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South Korea stocks crashed 18% in two days. Could it happen here?
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South Korea stocks crashed 18% in two days. Could it happen here?

A man walks past in front of an electronic screen showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange in Seoul on March 3, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korean stocks quickly fell from grace following the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. But Wall Street doesn’t see that […]

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South Korea central bank holds rates, adopts dot-plot path signalling extended pause
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South Korea central bank holds rates, adopts dot-plot path signalling extended pause

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – 2025/05/07: General view of the headquarters of the Bank of Korea in central Seoul. The Bank of Korea (BOK) is the central bank of South Korea and the institution that issues the Korean won. It was founded on June 12, 1950 in Seoul. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) […]

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Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol gets life sentence over martial law attempt
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Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol gets life sentence over martial law attempt

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – APRIL 21: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court on April 21, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. The second trial regarding former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s charge of leading a rebellion hold at the Seoul […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, U.S. Steel, FedEx, AT&T and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, U.S. Steel, FedEx, AT&T and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. U.S. Steel — Shares dropped 8.6% Tuesday, the day after President-elect Donald Trump said he would stop Japan’s Nippon Steel from buying the Pittsburgh steelmaker. The deal was first reached in late 2023, but has faced political and labor opposition since. AT & T — The […]

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South Korean won falls sharply against the U.S. dollar after president declares martial law
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South Korean won falls sharply against the U.S. dollar after president declares martial law

A television screen shows a news broadcasting of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering a speech on emergency martial law, in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, on December 3, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s won on Tuesday fell sharply against the U.S. dollar shortly after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared […]

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Morgan Stanley picks worldwide stocks to ride the Nvidia boom — and provides 4 additional than 50% upside
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Morgan Stanley picks worldwide stocks to ride the Nvidia boom — and provides 4 additional than 50% upside

Investor darling Nvidia is dominating headlines at the time all over again right after its earnings final 7 days surpassed expectations on the back again of the synthetic intelligence increase. The chipmaker’s shares crossed $1,000 for the very first time past Wednesday and are up all-around 170% above the past year. Morgan Stanley notes that […]

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Goldman Sachs names the winners and losers of an anticipated glut in EV battery elements
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Goldman Sachs names the winners and losers of an anticipated glut in EV battery elements

Goldman Sachs expects an oversupply in the world sector of battery parts for electrical autos to have key implications for four major companies. The expenditure bank mentioned cathodes, a aspect of a battery that attracts positive demand, are more and more becoming seen as a commodity. This indicates that a lot of corporations are creating […]

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