A historic stock selloff has driven South Korea’s retail investors toward complex structured products as the risk-loving cohort continues to look for ways to boost returns.The boom comes as regulators moved to curb frenzied retail demand for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds, which were blamed for amplifying market swings during the benchmark Kospi’s 22% plunge last month. This suggests that one of the biggest market routs in recent memory has done little to dampen retail appetite for risk, but just altered the products they cho...

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., the company that invented instant noodles, appears to have created an entirely new category with a hit product: cup noodles made with cold water.Initial supplies of the handy meal — available in Spicy Kimchi and Chicken Salt Lemon flavors — sold out a week after hitting store shelves on July 20, according to Nissin. While the Tokyo-based company didn’t disclose sales figures, it had anticipated supplies to last one to two months.Nissin, which has almost half of Japan’s instant-noodle market, has long leaned on...

Organizational AI Adoption Jumps Six Points.47% of U.S. employees say their organization has integrated AI tools. AI users most often use AI for writing, research and problem-solvingCoding and automation users report the largest productivity gainsReported organizational adoption of AI grew sharply in Q2 2026. Forty-seven percent of U.S. employees now say their organization has integrated AI tools to improve productivity, efficiency or quality, up from 41% in the last quarter. One in five employees remain unsure as to whether their organizati...

Amplifica Completes $26 Million Series B Financing to Advance Injectable Pipeline for Hair Growth.Amplifica Holdings Group, Inc. (“Amplifica”), a privately held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for hair growth, today announced the closing of an oversubscribed $26 million Series B Preferred Stock financing. The financing was led by Tasso Partners, LLC with participation from Eli Lilly and Company, principals of Scopia Capital Management, LP and other new and existing investors. Proceeds will be used to ad...

Activewear brand Alo Yoga has entered the Chinese market through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Tmall platform, increasing competition in the rapidly growing field of premium activewear in the country.The Los Angeles-based brand opened its official Tmall flagship store on Wednesday, attracting about 226,000 followers on its first day of sales.The store began collecting final payments for pre-orders, with transaction value surpassing 10 million yuan ($1.48 million) within one minute, setting a record for opening-day sales by a new brand in the p...

With the average cost of college now exceeding $43,000 per year, students face difficult questions long before entering the workforce. Will a specific degree lead to strong career opportunities? Will the salary justify the cost of tuition? How long will it take to see a meaningful return on that investment?According to Student Choice’s updated 2026 version of an ROI study of college majors, here’s an infographic that shows how popular majors stack up in terms of earnings vs. investment in the degree.[studentchoice]

The alternative to traditional iceberg lettuce.The European market for leafy vegetables is once again under pressure this summer. Heatwaves, drought and fluctuating availability are creating recurring supply challenges for traditional iceberg lettuce. Against this backdrop, Staay Food Group is introducing an alternative designed to address these challenges: iceberg leaf lettuce grown in controlled hydroponic greenhouses.The launch comes at a time when the sector is increasingly looking for ways to reduce its dependence on weather conditions....

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Apple has filed for a patent for “Secure Audio Indicators For Electronic Devices.”One of the problems with smart glasses with cameras is that immoral folks wearing them can secretly film others. Apple wants to avoid such issues when (if?) it releases its own smart glasses — likely to be dubbed (d’uh!) “Apple Glasses.”The tech giant has filed for a patent for “Secure Audio Indicators For Electronic Devices.” In the patent filing Apple notes that electronic devices are often provided with cameras and microphones, with which images, vid...