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APR, a global beauty company, reported on the 19th that its Europe sales in H1 2025 reached 228.9 billion won, marking a 363% increase compared to the same period last year. The growth was driven by simultaneous expansion in both online and offline channels, including the launch of official Amazon s

Shinsegae Group's Starfield shopping mall complex reported revenue and operating profit growth across three major locations in the first half of the year. The performance improvement stems from the group's 'space innovation' strategy, which organizes stores around experiential spaces rather than pro

NYU professor Scott Galloway stated on 18th (local time) that SpaceX stocks have a fair value of $10 to $30 per share. SpaceX closed the previous session at $143.34, representing approximately five times Galloway's upper estimate. Galloway attributed the overvaluation to limited share float of 4-5%

ABS-CBN's P6-billion recapitalization will reduce its public float from 41.62% to approximately 15% as private investors supply urgently needed capital. The Philippine media company's June 30 Public Ownership Report showed 899.85 million common shares outstanding with 374.55 million shares in public

Korea SMEs and Startups Agency completed a $400 million social bond issuance the previous day, marking its return to public Korean paper markets after approximately 10 years since 2016. The agency secured the funding as the summer vacation season neared its end, achieving the lowest spread for

iM Securities maintained its 'buy' rating for Rainbow Robotics stocks on the 19th while lowering the target price from 915,000 won to 650,000 won, as the brokerage affirmed the company's position as a core partner in Samsung Electronics' humanoid robot business. Rainbow Robotics generated 3.26

SK Hynix expanded specific money trust investments by over 44 trillion won in the first half, according to a semi-annual report filed on the 19th. The memory chip maker increased short-term financial products by 8.2 trillion won and raised long-term financial products from zero to 7.1 trillion won,

South Korean insurers are reducing policy loan limits despite financial authorities increasing household loan quotas by approximately 30 trillion won for the second half. Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance cut policy loan limits to 0% on surrender value for premium-waived contracts from the 11th,

Kyobo Life Insurance plans to conduct a demand forecast on the 24th for a 3 trillion won subordinated bond issuance, expandable to 5 trillion won, according to the insurance industry on the 19th. The insurer holds 4.7 trillion won in subordinated bonds with a call option maturing on September 10. Th

Hanmi Semiconductor's customer credit system accumulated 4.27 billion won by the end of June, six months after its January launch. The credit program, which returns 2% of equipment order amounts for future purchases, has quickly become a significant tool in the company's strategy to secure repeat or

Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the largest home improvement retailer in the US, reported on August 18 (local time) that its fiscal 2026 second-quarter (April-June) revenue rose 5.7% year-over-year to $47.86 billion, surpassing Wall Street expectations. The company posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS)

Korea Exchange (KRX) is launching a new securities market for fractional investments in November, while private operators prepare a parallel over-the-counter (OTC) exchange by year-end. The dual launches aim to institutionalize fractional ownership trading of assets including artwork, real estate, a

Four robot-related exchange-traded funds swept the top four spots in monthly returns among Korean ETFs, with TIGER Korea Humanoid Robot Industry gaining 25.69% to rank first. ACE K Humanoid Robot Industry TOP2+ rose 25.15%, RISE AI&Robot gained 21.57%, and HANARO K Humanoid Theme TOP10

Samsung E&A received a maintained 'Buy' rating and 80,000 won target price from NH Investment & Securities on the 19th, citing dual growth momentum from domestic semiconductor investment expansion and Middle East chemical project

Penny stocks designated as administration issues by Korea Exchange surged on the 19th despite facing delisting risks. The sharp price increases followed Korea Exchange's strengthened delisting criteria for underperforming companies implemented this month, which resulted in mass administration issue

RTB Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTB), operating as Roundtable, rang the Nasdaq closing bell at the MarketSite in Times Square on Monday, unveiling its AI/DeFi-powered enterprise media platform built for the professional media industry. The ceremony marked the company's public debut, with CEO James

Elon Musk's net worth reached $894.9 billion as of August 18, 2026, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ranking, after rising approximately $30 billion in a single 24-hour period. Converting this fortune into Bitcoin and gold provides an immediate sense of scale that abstract dollar

NHN's stock surged nearly 100% over 5 trading days following an earnings surprise announced on the 11th and a National Pension Service share purchase disclosed on the 12th. The South Korean IT company reported Q2 revenue of 757.9 billion won and operating profit of 57.9 billion won, up 25.3% and 164

Korean government bond futures rose in overnight trading as US Treasuries strengthened amid a decline in New York stock markets. The 3-year bond futures closed 4 ticks higher at 103.17 compared to the previous day's regular session close, while the 10-year futures advanced 21 ticks to 105.28. The

Korean government bond yields showed divergent trends one month after the Bank of Korea raised interest rates in July, with long-term bonds weakening sharply while short-term yields declined. As of August 18, 3-year bond yields fell 5 basis points to 3.847% compared to the day after the rate hike, w