Odaily Planet Daily reports that White House National Economic Council Director Hassett stated that Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh is moving things in a positive direction, and that the Fed respects its independence. (Jinshi)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that South Korean AI chip design company DeepX Co. recently completed a new round of financing, with its valuation increasing approximately fourfold compared to the previous round, reflecting the continued high level of investment enthusiasm in companies related to the artificial intelligence industry chain. According to sources, the Gyeonggi-do-based startup is valued at approximately 3.14 trillion won (US$2.2 billion) in this latest round of transactions. DeepX has signed the first tranche of its Series D financing, securing 42 billion won from existing investors BNW Investment Co. and DS Asset Management Co. (Theedgemarkets)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Whale Alert has detected a whale address holding 500 BTC that has been dormant for 12.7 years. These BTC are currently worth $31,315,572, compared to only $507,500 in 2013.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, the following are the key market and financial news items for investors to pay attention to before the US stock market opens: 1. US stock index futures rose moderately. Dow Jones futures rose 1.12%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.55%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.13%. 2. International oil prices fell across the board. WTI crude oil futures fell 6.75% to $78.951 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures fell 5.75% to $82.875 per barrel. 3. International spot gold and silver prices fluctuated narrowly. Spot gold rose 0.05% to $4048.39 per ounce; spot silver fell 0.17% to $57.53 per ounce. 4. Most of the three major European stock indexes rose. The UK FTSE 100 fell 0.08%, the French CAC40 rose 1.20%, and the German DAX 30 rose 1.28%. 5. Renowned journalist Gurman published an article stating that Apple is currently facing a shortage of memory chips and main device processors, and will definitely raise prices this year, with iPhone prices expected to increase by $100 to $200. As for the foldable iPhone, he said its starting price will be at least $2,000, or even higher. 6. Alibaba released its new generation base model Qwen3.8, with a total parameter count of 2.4 trillion, significantly improving its capabilities in programming and professional office applications. Alibaba shares rose nearly 4% pre-market. 7. Samsung Electronics' foundry business is expected to achieve 100% capacity utilization in the second half of this year. Currently, the utilization rate is estimated to be between 70% and 80%. 8. AstraZeneca is reportedly considering a merger with its US competitor Bristol-Myers Squibb, which could result in a combined market capitalization of $400 billion. 9. JPMorgan strategists believe that as market performance spreads to more sectors, technology stocks or AI-related stocks are unlikely to be the main drivers of market returns in the second half of the year. 10. New York Fed President Williams said he remains optimistic about easing inflation and that the current monetary policy stance is "in a favorable position" and will not be held hostage by the market.