Global
Politics (Global)
Hormuz Negotiations Grow More Complicated… U.S. Stock Market and Oil Prices Also 'Take a Hit'
Hopes that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen were dashed in just half a day as the United States and Iran clashed over mutual demands for compensation. International oil prices surged again, and the N…
IT
Jobs Swallowed by AI… India’s Myth of 6 Million IT Jobs Is Shaking
India’s information technology (IT) services industry is being displaced by artificial intelligence (AI). While the industry has long served as the “backyard” of the global IT sector, relying on its p…
Stocks
Foreign Investors, Worn Out by the 'Roller Coaster' KOSPI, Turn Their Attention to Taiwan
As investor sentiment recovers following last month’s sharp decline in AI-related stocks, global investors are turning their attention to the Taiwanese stock market rather than the Korean market. This…
Energy
KEPCO, SamsungElectronics, and SK Hanik Form ‘One Team’ Partnership… Set to Ensure Timely Power Supply to Semiconductor Industrial Complex
The government, KoreaElectricPower (KEPCO), SamsungElectronics(005930), and SK hynix(000660)have joined forces to ensure a timely power supply for a major semiconductor project. By signing an agreemen…
Manufacturing
China Quietly Takes Control of European Auto Parts Supply Chains… EU Calls It "the Greatest Threat"
Chinese auto parts manufacturers are quietly expanding their influence over Europe’s automotive supply chains. As European restrictions on finished product exports intensify, these companies appear to…
Stocks
KOSPI ETF Turmoil Catches Wall Street’s Attention… “A Warning Sign of ‘AI-Driven Market Risk’”
Wall Street has analyzed the leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) crisis that recently rocked South Korea’s KOSPI market as a prime example of market risk stemming from the artificial intelligence (AI…
Management
AI Is a Hit, Attracting 141 Trillion… Intel’s Capital Increase Jumps from 21 Trillion to 28 Trillion
Intel is raising $20 billion (approximately 28.28 trillion won) by increasing the size of its rights offering by more than one-third compared to its initial plan. This move is seen as a sign that dema…
Stocks
"Why Not Buy When It's on Sale?" SK Hynix Named Top AI Memory Stock
U.S. investment media outlet Motley Fool has named SK hynix(000660)as the “Best AI Memory Stock.” Considering the company’s dominance in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market, its direct benefits fro…
Commodities
Gold Price Surpasses $4,400, Reaching a Two-Month High… U.S. CPI on the 12th Will Be a Turning Point
International gold prices surpassed $4,400 per ounce (6.23 million won), hitting a two-month high. This surge was driven by buying pressure ahead of the release of inflation data that will help gauge …
FX
Even the U.S. Stepped In, but It Didn't Work… Japanese Yen Plummets to 159 Yen
The value of the yen, which had been boosted by the first-ever joint market intervention by the U.S. and Japan, has given back half of its gains in just ten days. Although both countries have warned t…