Smartphone shake-up: Apple and Huawei are set to debut new foldables next week, with analysts betting Apple’s first foldable iPhone can revive a sluggish 2026 smartphone market. Korea market pressure: KOSPI is sliding as foreigners and institutions sell heavily, with semiconductors leading the drag after hawkish Fed signals. Capital-market access: The Philippines SEC is moving public offering registration fully online via OARS and cutting timelines to make fundraising easier for growth. Bank growth strategy: Security Bank outlines a three-year push centered on wealth management, entrepreneur banking, and corporate/institutional banking, plus stronger transaction banking. Tokenized finance momentum: Stellar’s tokenized real-world assets jumped to about $4.0B, up roughly 360% in 2026, even as XLM price lags. Dividend focus in telecom/utilities: Aussie Broadband and ASX income names like APA, FGG and Soul Pattinson are in the spotlight as markets weigh cash generation against distribution durability. China auto export pivot: BYD’s overseas revenue growth outpaced China, underscoring why Chinese EV makers are chasing profits abroad. Digital growth in Sri Lanka: Salesforce says Sri Lanka’s startup and digital transformation push is aligning with its South Asia expansion plans. Prediction-market regulation: Kalshi’s reported US Open exclusivity deal lands amid ongoing legal fights over prediction-market rules.