SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs
The AI chip boom just produced its biggest Wall Street moment yet. Now SK Hynix and Samsung are being asked to build US factories.
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The post SK Hynix Marks Record-Setting U.S. Debut Today appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix will begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday, after completing the largest U.S. share sale ever by a foreign company, marking the third-largest debut on record following SpaceX’s record-setting listing last month. South Korea’s SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in its listing, making it one of the largest trading debuts ever. AFP via Getty Images Key Facts SK Hynix disclosed in a filing Thursday it would issue 177.9 million American depository receipts (ADRs), or certificates representing ownership of shares in a foreign company, priced at $149 each under the ticker “SKHY.” One common share will be represented by 10 ADRs, priced at $1,490—and that’s slightly higher than the company’s Seoul-based listing, which ended Friday at about $1,450. SK Hynix raised $26.51 billion through its ADR offering, the company disclosed, making it the largest U.S. share sale ever
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The post SK Hynix Makes Historic Nasdaq Debut: What Investors Need to Know About the $26.5B Offering appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. TLDR SK Hynix launched its U.S. ADR at $149 per share in a $26.5B offering — smaller than the initial $29.4B projection The transaction represents the biggest U.S. stock sale ever completed by a foreign entity, eclipsing Alibaba’s 2014 record of $25B Jim Cramer identifies attractive entry point despite premium memory pricing, while cautioning about sector volatility HSBC projects the Nasdaq presence could enhance SK Hynix’s market value by 20% and reduce valuation disparity with Micron (MU) Capital raised will fund new manufacturing plants and purchase of cutting-edge EUV lithography equipment SK Hynix completed its highly anticipated Nasdaq listing on Friday, launching American Depositary Receipts at $149 each and securing $26.5 billion in what became the most substantial U.S. equity offering ever executed by an international corporation. SK hynix I
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The post Another Publicly Traded Company Just Cut Bitcoin Holdings by 48% appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Empery Digital has sold 1,400 Bitcoin (BTC) since early May, cutting its Bitcoin holdings by roughly 48%. The sale raised about $87.1 million as the Nasdaq-listed firm pivots toward AI infrastructure. The company sold at an average price of $62,200 per token, according to a securities filing. It joins a growing list of treasury firms trimming Bitcoin to fund other priorities. Empery Digital Cuts Bitcoin Holdings to Repay Debt Empery Digital disclosed the sales in a July 10 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company began selling after May 7. It repaid $10 million of debt on July 7. Empery set aside the rest for a planned property deal and legal costs tied to shareholder litigation. As of July 10, the firm held 1,514 BTC and roughly $73.9 million in cash. It still owes $45 million on its debt facility. Empery Digital BTC Holdings. Source: Bitcoin Treasuries
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The post Wall Street analysts set INTC stock price for 12 months appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. As Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) stock signals a potential cycle top, two more Wall Street analysts have assigned a neutral rating. Ruben Roy, a Wall Street analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, assigned a ‘Hold’ rating for INTC stock on July 10 in a note to clients. However, Roy raised his 12-month target price for Intel stock to $120 from $75, signaling a potential 9.94% upside. The analyst noted that the company remains heavily reliant on the commentaries on central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs). Furthemore, INTC stock is among the AI stocks that benefited from the significant ongoing investors’ AI buildout. “We expect the stock to move more on end-demand comments (ASPs and volumes) tied to server CPUs and to supply-side comments (yields and volumes) on the GPU side of the business,” Roy stated. Meanwhile, Aaron Rakers, an analyst at Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC),
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The post MSTR Stock Price Soars 5% as Analysts Forecast Profit Growth Ahead of July 30 Earnings appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) stock price is up 5% in pre-market trading today, July 10, to trade at $98 at the time of writing. These gains come as Strategy announces that it will release its earnings for Q2 2026 on July 30, with analysts forecasting that the company could report an increase in profits. Strategy Confirms Q2 Earnings Release Date as Analysts Predict Profit Growth Strategy has announced that its earnings for the period between April and June 2026 will come out on July 30, and the consensus appears to be that the company could post profits. MarketWatch estimates that Strategy could report an earnings per share of $0.78, while NASDAQ forecasts an even higher earnings per share of $52. Strategy Earnings Estimate If Strategy meets or surpasses these expectations, it will be a huge jump from MSTR’s loss of $38.35 per share that the company reported i