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SK Hynix is forecast to post record-breaking Q2 operating profit of 63.55 trillion won on revenue of 83.46 trillion won, according to a survey of 14 securities firms conducted by Yonhap Infomax on the 28th. The projected figures represent year-over-year increases of 589.82% in operating profit

Seoul apartment transactions declined sharply from May through July as homeowners adopted a wait-and-see stance ahead of an imminent government property tax reform announcement. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's transaction disclosure system, Seoul apartment sales

SK Hynix experienced a flash crash on the NXT alternative trading system's premarket at 8 AM opening, plunging 29.96% to 1,272,000 won from the previous close of 1,816,000 won due to a single-share order error. The anomaly resulted from the combination of continuous trading structure during

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) supported major insurers in prosecuting Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine for alleged insurance fraud. In April, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, KB Insurance, and DB Insurance jointly sued Jaseng Hospital,

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) announced on July 27 the acquisition of IBM's blockchain patent portfolio, adding more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide to its intellectual property holdings. The stablecoin issuer stated the acquisition positions Circle as the

YSP, the largest shareholder of KOSPI-listed ANP, withdrew from a planned sale of the company's management rights on 27일, despite having reached terms with a willing buyer, according to capital market industry sources. The sale, which would have transferred approximately 50% of ANP's equity for 10 b

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday warned that the AI trade has become increasingly fragile and urged investors trading with borrowed money to exit data center-related positions. The 'Mad Money' host advised margin traders to 'sell it no matter what' at 9:30 a.m. the next morning, stating he no longer

Elon Musk predicts artificial intelligence will surpass the combined intelligence of humanity within about five years, with humans unlikely to remain in control of the technology within a decade. The xAI founder made the statements during an interview with The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny

A National Cryptocurrency Association study estimates the U.S. crypto industry employs 34,000 workers directly and supports 232,000 jobs economy-wide. The sector is expected to contribute more than $55 billion to U.S. GDP in 2026. The findings reflect ongoing digital asset adoption growth. The

Prediction market traders estimate a 77-78% probability that OpenAI will publicly release GPT-6 by September 30, with odds rising across platforms in the last 24 hours. The increased likelihood reflects heightened trading activity on Polymarket and Myriad, where contracts for the September

Iljin Global, a South Korean automotive parts conglomerate, completed a pivotal 264 billion won share transaction in 2012 that established the succession framework for second-generation chairman Lee Dong-seop. Iljin Co., the group's core subsidiary where Lee had become largest shareholder in 2006, p

Hyundai Rotem faced target price downgrades from major Korean securities firms on the 28th following a second-quarter earnings miss and delayed overseas export contracts. The company's Q2 operating profit fell 9.8% year-over-year to 232.4 billion won, missing market consensus by approximately 14%, d

South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges recorded a 15.6% decline in trading volumes month-over-month despite Bitcoin's rebound, according to data compiled from CoinGecko covering May 1-25. The five major KRW-based exchanges - Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax - registered daily average tradin

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission announced on May 24 a regulation change allowing issuers to adjust leverage ratios daily for single-stock leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds, within a maximum 2x multiplier cap. The regulatory shift responds to extreme volatility in products tra

Hanwha Ocean recorded a 23% operating profit margin in its shipbuilding segment during Q2, according to a May 28 report by Hana Securities. The company achieved revenue of 5.4432 trillion won and operating profit of 736.1 billion won, representing year-over-year increases of 65.2% and 101.7%

Korean stocks showed muted response on the 27th despite announcements of $1.4 trillion in AI investment partnerships, with the KOSPI closing 0.97% higher at 6755.75. The limited market reaction stemmed from foreign investor profit-taking and investor caution ahead of US Big Tech earnings releases, c

Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) reported Q4 revenue of $258.7 million, up 407% from the prior year, and earnings of $0.04 per share, surpassing analyst expectations of a $0.28 loss, while announcing an order backlog of $20 billion from an unnamed hyperscaler. The revenue surge resulted from