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Asian Tech Stocks Rise, Oil Price Falls as US-Iran Talks Hopes Boost Market Sentiment

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May 27. Asian stocks posted mixed results Wednesday amid growing market optimism over a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal, with South Korean equities leading the rally, particularly in the tech and semiconductor sectors. South Korean chip behemoth SK Hynix jumped more than 10%, crossing the $1 trillion market cap threshold. Samsung Electronics also advanced, following word of a labor deal that averted a major strike. Over in U.S. equities, the market has been on a solid upward run, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both notching fresh all-time highs. Micron Technology, for its part, rallied almost 20% in a single session, also topping $1 trillion in market value. The consensus is that the AI boom is broadening beyond GPUs to AI infrastructure segments like High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), fueling the semiconductor sector’s ongoing rally. That said, even though recent U.S. airstrikes targeting Iran have ratcheted up tensions, the market is still betting on a final U.S.-Iran agreement—pushing both Brent crude and WTI crude down roughly 1% on Wednesday.
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May 27 – Per market data from Bitget, SK Hynix’s share price has extended its advance to 13.45%, pushing the semiconductor maker’s market capitalization to 165.7 trillion South Korean won, or approximately $1.11 trillion.

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Former Ethereum Core Developer: ETH Has Seriously Underperformed the Market for Years, But Saw Significantly Higher Gains After Reducing Holdings in the Past Two Years

May 27th, former Ethereum core developer Eric Conner commented on the incident titled "Bankless Founder's Confession: Why I Sold ETH?" He said he doesn't blame the Bankless founder at all, pointing out that Ethereum (ETH) has significantly underperformed the broader cryptocurrency market for years. Conner also revealed that he has cut his ETH holdings drastically over the past 1 to 2 years, and all the funds he reallocated into other assets have delivered far stronger returns than ETH. Conner added that ETH's prolonged weakness likely isn't rooted in fundamental flaws, but rather its early price rally was too sharp, generating massive wealth in an extremely short period. As a result, the market needs a long time to absorb selling pressure from early holders. He further stated that adopting a "maximalist" mindset toward a single cryptocurrency in portfolio management is not rational. "The market doesn't lie—there's no need to trade against the trend, and if a coin regains momentum, yo

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CNN: American Public Loses Patience with Iran War, Trump Lacks 'Graceful Exit' Plan

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Sandi's May average target price has risen to $2,125, representing a 33.7% upside from the current price.

**Date: May 27** **SanDisk Technology Secures Bullish Analyst Upgrades in May** Per a recent analyst research note, SanDisk Technology has earned bullish ratings and upward price target revisions from several top investment banks during May. Key adjustments include a $2,350 target from Melius, a $2,025 target from Citi, and a $2,000 target from Susquehanna. Collectively, these May updates push SanDisk’s average share price target to $2,125. Against SanDisk’s current trading price of $1,589.55, this average target implies a 33.7% upside—reflecting strong market confidence in the company’s long-term outlook. Broader analyst data shows 18 research reports covering SanDisk have set a price target range of $1,000 to $2,350, with a median target of $1,400. The $2,125 May-upgraded average target notably exceeds this median level. The bullish revisions are driven by widespread industry optimism about the storage sector’s growth cycle, fueled by surging demand for high-end stor

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A certain whale has increased their holdings by 873.29 BTC, worth approximately $66.24 million.

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Economist: Nominating Powell is a "Malicious Suppression" of Gold and Silver, Hawkish Rate Hike Cycle Difficult to Implement

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