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Otis Elevator, the world's largest elevator manufacturer, faces a test of its defensive stock credentials as its shares declined approximately 15% this year amid volatile global markets, CNBC reported on the 9th (US local time). The stock underperformance stems from capital outflows to high-growth

South Korea's insurance industry recorded a sharp increase in consumer complaints and disputes during the first half of 2026, despite intensified regulatory efforts by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) to strengthen consumer protection. Life insurance complaints rose 22.8% to 9,750 cases

The US July employment report showed non-farm payrolls declined by 23,000 while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, prompting Wall Street to reduce expectations for a September interest rate hike. The seemingly contradictory data—fewer jobs yet lower unemployment—resulted from labor force

SK Securities analyst Na Seung-doo stated that the KOSDAQ market is meeting most conditions historically associated with outperforming the KOSPI index. The analysis identified four common factors present during previous KOSDAQ strength periods in 2004, 2018, and early 2023. The assessment comes as l

European stocks hit record highs as corporate earnings surged 22% year-over-year in Q2, the strongest growth since 2022, according to FactSet data reported by the Financial Times. The Stoxx Europe 600, Germany's DAX, the UK's FTSE 100, France's CAC40, and Spain's IBEX all reached all-time highs in r

Stunning Value Research released an analysis on the 10th stating Otech may be revalued from a traditional HVAC company to an 'AI infrastructure company' as it enters the AI data center liquid cooling market. The revaluation potential stems from Otech's subsidiary Otech Carrier's entry into the liqui

South Korea's Military Mutual Aid Association decided in March to maintain its annual retirement benefit payment rate at 4.9%, despite the Bank of Korea's benchmark rate standing at 2.50% and commercial bank term deposits offering rates in the high 2% range. To sustain this above-market return, the

KB Securities maintained its 60 million won target price for Samsung Electronics stocks, projecting the company's annual shareholder return could reach up to 200 trillion won. Analyst Kim Dong-won stated the expected announcement would represent a minimum 100 trillion won to maximum 200 trillion won

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese authorities conducted a joint intervention to buy yen, prompting market experts to coin the term 'Currency Activism' to describe the aggressive approach. Bessent, who previously led yen crash bets in 1992 and yen weakness trades in 2013 during his

Doosan recently signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire a 70.61% stake in SK Siltron for a base price of 2.3 trillion won, with the transaction structured to include an earn-out clause that could result in additional payments extending through 2034. The earn-out mechanism allows Doosan to

KOSPI is expected to attempt a recovery toward the 6300 level on August 10, following a rebound in US stocks driven by easing concerns over interest rate hikes. The South Korean benchmark index closed at 6258.77 on August 7, down 0.60%, marking a second consecutive day of decline. US July non-farm e

Ten major Korean conglomerates saw their combined market capitalization drop by approximately 1,700 trillion won from the end of June to August 6, according to financial data firm FnGuide. The total market cap fell from 5,564 trillion won to 3,868.8 trillion won, a 30.47% decline. The decrease

Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO Greg Abel ended a 14-quarter stock selling streak in his second quarter at the helm, deploying capital aggressively through $20 billion in net stock purchases and $4.5 billion in share buybacks. As of June 30, the conglomerate's cash and cash equivalents fell 8.0% to $36

Bearing Art, an industrial bearing manufacturer within the Iljin Global automotive parts group, is majority-owned by the third generation of the founding family, with Lee Ki-ryun holding 40% and Lee Ki-won holding 30%, according to disclosure filings released in May when Iljin Global was

South Korean retail investors net sold $525.7 million in overseas stocks during Q2 2025, marking their first quarterly net sale in 10 quarters, according to data released by the Bank of Korea on August 10. The net selling occurred in April ($424.9 million) and May ($605.5 million), driven by a

JP Morgan released a report analyzing competitive dynamics among SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, and Micron in the HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) market. The investment bank projected SK Hynix's market share will decline from 60% in 2025 to 42% by 2028, while Samsung Electronics is forecast to narrow th

KB Asset Management expanded its exchange-traded fund (ETF) market share during July, when Korean stock markets experienced sharp volatility. The company's ETF net assets totaled 34.68 trillion won as of August 5, representing a 7.80% market share, according to Korea Financial Investment

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are capturing the majority of trading volume and transaction fees in the expanding tokenized stock market, according to an analysis released by Lightwood Communication and Bitplanet Research Lab. Last month, the on-chain tokenized stock market reached a value of

Individual investors in the Korean stock market net purchased 1.4166 trillion won in KOSPI during July despite the index falling 22% — the largest monthly decline since the global financial crisis. The buying concentrated on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as investors believed in the long-term