[THE INVESTOR] KOSDAQ closes lower at 640.17, down 7.71 points(1.19%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 25.(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI closed lower at 2,037.17, down 10.57 points (0.52%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 25.(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)

[THE INVESTOR]  Samsung Electronics is allegedly considering acquiring French audio equipment maker Focal as part of efforts to further strengthen its competitiveness in automotive parts, local media outlet Financial News reported on Oct. 25. “Samsung had actually hoped to acquire Danish premium audio maker Bang & Olufsen but the price was too high,” an unnamed Samsung executive was quoted as saying.“Samsung and Focal are finalizing the talks currently. The deal price could reach 200 billion won

[THE INVESTOR] KOSDAQ opened higher at 648.40, up 0.52 points(0.08%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 25.(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI opened lower at 2,042.29, down 5.45 points (0.27%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 25.(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)

[THE INVESTOR] KOSDAQ closed lower at 647.88, down 3.89 points(0.60%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 24.

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI closed higher at 2,047.74, up 14.74 points (0.73%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 24.

[THE INVESTOR] KOSDAQ opened higher at 654.01, up 2.24 points(0.34%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 24.

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI opened higher at 2,037.19, up 4.19 points (0.21%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 24.

[THE INVESTOR] Apple’s iPhone 7 and LG Electronics’ V20 have taken a sizable portion of the Korean smartphone market since their recent launches, which came on the heels of Samsung Electronics’s production halt of the Galaxy Note 7.The market is expected to see a continuous inflow of undecided customers as Samsung Electronics plans to urge remaining Note 7 owners to change their fire-prone devices.Since the iPhone 7 was first rolled out on Friday, around 62,000 consumers changed their telecom op

[THE INVESTOR] A club for the richest and the most powerful South Korean capitalists is facing a make-or-break crisis, as its dubious links with politics have apparently failed to benefit its member conglomerates but rather harmed them, experts said.The purpose of the Federation of Korean Industries’ existence has been put to a question in recent weeks over its suspected role in a high-profile scandal involving a close confidante of the president and alleged influence-peddling. On Saturday, FKI’

[THE INVESTOR] The cost of restructuring ailing Korean shipbuilders and shipping companies is estimated at 31 trillion won ($27 billion), with the cost projected to be offset after a decade, the International Monetary Fund’s report said Sunday. The report was based on the assumption that the creditors’ losses caused by debt restructuring would reach 5.5 percent to 7.5 percent of GDP along with 0.4 to 0.9 percent of the labor force employment impact. The figure was only calculated for the compani

[THE INVESTOR] Chinese nationals have been increasingly making inroads into the expensive real estate market in Seoul and its surrounding cities, but the move will not be powerful enough to drive up the overall home prices, experts said.According to data by the Seoul Metropolitan City, the number of land lots owned by Chinese nearly doubled to 4,139 in the first half of this year from 2,113 at the end of 2014. By land size, property owned by Chinese nationals rose 29 percent to 171,600 square me

[THE INVESTOR] The Financial Services Commission said Sunday that its chairman Yim Jong-yong said he would aggressively support Korean credit finance companies to help them make inroads into overseas markets.“If they have difficulties in overseas markets due to administrative approvals and lack of market information, I will help them resolve such issues,” Yim said at a meeting with officials from credit card companies and capital firms on Friday. “At regular meetings with financial authorities o

[THE INVESTOR] KOSDAQ closed lower at 651.77, down 3.91 points(0.60%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 21.

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI closed lower at 2,033.00, down 7.60 points (0.37%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 21.

[THE INVESTOR]  Minwise’s operating profit in the third quarter is estimated to reach 4.1 billion won (US$3.6 million), 58 percent higher on-year and revenue will soar 45 percent to 9.6 billion won to hit a new high, Shinhan Investment reported on Oct. 21. The volume of subscribers to the firm’s major services related to mobile security, online payment and web login has been increasing at a steady rate. The total number of subscribers by the end of third quarter amounted to approximately 4.4 mil

[THE INVESTOR] KOSDAQ opened higher at 656.02, up 0.34 points(0.05%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 21.

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI opened lower at 2,039.40, down 1.20 points (0.06%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 21.

[THE INVESTOR]  GM Korea will display the Bolt EV, an electric subcompact car, for the first time at the Korea Electronics Show that kicks off on Oct. 26 in Seoul, the company said on Oct. 20.The company is the first carmaker here to participate in the exhibition and will introduce its progress in electric vehicle development. Manufactured by Chevrolet in partnership with LG Electronics, the Bolt EV was certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency to go 383 kilometers per charge. On the s