Roman Perkowski

Roman Perkowski

Roman Perkowski is a senior markets reporter at TS2.tech. His coverage ranges from stocks and technology to economic developments across global markets. He graduated from the Cracow University of Economics and worked in investment research and corporate finance before becoming a financial journalist. Follow Roman Perkowski on Google News.

Iran Oil Jolt Reveals 24% Spread on SK Hynix’s AI Bet

Iran Oil Jolt Reveals 24% Spread on SK Hynix’s AI Bet

U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil prices much higher on Monday and dragged Nasdaq futures down about 1%. But the bigger move came from SK Hynix after a price gap showed up. Its ADRs, which let U.S. investors trade foreign shares, were indicated 9.2% lower at $152.50. Even with that slide, the ADRs still traded about 24% above the Seoul shares, based on a simple calculation.
13 July 2026
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Pakistan’s Crypto Ban Casts Shadow Over $41.6B Remittance Flows

Pakistan’s Crypto Ban Casts Shadow Over $41.6B Remittance Flows

Pakistan’s crypto regulator is in talks with top Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani after a fatwa declared that crypto purchases are not acceptable under Islamic law, pushing a religious dispute into the country’s still-forming licensing plan. Bilal bin Saqib, chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, said tokens should be considered case by case based on their design and use. Usmani has not shifted his view.
13 July 2026
US Stock Market Week Ahead: CPI, Bank Earnings and the Fed Converge in a 90-Minute Tuesday Test

US Stock Market Week Ahead: CPI, Bank Earnings and the Fed Converge in a 90-Minute Tuesday Test

Wall Street heads into Monday with the VIX, an options-based gauge of expected S&P 500 swings, at 15.03 — only about 12% above its 52-week low — even though Tuesday will pack five major-bank reports, June inflation and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s testimony into one morning. From the consumer price index at 8:30 a.m. ET to Warsh’s appearance at 10, investors get 90 minutes to reprice rates and earnings after the bank results land before the opening bell. U.S. cash equity markets were closed Sunday.
12 July 2026
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Xero sets 30-day staff deadline, investors eye 43% stock-pay ratio

Xero sets 30-day staff deadline, investors eye 43% stock-pay ratio

Xero Limited has told employees rated “Below Expectation” to either take voluntary severance or go on a 30-day performance-improvement plan. The company is getting stricter as it ramps up its push into artificial intelligence and U.S. payments. CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy wrote to staff, “As AI changes how work gets done, we have the chance to redefine how small business finance works.” The change follows a 58% spike in non-cash share-based payment expense to NZ$240.1 million, or 43.3% of Xero’s free cash flow. That’s up from 30.0% a year ago.
12 July 2026
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