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Aju IB Investment, a first-generation South Korean venture capital firm, achieved a 10-fold return on its investment in biotech company Arcellx, according to a report. The firm invested 17.4 billion KRW in Arcellx starting in 2019 through its Boston subsidiary Solasta Ventures and recovered 167.5 bi

Mirae Asset Securities and Toss Securities are pursuing the acquisition of Japanese securities firms as part of an accelerated global expansion strategy. According to financial industry sources on the 27th, the two companies are conducting final acquisition discussions targeting 3-4 Japanese securit

Japanese semiconductor company Kioxia plans to build a new production facility at its northern Japan plant with an investment exceeding $6.27 billion (approximately 8.69 trillion won). According to Nikkei Asia on the 27th, Kioxia management is scheduled to announce the construction plan at the

Samsung Securities downgraded Hyundai Motor's target stock price by 7.7% to 600,000 won from 650,000 won on the 27th. Analyst Lim Eun-young attributed the downgrade to concerns that Hyundai Motor Group's robotics business expansion through separate subsidiaries rather than the parent company will pr

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff dismissed concerns about a 'SaaSpocalypse' on Wednesday during an appearance on CNBC's Mad Money, following the company's latest earnings report. Benioff stated that frontier AI models depend on customer relationship management software rather than replacing it. Earlier t

OpenAI banned a group of ChatGPT accounts it assessed as very likely originating in Russia, according to a report published Wednesday. The accounts promoted the International Burke Institute, an organization presenting itself as an Israel-based academic expert group, by using Russian-language

323 Korean listed companies reported combined Q2 operating profit of 249.3 trillion won as of August 25, exceeding the June-end consensus of 224.7 trillion won by 10.97%, according to FnGuide. Despite the earnings beat, target price downgrades outnumbered upgrades during the earnings season,

The US dollar strengthened on August 26 afternoon at 4pm Eastern Time, with the Dollar Index rising to 99.147 and USD-JPY climbing to 159.347 yen. The currency gained support from US inflation data exceeding expectations and strong domestic demand indicators, while oil prices reduced intraday

South Korea's net external financial assets fell to $64 billion at the end of Q2 2025, down from $753.6 billion at the end of Q1 2025, according to data from the Bank of Korea. The $689.5 billion quarterly decline was driven by increased foreign investor holdings of Korean stocks as domestic stock

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung held a private dinner meeting with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong on the 27th, six days after meeting SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won on the 20th. The consecutive meetings follow US demands for additional semiconductor investments from Samsung and SK

Bill Gates published a nearly 6,000-word essay on Gates Notes proposing a tax on AI tokens and robots to address what he calls an asymmetry in the current job market. The Microsoft co-founder argues that employers pay payroll taxes when hiring people but can write off robots as business expenses

The US Treasury Department is creating a quantum readiness task force that explicitly includes digital assets and emerging technology risks in its scope. The initiative supports President Trump's Executive Order 14412, which aims to strengthen cryptographic protections for America's sensitive

The Korean government's proposed Future Response Fund introduces a 30% spending flexibility mechanism that allows adjustments to approved budget categories without requiring supplementary budget approval from the National Assembly. An official explained on May 26 that the fund addresses situations w

The Korean government is designing a Future Response Fund to break the traditional fiscal pattern where tax revenue, spending, and government bond issuance move in lockstep. A presidential office official stated the initiative stems from recognition that increasing spending when revenue rises and

The US Treasury expanded its long-term bond buyback program, yet long-term interest rates remain elevated amid persistent fiscal deficits and uncertainties surrounding Middle East tensions and Federal Reserve policy. A May 27 Mirae Asset Securities report identified stablecoins as an emerging

US long-term Treasury yields eased as international oil prices declined and the US Treasury Department announced expanded bond buyback operations on the 19th. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil fell to the early $80s per barrel as the likelihood of full-scale conflict between the US and Iran di

SK Innovation's decision to absorb its battery separator subsidiary SKIET triggered a sharp stock decline on the 27th, with shares falling 13,800 won (11.04%) to 111,200 won according to Korea Exchange data. The merger announcement on the 25th sparked investor concerns that SK Innovation

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service reported that eight major card issuers generated net profit of KRW 1.2934 trillion in the first half of 2026, marking a 5.6% increase from KRW 1.2251 trillion in the same period of the previous year. Non-card specialized credit finance companies recorded K

South Korea's National Assembly Policy Committee submitted a review report on the 27th expressing caution about converting Korea Exchange (KRX) into a holding company structure, with both the Financial Services Commission and KRX itself requesting thorough preliminary review before proceeding. The b

American Airlines is refreshing its complimentary Main Cabin snack lineup with four new options beginning on select flights in early October. The carrier developed the changes using customer feedback and testing