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Korea's industrial output in June, biz sentiment for July offers few positives
Output across all of Korea's industries edged down in June from the previous month the third month in a row it has lost ground. Statistics Korea said Friday that production in the mining and manufacturing industries was down zero-point-two percent on-month, due to an inventory adjustment in semiconductors and s...
2017-07-28 19:59:40 KST -
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Korea's production across all industries dropped 0.1% in June m/m
(Now to the latest economic figures,) Output across all of Korea's industries edged down in June from the previous month losing ground for three straight months. Statistics Korea says production in the mining and manufacturing industries was down zero-point-two percent on-month, due to an inventory adjustment in se...
2017-07-28 09:26:18 KST -
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Stocks
Taking a look at the markets Falling tech and transportation shares dragged the S&P 500 lower on Thursday on a day bursting with corporate earnings reports. The Dow fared better, setting a record closing high, helped by a jump in Verizon shares. Pulling up the figures then The Dow rose 85 points, or zero-point-fo...
2017-07-28 04:58:34 KST -
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Korea's economic growth in Q2 sees glimpse of consumption recovery
Korea's domestic consumption appears to be showing signs of a solid recovery. The Bank of Korea says the country's GDP grew zero-point-six percent on-quarter in the April to June period this year, led by a significant, zero-point-nine percent rise in private consumption, the highest seen in a year-and-a-half. (...
2017-07-27 20:01:43 KST -
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Samsung Electronics post triple-crown Q2 earnings
Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics achieved a 'triple crown' in quarterly earnings by beating its previous all-time-high in sales, operating profits and net profit during the April to June period. The company says operating profits surpassed 12-point-6-billion U.S. dollars during the second quarter this year, a...
2017-07-27 14:28:58 KST -
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U.S. stocks close at all time high as Federal Reserve holds rates
Following the Fed's decision to hold rates,.. Markets on Wall Street closed at all-time highs on Wednesday- The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit records on strong earnings reports from Boeing and AT&T. Looking at the numbers: The Dow rose 97 points, or zero-point-four-five percent, to 21,711, th...
2017-07-27 11:58:29 KST -
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U.S. Federal Reserve keeps benchmark interest rates unchanged
There were no big surprises on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve announced it was leaving interest rates unchanged, a move widely projected by market watchers. The Fed said it was holding its benchmark rate in a target range of one to one-point-two-five percent. The statement, released following a two-day meeting...
2017-07-27 11:58:29 KST -
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Samsung Electronics sales for Q2 reach over US $ 54.8 bil.
Korea's Samsung Electronics all-smiles--today, as it confirms its second quarter sales at over 54-point-eight billion U.S. dollars,.. operating profit at over twelve-and-a-half billion and net profit at nearly ten billion dollars. Leading the way was Samsung's semiconductor arm that accounted for nearly half of the...
2017-07-27 09:01:46 KST -
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Korea's economic growth in Q2 sees glimpse of consumption recovery
South Korea's export boom seems to be losing a bit of steam, but on the plus side, growth is doing just fine, and domestic consumption is showing signs of recovery. The Bank of Korea says the country's GDP grew zero-point-six percent on-quarter in the April to June period this year. Although the figure is nearly...
2017-07-27 08:08:04 KST -
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Korea's second internet-only bank launches operations
South Korea's second internet-only bank, which is expected to bring big changes to the country's financial landscape, came online earlier this morning. Kakao Bank, which is operated Kakao Corporation, the country's largest mobile messaging service provider, opened its virtual doors as of 7 a.m, Kore...
2017-07-27 07:19:19 KST -
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Gov't aims to address income disparities through job creation
Under the so-called "income-led growth" strategy, the government pledged to address income disparities by boosting growth through job creation. To do that, the government laid out a roadmap to increase the number of public servants by 810-thousand by 2022. And its not just about the numbers, but also th...
2017-07-27 07:19:18 KST -
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Stocks
Time for our daily roundup of the markets, starting with Wall Street. which had an eventful day. The Dow, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record closing highs after the Fed kept interest rates unchanged and on strong earnings reports from Boeing and AT&T. Let's pull up the closing figures for Wednesday. The Dow rose 9...
2017-07-27 04:06:43 KST
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Korea-U.S. FTA joint committee to launch special session next Tuesday
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Top U.S. officials reiterate military option still in play on N. Korea on heels of 'no military solution' controversy
The U.S. stressed that using military force against North Korea is sti...
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Government announces final results of eggs inspection
The government announced, at 4 p.m. Friday, that it has completed i...
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