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Samsung Electronics announced a 90-110 trillion won shareholder return plan, but shares dropped 4-5% in after-hours trading. The plan is five times larger than the company's 2020 record of 20.3 trillion won, making it the largest in Samsung's history. The company confirmed a 30 trillion won cash

NH Nonghyup Card launched its first ultra-premium credit card 'the Origins' with an annual fee of 3 million won on the 10th. The card issued over 30 accounts within the first 10 days, equivalent to 8 business days since launch. The strategic shift marks NH Nonghyup's departure from its traditional m

Korean retail investors increased gold investments as prices rebounded from early-August lows, with ACE KRX Gold ETF net assets reaching 4.209 trillion won on August 20, up approximately 200 billion won from 3.823 trillion won on August 3. Individual investors net-purchased the ETF every trading

Lotte Holdings, Hanwha REIT, Samyang Packaging, and Kyobo Life Insurance will conduct demand forecasts for corporate bond issuances during the week of August 24-28. The corporate bond issuance market, which had effectively stalled until mid-August, has begun moving again ahead of September. These A-

Meritz Securities recommended investors focus on Korean stocks with strong Q2 2026 earnings momentum amid rising macro uncertainty. The KOSPI posted Q2 operating profit of 238 trillion won (up 34.4% quarter-on-quarter) and net profit of 225 trillion won (up 53.7%), though excluding semiconductors

Ethereum rose 29.8% over 7 days and reached $2,546 during a volatile rally that triggered $264.92M in ETH liquidations within a broader $1.21B crypto market wipeout, according to Coinglass data. The breakout from the mid-$1,800s to low-$1,900s range accelerated on Aug. 19 when ETH jumped

Four major South Korean financial holdings reported loan commitments exceeding 530 trillion won as of June end, according to financial sector data released on the 21st. The commitments increased 17.8 trillion won, or 3.5%, from 512.2 trillion won at year-end. The increase comes as the government

Google Quantum AI announced on December 9, 2024, that its 105-qubit Willow processor completed a random circuit sampling benchmark computation in under five minutes—a task that would require Frontier, one of the world's fastest classical supercomputers, an estimated 10 septillion years (10

US President Donald Trump executed over 1,000 securities transactions in June, according to a financial disclosure released by the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE). The transactions totaled between $78.1 million and $263.1 million (approximately ₩108.4 billion to ₩365.2 billion). Major

FIGS, a US-based medical apparel company, reported Q2 revenue of $196.6 million, a 28.8% increase compared to the same period last year, and net income of $28.4 million, four times the prior-year figure. The company's direct-to-consumer model and proprietary FIONx fabric have driven three

Single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in South Korea saw daily average trading volume drop to 862.2 billion won over the past three weeks, down to 11.2% of the 7.69 trillion won recorded in the prior three-week period, following deposit requirement increases implemented on July 31.

Nears Lab and Hatch Tech list on the KOSDAQ market on the 24th and 25th respectively during the fourth week of August. Nears Lab achieved a 530:1 retail subscription ratio at the top of its offering range, while Hatch Tech priced at the bottom of its range with institutional undersubscription.

Securities firms raised IMA benchmark yields to 4.5-5% annually as bank deposits surged by approximately 40 trillion won over two months. Mirae Asset Securities increased its IMA No. 4 benchmark yield from 4% to 5% with募集 starting on the 24th, while NH

NVIDIA is raising prices for AI servers by more than 15%, according to Bloomberg citing multiple sources on local time May 22. The price increases will apply to shipments starting early next year and affect systems with both the next-generation Vera Rubin and current Grace Blackwell chips. The

Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl stated on Aug. 21 that bitcoin may offer a favorable entry point for long-term investors based on three converging factors. The assessment addressed adoption trends, cycle positioning, and macroeconomic conditions as bitcoin reached $79,461 before easing

Major Korean securities firms reduced margin loan interest rates from annual 9-10% to 7-8% levels starting late last month, following financial authorities' announcement in July to review excessive rate practices. Samsung Securities and Shinhan Investment Securities lowered rates to 7.5% and 6.95% r

The New York stock market faces multiple major events during the week of August 24-28, as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivers a keynote speech at the Jackson Hole symposium on August 28, NVIDIA releases its second-quarter earnings on August 26, and the July core Personal Consumption

Genesis, Hyundai Motor's premium brand, surpassed 450,000 cumulative sales in the US market by July, marking a decade since its 2016 entry. The brand sold 454,049 vehicles through July and achieved a record 39,088 units in the first half of this year. Genesis has posted five consecutive years of

Lotte Engineering & Construction's financial indicators approached or met credit rating upgrade triggers set by domestic credit rating agencies during the upper half period. The company's debt ratio fell to 163%, down 24 percentage points from 187% at the end of last year, according to the

Inter-Korean economic cooperation stocks surged last week following US-North Korea summit expectations, prompting Korea Exchange to issue investment warnings on the 21st. Joeun People stock rose 80% from 330 won to 595 won, ranking first among all KOSPI and KOSDAQ listed stocks, while INDIEF