SK Hynix Hits Record High as Citi Lifts Target 82% on Memory Supercycle
SK Hynix jumped 7.3% to a record ₩1.97M after Citi lifted its target 82% to ₩3.1M, with KB Securities following at ₩2.8M on a 2026 memory supercycle call.
Samsung (005930.KS) Mediation Fails; 40K Chip Strike Looms May 21
Samsung's NLRC bonus mediation collapsed before dawn Wednesday, with the union setting an 18-day general strike from May 21 involving more than 40,000 chip-division workers.
S-Oil (010950.KS) Lifted to ₩135K as Refining Beat Meets Fuel Cap
Mirae Asset raised its S-Oil target to ₩135,000 from ₩120,000, citing refining-margin strength, with Korea's revived fuel price cap as the swing risk.
Korea Floats AI 'Citizen Dividend'; KOSPI Whipsaws, Samsung Falls 2.3%
Korea's policy chief Kim Yong-beom floated an AI-revenue 'National Dividend,' sending KOSPI down as much as 5.12% before Cheong Wa Dae called it a personal view.
Samsung (005930.KS) Unveils Z Fold8, AI Glasses July 22
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), Korea's largest consumer-electronics and memory-chip maker, plans to hold its second-half Galaxy Unpacked event in London on July 22
SK Hynix (000660.KS) CEO Kwak to Meet Gates, Nadella at Microsoft Summit
SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung is attending Microsoft's invitation-only CEO Summit in Redmond this week, with meetings expected with Bill Gates and Satya Nadella.
Samsung Securities (016360.KS) Opens IBKR Omnibus Channel for Foreign Retail Investors
Samsung Securities (016360.KS), a full-service Korean brokerage whose largest shareholder is Samsung Life Insurance (29.4%), said on May 12 it has formally launched
Celltrion (068270.KS) Buys France's Gifrer to Tap 9,000 Pharmacies
Celltrion (068270.KS), Korea's largest biosimilar maker, said on May 12 it has acquired 100% of Gifrer, a 1912-founded French over-the-counter (OTC) and pharmacy pro
Samsung Family Stock Wealth Tops ₩100 Trillion as Lee Jae-yong Crosses ₩50 Trillion Mark
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong's stock holdings rose to ₩51.66 trillion ($35.1B) on May 11, making him the first South Korean businessman to clear the ₩50 trillion mark.
NTS Audit Targets Meritz Securities as Korea's Finance Sweep Widens
Korea's National Tax Service (NTS), the country's central tax authority, opened a special tax audit of Meritz Securities on May 11, according to Chosun Biz.
Lotte E&C Lands AAA Rating on ₩300 Billion ABS in Credit Rehabilitation Step
Lotte Engineering & Construction (Lotte E&C), the Lotte Group construction affiliate and South Korea's eighth-largest builder by capability evaluation, said Monday i
Korea's 'Big-Hand' Retail Orders Hit Record as Samsung-Hynix Drive KOSPI Past 7,000
Korea's wealthiest retail investors are pouring money into the country's two semiconductor giants at an unprecedented clip.