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Shinhan Investment & Securities on July 6 cut LG Energy Solution's target price to 550,000 won from 600,000 won while keeping a 'buy' rating. The firm expects profitability pressure through Q2 due to line conversion costs. However, Shinhan projects the second half will bring accelerated ESS order

Wall Street strategists maintain an optimistic outlook on US stocks for the second half following strong first-half gains, with the S&P500 recording its highest quarterly increase in six years during Q2. Baird investment strategist Ross Mayfield stated in a recent interview with Yahoo Finance that t

The USD-KRW exchange rate opened slightly higher at 1,527.60 won on July 6, up 2.00 won from the previous session, during South Korea's first 24-hour foreign exchange trading session. As of 6:11 AM, the rate stood at 1,527.70 won, reflecting bargain buying sentiment after a decline of more than 25 w

Seoul Bankruptcy Court terminated Homeplus's corporate rehabilitation proceedings on the 6th after 1 year 4 months since March last year, significantly lowering the discount retailer's operational viability. The court cited Homeplus's failure to secure 200 billion won in operating funds, collapsed f

Minority shareholders of Hanyang Securities filed an injunction lawsuit on the 3rd at Seoul Southern District Court to block the company's KRW 50 billion third-party capital increase, which allocates all 2.38 million new shares to largest shareholder KCGI No. 2 Private Investment Limited

People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo on July 6 called for the delisting of leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks, stating that 212 trillion won invested in these products is amplifying market volatility. Ahn attributed the volatility surge to daily

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage received extensive undisclosed financial support from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster involved in an offshore crypto gambling platform, in the year before his election as MP for Clacton on July 4, 2024, according to a Sunday Times investigation published this

Foreign investors sold 57.5 trillion won of Korean stocks in June, up from 48.9 trillion won in May, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association. The USD-KRW exchange rate has remained above 1,500 for over a month, reaching its highest level in 17 years since the global financial

Daesin Securities stated in a July 6 report that recent fears surrounding AI and semiconductor sectors were largely baseless. The brokerage forecast that strong Q2 earnings and upward revisions from Q3 onward will drive the KOSPI index toward the 10,000 level. Analyst Lee Kyung-min noted that the cu

iM Securities raised its target price for Samsung SDS (stock code 018260) from 220,000 won to 270,000 won on July 6, representing a 22.7% increase, while maintaining a 'Buy' investment rating. Analyst Lee Sang-heon attributed the upgrade to accelerating revenue growth in the AI data center

Big Tech firms drove chipflation in Q2 this year as AI chip demand exceeded supply, forcing consumer electronics price increases. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose over 80% in Q2 this year as companies competed for high-performance AI chips, creating a supply shortage that pushed

Samsung Securities maintained its 'Buy' rating and 500,000 won target price for Samsung Electronics on July 6, citing continued earnings improvement driven by strong DRAM pricing and stable AI memory demand. Analyst Lee Jong-wook raised the Q2 memory segment operating profit estimate from 80

iM Securities on July 6 raised its target price for LG Innotek stocks to 1.1 million won from 1 million won, a 10% increase, while maintaining a 'Buy' investment rating, despite concerns over potential iPhone price increases. Analyst Park Jeong-ha stated that the company's fundamentals remain

The KOSPI fell 21% from its June 19 intraday high of 9385 to an intraday low of 7387 on July 3, according to a report by Yuanta Securities researcher Heo Jae-hwan. The decline followed volatility that began in June after single-stock leveraged ETFs launched in late May. Heo noted that excluding

Gold and silver prices showed signs of recovery over the weekend after a difficult first half, with gold climbing back to $4,180 per troy ounce and silver futures rising to $62 from a low of $57. The precious metals had fallen sharply earlier — gold down 28% from its peak and silver cut in half —

The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan raised interest rates in June, breaking with the traditional central bank practice of ignoring geopolitical supply shocks, as war-driven energy price pressures intensified. The ECB raised its key rate by 0.25 percentage points in June, marking its

S&P500 companies' second-quarter earnings are projected to grow 23.3% year-over-year according to FactSet. The upward revisions concentrated in energy and IT sectors, while healthcare estimates fell over 15%. Wall Street raised year-end targets, with Citi and Oppenheimer forecasting 8,100 points

Korean stocks rebounded on July 3rd as the KOSPI index closed at 8088.34, up 440.25 points or 5.76%, reclaiming the 8000 level after a two-day decline of over 800 points. Institutional investors drove the recovery with net purchases of 4.445 trillion won, while foreign and retail investors net

Ethereum is trading near the $1,625 level as traders evaluate a potential rotation trade away from Bitcoin. ETH has maintained stability in this range, but has not yet produced a convincing breakout. The rotation argument remains active due to Bitcoin ETF demand facing pressure and the market

Korean stocks faced a challenging week as the KOSPI index fell 3.84% from June 29 to July 3, pressured by foreign investors who sold approximately 16 trillion won of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares during the period. The decline reflects a triple burden of high interest rates, a