Oil, gold prices rise as geopolitical tensions mount before CPI
TOKYO: Oil and gold prices climbed while regional shares edged nervously higher on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions ratcheted…
Posts misrepresent 2021 suicide-prevention initiative as reaction to South Korean stock market losses
As South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index booked bruising losses at the end of July 2026, social media users…
South Korea’s stock market crash: Why AI wasn’t the real story
What triggered the crash? The immediate trigger was a fall in semiconductor and AI-related shares led by Samsung…
Technology rebound lifts markets, but geopolitical tensions loom
In a welcome turn of events, markets have embraced a technology rebound, while continuing geopolitical uncertainties, particularly regarding…
Asian stocks rally as Wall Street recovery boosts chipmaker shares
Asian stock markets opened higher on Wednesday, extending gains after a rebound on Wall Street, as investors looked…
How South Korea’s Stock Market Is Driving Wild Market Swings Globally
South Korea’s stock market is becoming one of the world’s most important gauges for the AI trade, with…
Bank of Korea Delivers First Rate Hike in Three and a Half Years; KOSPI Plunges Over 6%, Triggering Circuit Breaker — BigGo Finance
The Bank of Korea (BOK) announced on the 16th that it would raise its base rate by a…
South Korea’s Kospi Led Global Stocks And Hit an All-Time High Just Weeks Ago. Then It Went Into Bear Territory
South Korea‘s benchmark Kospi stock market index has tumbled into bear-market territory just weeks after reaching a record…
US stocks slide, as Wall Street gets AI wake-up call
Wall Street got a reality check as a bruising sell-off in several technology giants fuelled concern the artificial…
Why South Korea’s AI chip boom is a ‘serious concern’ for its economy
South Korea’s AI-driven semiconductor boom has sent exports, corporate profits and stock prices to record highs, but a…
South Korea’s KOSPI craters over 8% as Fed fears spark tech rout
By Jihoon Lee and Yena Park SEOUL, June 8 (Reuters) – South Korea’s stock benchmark plunged over 8%…
South Korea Halts KOSPI Trading After 8% Crash as Semiconductor Stocks Collapse
South Korea’s benchmark equity index plunged more than 8% at the open on Monday, triggering an emergency trading…