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U.S. markets were muted on Memorial Day with futures trading on holiday hours as investors focused on geopolitical optimism and easing oil prices, which helped stocks rally and inflation fears cool.

Top Wall Street analysts are favoring dividend-paying stocks for stable income, while also highlighting cash-rich companies and select high-upside ideas.
China tech names are being positioned as ways to navigate macro uncertainty, with some large-cap opportunities still attracting Wall Street support.
Bank of America is pointing to several stocks that could deliver strong gains heading into June.
Energy stocks with high dividends are attracting attention as Wall Street favorites and are seeing strong momentum.
Rising inflation may benefit certain parts of the stock market, suggesting some sectors could outperform in that environment.
Analysts are upbeat on a fast-food stock that may be setting up for a meaningful move higher.
A legacy technology stock is showing a bullish setup, with traders watching for a potential breakout.
Take-Two Interactive has confirmed the release of Grand Theft Auto VI, a major catalyst for the gaming sector.
AI remains a dominant market theme, with executives comparing its importance to Netscape’s role in the internet era and calling it a major productivity leap.
Markets are being shaped by geopolitical and policy developments, including Fed leadership speculation, Middle East peace hopes, oil moves, and renewed scrutiny of semiconductors, chips, and AI stocks.

HK markets rose as the Hang Seng Index gained 219 points, led by a nearly 20% surge in Lenovo after strong results and upbeat broker views.

The Hong Kong government clarified that oil companies did not “raise prices first and absorb subsidies later,” and said the diesel price increase was affected by Middle East tensions.
Tencent repurchased 1.132 million shares on Friday at a cost of HK$500 million.
Asian markets mostly rose, with Japan’s Nikkei and Taiwan’s market both closing at record highs.
Swire Properties consolidated ownership of an old residential building cluster in Quarry Bay for over HK$2 billion and plans to redevelop it into Grade A office space.
Hong Kong’s securities regulator tightened account-opening supervision, adding measures for mainland investor accounts, including closing forged-document accounts and zero-balance accounts.
China’s securities regulator said it is cracking down on illegal cross-border securities, futures, and fund activities, while investor asset safety will not be affected by the cleanup.
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologized for his remarks about “low-value human capital” and said the bank will help employees transition.
Futu fell more than 30% pre-market after China’s securities regulator reportedly planned to confiscate illegal gains and impose severe penalties.
China issued a two-year action plan for a comprehensive cleanup of illegal cross-border securities, futures, and fund operations.
China’s securities regulator opened investigations into Tiger Brokers, Futu, and Longbridge, seeking to confiscate illegal income from relevant domestic and overseas entities and punish them strictly according to law.

Tokyo stocks hit a record above 65,000 for the first time, driven by expectations of progress in U.S.-Iran talks and easing oil prices, with AI and semiconductor shares leading the rally.

Tokyo stocks rose for the third day and briefly climbed more than 2,000 yen, with the Nikkei ending above 65,000 for the first time on hopes that talks between the U.S. and Iran would make progress.
The market was also supported by falling crude oil prices, as investors expected an end to the fighting between the U.S. and Iran, while AI and semiconductor shares led gains.
The Nikkei crossed 65,000 for the first time, and the intraday gain once exceeded 1,700 yen as optimism grew over progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations.
The yen strengthened into the 158-yen range in Tokyo trading because of buying interest driven by hopes for a resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict.
Tokyo stocks first broke above 64,000 during trading and set a new intraday record, with gains at one point topping 1,600 yen.
The government and the Bank of Japan are being urged to avoid tight policy and prevent stagflation.
U.S. and Japanese central banks face a critical phase, with rising long-term yields and inflation concerns creating political resistance to rate-hike decisions.
The yen traded in the 159-yen range in New York as investors waited for clues about the policy direction of the new Federal Reserve chair.
Warsch, the new Fed chair, took office, and Trump said he would not pressure for rate cuts, stressing that he wants a fully independent central bank.
Other major domestic news included public ride-share testing in Kamakura, disaster-recovery training by Kansai Electric, AI-based sales forecasting by Dentsu, a long-time Shibuya Hands store closure, rising redevelopment risks from construction costs, Nojima’s acquisition strategy, concerns over sea-lane blockades, Toyota’s overseas production cuts, and a Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission inspection of Nidec.

Bitcoin is holding above $77,000 as fresh catalysts—including Trump’s Iran peace announcement and growing institutional adoption signals like Nasdaq’s planned Bitcoin options—reinforce bullish momentum in the crypto market.

FalconX says Hyperliquid is becoming a serious competitor to both traditional exchanges and prediction markets.
Bitcoin is trading above $77,000 as a sharp drop in oil prices helps lift Asian stock markets.
Nasdaq is preparing to list Bitcoin options, which could expand access and trading tools for investors.
A Coinbase executive says the exchange is not worried about competition from Wall Street firms.
Reports suggest a huge hidden bitcoin market worth about $1 trillion could be opened up.
Security experts warn that AI is accelerating quantum computing risks for cryptocurrency.
Crypto payment rails are increasingly becoming the default payment infrastructure for AI agents.
Bitcoin rose after President Trump announced a peace agreement with Iran.
Analysts say Bitcoin may be positioned to outperform stocks and bonds again after lagging behind Wall Street.
Recent crypto coverage also focuses on major price predictions, ETF reactions, DeFi exploits, privacy upgrades, and meme-coin speculation across Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin, Zcash, and Hyperliquid.

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