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Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix to Complete Share Buybacks by Mid-November
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are expected to finalize their share buybacks by mid-November, bolstering the domestic stock market.
Seoul Stocks End Almost Flat as Investors Weigh Fed's Rate Hike
Seoul stocks closed nearly unchanged as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in three years.
Seoul Shares Rise Late Wednesday Morning on Tech Gains
Seoul's stock market saw gains in the technology sector as investors reacted cautiously to upcoming economic decisions.
Samsung's Flakt Group Initiates Hiring in Korea Ahead of Groundbreaking
Flakt Group, Samsung Electronics' HVAC unit, is hiring in Gwangju as it prepares to break ground on a new production line.
Samsung and SK Hynix Reject KEPCO's $18.7 Billion Electricity Prepayment Plan
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have turned down a proposal from state-run utility KEPCO to prepay $18.7 billion for power grid upgrades, citing uncertainty over future chip demand.
SK Hynix Shares Tumble as AI Leaders Call for Slower Development, Hot US Inflation Data Rattles Markets
SK Hynix shares dropped more than 4% and dragged the KOSPI lower after top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX urged a slowdown in AI development, raising doubts about future memory-chip demand just as hotter-than-expected US inflation data added pressure ahead of this week's Fed meeting.
Samsung Life, Samsung Fire Weigh Combined $6.6bn UK, US Acquisitions
Samsung's two insurance affiliates are reportedly exploring roughly 9 trillion won in overseas deals, including a possible takeover of London insurer Canopius and a stake in US-based Principal Financial Group, as they push to diversify beyond a saturated home market.
Samsung Life, Samsung Fire Weigh $5.4 Billion Push Into Overseas Insurance M&A
With capital reserves swelling under Korea's K-ICS solvency regime, Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Fire & Marine are considering deals worth up to $5.4 billion for stakes in Britain's Canopius and the U.S.'s Principal Financial Group, favoring overseas expansion over bigger dividends or buybacks.
Samsung Life Targets Top Stake in Principal Financial Group
South Korea's largest life insurer is reportedly in talks to buy up to a 15% stake in Principal Financial Group for as much as $4.4 billion, a deal that would make it the US retirement giant's largest shareholder.
South Korea's Semiconductor Exports Surge Past 400 Trillion Won in Historic Milestone
South Korea's semiconductor exports have topped 400 trillion won for the first time this year, powered by a record-breaking 270.1% year-on-year jump in early September as global AI and memory demand keeps shattering records.
South Korean Won Holds Near 13-Month High on Semiconductor Export Boom
The won traded near 1,373 per dollar, its strongest level since July 2025, as record chip exports and a widening trade surplus drove dollar inflows into Korea.
Record Korean Exports Push the Won to a Two-Year High
South Korea's export boom, led by a surge in semiconductor shipments, has driven the won to its strongest level against the dollar in nearly two years, prompting authorities to step in and slow its rise.
Timeline
- Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix to Complete Share Buybacks by Mid-November
- Seoul Stocks End Almost Flat as Investors Weigh Fed's Rate Hike
- Seoul Shares Rise Late Wednesday Morning on Tech Gains
- Samsung's Flakt Group Initiates Hiring in Korea Ahead of Groundbreaking
- Samsung and SK Hynix Reject KEPCO's $18.7 Billion Electricity Prepayment Plan
- SK Hynix Shares Tumble as AI Leaders Call for Slower Development, Hot US Inflation Data Rattles Markets
- Samsung Life, Samsung Fire Weigh Combined $6.6bn UK, US Acquisitions
- Samsung Life, Samsung Fire Weigh $5.4 Billion Push Into Overseas Insurance M&A
