Title IX Rules On Trans Students Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Monday largely dismissed Minnesota’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s interpretation of Title IX, the 1972 law that bars sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities. U.S. District Chief Judge Eric Tostrud of the District of Minnesota ruled that most of the state’s claims fell short. Minnesota had argued that the administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the 10th Amendment by determining that the...

Fed Remains On Hold (As Expected) Amid 'Uncertain Implications' Of War With Iran Tl;dr: Rates on hold as expected with a hawkish tilt to 'uncertainty' around the Iran war clouding the outlook. The Dot-Plot showed no real change (7 on hold, 12 at least 1 cut in 2026) but inflation expectations surged in the SEP. *  *  * A lot - and we mean a lot - has happened since the last FOMC meeting (Jan 28th). Oil is up 54% since the last FOMC meeting, bitcoin has tumbled. Gold and stocks are also...