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Global investment firms seek stronger partnerships with Korea, says Finance Ministry

Senior executives of global investment and asset management firms have expressed hope for stronger partnerships with Korea, Seoul's Ministry of Finance and Economy said Wednesday.

2026-04-15

Wall Street climbs on Middle East de-escalation hopes but monthly losses loom

Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Tuesday, as investors cheered a report signaling potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict that has set the S&P 500 and the Dow on track for their biggest monthly decline in nearly four years.

2026-04-01

Kospi opens lower as Wall Street tumbles on geopolitical uncertainties

Korean stocks opened lower Wednesday, tracking an overnight slump on Wall Street, as investors expressed concerns U.S. President Donald Trump's push for Greenland may lead to market volatility.

2026-01-21

Wall Street posts biggest daily drop in three months, Trump's Greenland tariff threat triggers wide selloff

All three major Wall Street indexes ended Tuesday with their biggest one-day drops in three months, in a broad selloff triggered by concerns that fresh tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump could signal renewed market volatility.

2026-01-21

The U.S. stock market hits record highs, even as worries about an AI bubble continue

Wall Street set records on Thursday, even as a sell-off for Oracle and worries about a potential bubble in AI technology weighed on the market.

2025-12-12

WSJ calls Trump's $350 billion demand of Korea 'unrealistic'

The $350 billion investment fund for the United States, a key point of contention in follow-up negotiations between Seoul and Washington, has been met with criticism within as not being achievable.

2025-10-22

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.

2025-10-16

Real-life 'Succession' ends: Lachlan Murdoch takes control and siblings take cash

The Murdoch family has reached a deal that will see Rupert Murdoch's politically conservative eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, cement control of the family media empire that includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

2025-09-09

Banishing a reporter: Trump escalates battle with Wall Street Journal over Epstein story

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday followed up his lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over last week's Jeffrey Epstein story by banishing one of the newspaper's reporters from Air Force One for an upcoming Scotland trip.

2025-07-22

Kospi opens lower despite overnight Wall Street gains

Korean stocks opened slightly lower Wednesday despite overnight U.S. stock gains boosted by eased Middle Eastern tensions and hopes of an early interest rate cut.

2025-06-25