BlockBeats News, July 30th, a summary of pre-market key news in the US stock market:

1. SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won bought 3,620 shares of SK Hynix, marking his first direct purchase of SK Hynix stock, worth approximately $3.33 million.

2. The semiconductor and storage sectors in the US pre-market saw an expanded gain, with ARM up by 11% and SanDisk and Western Digital up over 8%.

3. Apple is set to release its FY 2026 Q3 earnings report after the US market close and hold an earnings conference call. Apple recently reclaimed the title of the world's most valuable company, briefly surpassing a $5 trillion market cap.

4. Strategy will release its Q2 earnings report after the US market close, with the market closely watching its Bitcoin holdings and performance.

5. Amazon will release its Q2 earnings report after the US market close and hold an earnings conference call. Investors will focus on the growth of its cloud computing AWS business.

6. JPMorgan Chase has significantly brought forward the Fed's first rate hike expectations from the second half of 2027 to December 2026, believing Powell has not clearly explained how he will fulfill his inflation-fighting commitment.

7. Qualcomm plans to raise chip prices starting September 1st by a double-digit percentage to drive profit margins back to historical levels.

8. The Fed has held interest rates steady for the fifth consecutive time. Powell emphasized the unchanged 2% inflation target and stated that rate hikes would be implemented promptly when necessary.

9. South Korean regulators are considering implementing a "short selling ban" to address a stock market crash. The Korea Exchange has recently examined the technical feasibility of a temporary ban on short selling and narrowing price fluctuation limits to evaluate emergency measures that could be used during a steep market decline.

10. Tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate. Iranian media reported US military airstrikes near the Iran-Iraq border region, while the US stated that Iran fired multiple missiles at US troops in the Middle East. Trump responded by saying the US military will "hit them hard."

11. Samsung Electronics has announced its Q2 performance, with revenue of 171 trillion Korean won and operating profit of 89.4 trillion Korean won, in line with market expectations, and expects profit to continue growing in the second half of the year.

12. Arm's FY 2027 Q1 revenue was $1.29 billion, compared to $1.053 billion in the same period last year, with market expectations at $1.262 billion.

13. Meta Platforms expects Q3 revenue to be between $61 billion and $64 billion; analysts estimate $63.17 billion.