Q2

Earnings Samsung’s Q1 profit beats expectations; Q2 outlook murky on tariff war

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter operating profit on Tuesday, booste...

Economy S.Korea’s Q2 GDP slows 0.2%, upholds rate cut expectations

South Korea’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter on weaker domestic consumption and investment by private businesses, heightening ex...

Earnings KT posts Q2 profit drops on pay raises, bonus payments

KT Corp., South Korea’s No. 1 telecom service provider, on Friday reported a 14.3% drop in second-quarter operating profit despite steady reve...

Companies Kakao Games reports sharp drop in Q2 operating profit

Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., reported a sharp decline in second-quarter earnings on Wednesday d...

Earnings SK Telecom logs higher quarterly profit on AI, lower costs

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, reported a higher quarterly profit as its cost-cutting and strong artificial intelligence (A...

Korean stock market Korean tech stocks suffer falls despite strong Q2 results

Some 60% of the Kospi-listed companies that posted above-forecast results in the second quarter of this year have seen their share prices declining ...

Earnings EcoPro BM may cut battery materials capacity on EV slowdown

South Korea’s leading battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. is considering reducing cathode output capacity despite continuous investments in ...

Batteries Samsung SDI’s Q2 profit drops on sluggish European EV sales

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, saw its second-quarter operating profit plunge from the year-earlie...

Earnings Woori Financial vows higher shareholder returns, value-up after record Q2

Woori Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s fourth-largest financial services holding company, plans to significantly enhance its shareholder va...

Earnings Hybrids, SUVs drive Hyundai Q2 profits to record high

Hyundai Motor Co. posted its strongest quarterly results in the second quarter, with brisk sales of high-margin models such as hybrid cars and sport...

Earnings LG Electronics posts record Q2 profit, to accelerate transition into AI leader

LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean electronics maker, on Thursday posted its highest quarterly operating profit and sales for the April-Jun...

Economy S.Korea’s economy slows in Q2, but on growth course

South Korea’s economy unexpectedly slowed in the second quarter on softer private consumption and business investments, reinforcing expectatio...

Earnings SK Hynix to supply 12-layer HBM3E to Nvidia in Q4; profit soars in Q2

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Thursday it has made a significant turnaroun...

Banking & Finance KB Financial's quarterly profit hits record on interest margin growth

South Korea’s largest financial holding group KB Financial Group Inc. has logged its record quarterly profit in the April-June period, thanks ...

Beauty & Cosmetics Korean cosmetics makers see record Q2 profits led by exports

South Korean cosmetics original development and design manufacturers (ODMs) such as Cosmax Inc., Kolmar Korea Co. and Cosmecca Korea Co. are estimat...

Pension funds Samsung, SK Hynix lead value increase in Korea NPS' local shares in Q2

The second-quarter rally of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. shares drove a value increase in the domestic stock asset held by South Korea&...

Earnings LG Energy’s Q2 profit hurt by EV slowdown, expects Q4 improvement

LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s top three battery makers, on Monday posted a smaller quarterly profit, hurt by sluggish global ele...

Foreign exchange Korean won hits 15-year low in Q2 amid FX, economic uncertainty  

The South Korean currency fell to its lowest level against the US dollar in 15 years in the second quarter amid growing uncertainties surrounding gl...

Earnings LG Elec logs record Q2 earnings on home appliances, car parts

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. is expected to log its record second-quarter revenue and operating profit thanks to robust sales of home a...

Earnings Samsung’s Q2 profit soars on AI chips; second-half outlook rosy

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday flagged a more than 15-fold increase in its second-quarter operating profit as the artific...

Electric vehicles Hyundai set for revamped hydrogen-powered NEXO launch in Q2 2025

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. plans to introduce a next-generation model of its hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) NEX...

Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics stock likely to climb in Q2, analysts say

South Korean analysts have recommended investors buy Samsung Electronics Co. stocks as the world’s top memory chipmaker, which reported higher...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix, Samsung's fight for HBM lead set to escalate on AI boom

Long-time runner-up SK Hynix Inc. significantly narrowed the market share gap with global memory leader Samsung Electronics Co. to 6.3 percentage po...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix leads DRAM industry’s Q2 revenue rebound, retakes No. 2 spot

SK Hynix Inc. saw its DRAM chip shipments significantly increase in the second quarter, leading the industry’s overall revenue rebound, market...

Earnings Brokerages cut E-Mart’s share price target after disappointing Q2

South Korea’s largest hypermarket chain E-Mart Inc., a unit of domestic retail giant Shinsegae Group, on Wednesday posted disappointing second...

K-pop K-pop label JYP Entertainment earnings disappoint; shares down

JYP Entertainment Corp., the music label behind K-pop bands Stray Kids, Twice and NiziU, saw its stocks drop on Monday due to its disappointing quar...

Food & Beverage S.Korea's Nongshim earns H1 operating profit of $89 million

South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. saw operating profit in the first half of the year more than double thanks to strong instant noodl...

Earnings Coupang’s Q2 profit soars to a record, driven by e-commerce

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading delivery service provider, on Wednesday posted an all-time high quarterly profit and revenue, driven by it...

Earnings Lotte Chemical posts fifth straight quarterly operating loss in Q2

 South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has posted an operating loss for a fifth straight quarter due to sluggish petrochemical demand.The co...

Airlines Budget carriers turn around with highest-ever profits in Q2

South Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) posted their highest-ever quarterly profits on the back of a surge in international travel as the indus...