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SK Hynix Chairman Choi Tae-won stated on May 10 (local time) that the company would consider a stock split if more requests are received, during a press conference following the ADR opening bell ceremony in New York. The statement came as SK Hynix stocks trade above 2 million won per share,

South Korean stocks fell sharply on July 13 as US-Iran military tensions triggered a market circuit breaker. The KOSPI index dropped 4.27% to 7156.97 by 10:45 AM, with the Korea Exchange activating a sell-side circuit breaker at 10:34 AM when KOSPI 200 futures declined more than 5%—the 18th such act

Samsung Asset Management's KODEX KOSDAQ150 Long KOSPI200 Short Futures ETF recorded a 55.6% decline in the first half of the year, marking the lowest return among domestic exchange-traded funds excluding leveraged and inverse products. The contrarian strategy of buying KOSDAQ and selling KOSPI

Samsung Securities ranked second in South Korea's first-half IPO underwriting market with ₩312.5 billion across four deals, capturing 25.2% market share according to Numbers Pool data released on the 13th. The brokerage's performance was driven by its co-lead role in K Bank's ₩498 billion

South Korean data centers are emerging as a promising alternative investment opportunity amid expanding artificial intelligence demand and overall supply shortages, according to a report released on the 13th by commercial real estate services firm CBRE Korea. The 'Korea Data Center Investment' repor

Commerzbank assessed that the US artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom is likely to continue for the time being despite overheating concerns. While high stock valuations pose a burden, they have not reached dotcom bubble levels, and even if corrections occur, the possibility of spreading

South Korea's Democratic Party and government plan to submit a real estate tax reform proposal after a presidential forum on July 23, according to policy chief Han Jeong-ae. Speaking to reporters following a party-government consultation on July 13, Han stated the government will include tax reform

A Gate.io customer reported an unauthorized withdrawal of $1.7 million (approximately 2.6 billion won) in cryptocurrency assets on the 8th. X influencer 'jheioff' stated that despite having phone authentication, Google authentication, and email authentication enabled on the real-name verified

JP Morgan raised its target price for Zhipu (02513) by 20% to HKD 2,400 this week, marking the second upward revision following last week's adjustment, and maintained an 'Overweight' rating. The bank cited demand nearing the company's service capacity limits and noted that new inference resources ar

Seoul's forex market dealing rooms are experiencing varied operational impacts one week after the official transition to 24-hour trading on the 6th. Banks implementing shift work report dealer fatigue from altered schedules, while institutions not actively covering overnight hours notice minimal

Duke University Professor Campbell Harvey outlined a theoretical scenario on Scott Melker's 'The Wolf of All Streets' podcast in which an $8 billion 51% attack on Bitcoin could become profitable through derivatives markets. Harvey's model suggests an attacker could gain majority control of Bitcoin's

Bank of America warned on 12일 (local time) that investor bullish sentiment has reached its most extreme level in five years, urging a near-term reduction in equity exposure. Michael Hartnett, the bank's chief investment strategist, stated that extreme bullish positioning signals the need to scale ba

KB Kookmin Bank and Woori Bank have been selected as financial arrangers for the Pohang Neo AI Data Center development project, with each bank arranging 2.25 trillion KRW in funding, according to investment banking industry sources on the 13th. Hyundai Motor Securities will participate as financial

POSCO International is expected to maintain solid earnings performance in Q2 this year, according to a compilation of forecasts from 13 major domestic securities firms submitted within the recent 3 months by Yonhap Infomax on the 13th. The company's Q2 operating profit is projected at 351.6

Han Seung-pyo, founder of major insurance agency Goodrich, notified JC Partners in mid-June of his intent to exercise a call option to recover management rights. JC Partners acquired a 60% stake in Goodrich in 2022 at an enterprise

Korean and Japanese forex authorities have intensified market interventions and coordination signals, causing USD-KRW and USD-JPY exchange rates to retreat from recent highs. On July 10, Korean Vice Finance Minister Moon Ji-seong's verbal intervention drove USD-KRW from an intraday peak

Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham died on the 11th from aortic dissection at age 71, leaving his Senate seat vacant. Graham represented South Carolina since 2003 and was a key Trump ally. His death shifts the Senate composition to 51 Republicans, 47 Democrats (including independents), and 1 vacan

The KOSPI stock index entered a technical bear market on July 13, falling 22.0% from its June 19 intraday high of 9385.59 to an intraday low of 7317 in approximately three weeks. A technical bear market is generally defined as a decline of 20% or more from recent highs. Korean securities firms are c

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed during a speech at the University of Kansas School of Business in July that after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against it in 2020, he and co-founder Chris Larsen seriously considered shutting down Ripple and distributing the company's held XRP to shareholders proportionally. SEC met four times without being told XRP was a security; lawsuit costs reached $150 million According to Garlinghouse’s account, the SEC sued Ripple

South Korean credit market participants are observing buying activity in 1- to 2-year bonds despite credit spreads reaching record highs, raising expectations that the market may stabilize in the near term. The Bank of Korea is widely expected to begin raising its base rate this month with a