Posts by Amelia Frost
U.S. Companies Believe China Has Been Acquiring AI Chips. Now A Nvidia Employee Has Been Arrested
Taiwan has detained a Nvidia employee as part of a probe into the alleged illegal exports of Super Micro AI servers to China. Reuters reported that prosecutors detained a suspect named “Chang” on July 24, searching his home and workplace. Authorities did not say where he was employed. Prosecutors said Chang was a flight risk…
Read MoreTrump’s Self-Deportation Program Is Ramping Up. More Than 200,000 Immigrants Could Leave The U.S.
President Donald Trump‘s “self-deportation” initiative has rapidly expanded, with internal government figures showing the program is on track to surpass 200,000 voluntary departures as the administration intensifies its immigration enforcement strategy, according to a new report. Citing internal Department of Homeland Security data, Axios detailed that approximately 132,000 unauthorized immigrants had already left the United…
Read MoreMost Stocks Climb Over Falling Oil And Strong Earnings. But Chipmakers Continue To Drop
Most stocks climbed on Tuesday, buoyed by falling oil prices and strong corporate earnings. However, chipmakers continued to drop. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.10%, while the S&P 500 climbed 0.28%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.22% after software stocks rose, offsetting continued losses from chipmakers. Oil prices fell further as a result of…
Read MoreBitcoin’s Search For A Bottom Continues. Technical Signals Are Starting To Shift
Bitcoin has spent much of 2026 trading far below the record highs it reached late last year, leaving investors searching for signs that the cryptocurrency’s prolonged decline may be approaching a turning point. Although prices have remained volatile, analysts say recent market action has shifted attention from sharp downside moves to whether Bitcoin is beginning…
Read MoreOpenAI And Anthropic Have Warned About AI Moving Too Fast. Now Its Employees Want The U.S. Government To Take Action
Employees from OpenAI and Anthropic are circulating a petition calling on the government to “deliberately pace” the development of AI to prevent it from moving too fast, according to a new report. Bloomberg detailed that the letter expresses support for an international effort on the matter, warning there is a “real risk” that the technology…
Read MoreWhy Corporate Events Are Make-or-Break for Remote Teams
For many remote workers, meeting their colleagues in person can be a rare occurrence, sometimes taking months or even years to happen. By the time they finally meet face-to-face, they’ve already worked together on projects, solved problems, and connected through virtual meetings. They know each other’s voices and online personalities, but they’ve never had the…
Read MoreSiebert Financial and Kakao Pay Securities Partner on Cross-Border Trading Initiative for Korean Stocks
Siebert Financial Corp. announced Thursday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Kakao Pay Securities to develop a new platform designed to expand U.S. investors’ access to South Korean equities, including plans to explore tokenized securities and extended trading hours. The companies said the collaboration will focus initially on creating a direct pathway…
Read MoreSpaceX’s Post-IPO Slide Has Reignited a Bigger Debate: Who Holds Power After a Company Goes Public?
Corporate governance rarely dominates the business pages. Quarterly earnings do. CEO shakeups do. Trillion-dollar IPOs certainly do. Yet just weeks after SpaceX’s blockbuster public debut, one of Wall Street’s most closely watched conversations isn’t centered on rockets, revenue or even the company’s falling stock price. It’s about who ultimately holds power once a company enters…
Read MoreHow Energy Companies Are Strengthening Operations Amid Geopolitical and Market Uncertainty
Geopolitical tensions have long influenced the energy industry, but recent events have underscored just how quickly disruption can ripple across global markets. Conflict, supply chain bottlenecks and workforce constraints can emerge with little warning, leaving leadership teams to navigate an increasingly complex operating environment. The companies performing best aren’t necessarily the ones that predict the…
Read MoreChina’s Lithography Breakthrough Sends Chip Stocks Lower While Experts Question Impact
KEY POINTS China’s Shanghai Aishengna Electronic Technology Group has begun producing domestic immersion DUV lithography machines for major Chinese chipmakers, pressuring semiconductor stocks. While domestic immersion DUV offers Beijing a modest buffer against Western sanctions, mastering DUV does not bridge the decade-long gap to EUV technology required for advanced AI chips. China’s lithography progress comes…
Read MoreCardano at $0.16: Will the FOMC Bail Out ADA Price or Bury It?
Cardano is trading around $0.165 on July 28, stuck below every major moving average and flashing derivatives signals that keep slapping down every recovery attempt. It sits roughly 95% below its all-time high, a $5.6 billion shell of the top-10 giant it used to be. The timing is everything. The Fed opens its two-day meeting…
Read MoreCrypto Investors Could Lose A Major Tax Break As Congress Revives An Old Fight
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is renewing efforts to eliminate a tax break that has long benefited cryptocurrency investors, reopening a debate over whether digital assets should be subject to the same tax rules as stocks and other traditional investments. The proposal targets the so-called “wash sale” rule, which prevents investors from selling stocks…
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