Youkyung Lee

Export-Import Bank of Korea will lend $1 billion to commodities giant Glencore Plc in exchange for copper supply to South Korean companies, as the country seeks to secure raw materials needed for the artificial intelligence boom.

South Korea led a selloff in Asian chip stocks early Wednesday, as rising bond yields exacerbated worry over the large sums of cash being shelled out by Big Tech.

A second attempt to take South Korea’s Golfzon Holdings Co. private is facing renewed resistance from a minority shareholder, with the stock now trading above the tender price in a sign the buyer may struggle to win over investors on the current terms.

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea led a selloff in Asian chip stocks early Wednesday, as rising bond yields exacerbated worry over the large sums of cash being shelled out by Big Tech.

SK Hynix Inc. may follow up its new mega stock buyback with additional shareholder returns woth at least $130 billion through next year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

SK Hynix is now pledging more than half of its cumulative free cash flow over 2025 to 2027, versus 'up to 50%' previously.

SK Hynix’s 40 trillion won buy-back plan has added pressure on Samsung to return more cash to shareholders, who point to the electronics giant’s swelling reserves.

South Korea’s leveraged ETFs tied to chipmakers saw outflows near $1 billion this month as investor fervor over the AI trade cooled and regulators stepped up measures to curb demand.

An activist investor has offered a 45% premium for Samsung affiliates’ stakes in S-1 Corp., setting up an early test of how board directors handle their expanded fiduciary duties under South Korea’s revised corporate law.

An activist investor has offered a 45% premium for Samsung affiliates’ stakes in S-1 Corp., setting up an early test of how board directors handle their expanded fiduciary duties under South Korea’s revised corporate law.