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Memo from Howard Marks Prices are not high enough? Trees don't grow to the sky

The S&P 500 index just experienced its best two-year streak since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, with the hype surrounding artificial intel...

Korean stock market Korean IPO boom sets record; bubbles burst post debut

South Korea’s initial public offerings in the first half of this year were oversubscribed 1,610 times, the highest-ever rate for a half-year p...

Food & Beverage Bubble tea chain Gong Cha struggles in its top market of Korea

Global leading bubble tea franchise Gong Cha Global Ltd.’s South Korean affiliate, which owns the beverage chain’s Japanese and Taiwanes...

Electronics Samsung, Henckels co-develop AI Combo detergent course

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it partnered with the global household and industrial goods company Henckels AG to introduce a d...

Food & Beverage Wine bubble bursts in S.Korea as whisky frenzy grows

The South Korean fever for wine has cooled, with its imports down in the first half for a second straight year as the popularity of whisky among you...

Korean chipmakers S.Korean semiconductor industry faces sharp decline: report

The Korea Development Institute (KDI), a renowned government-affiliated economic think tank in South Korea, disclosed on Sunday that the domestic se...

IPOs Kosdaq listings number 129, highest since 2002 IT bubble

Depression in equity markets in the wake of global rate hikes this year has not prevented Korean companies from rushing into Kosdaq, South Korea's m...

Korean startups Korean unlisted stock bubble bursts as interest rates rise

Kurly Inc., Dunamu Inc. and other major South Korean unlisted stocks plunged as the fallout on asset prices from rising interest rates extended into...

Corporate restructuring Risks of restructuring rise in Korean platform sector

South Korean platform operators are feeling cornered following rapid expansion during COVID-19 as growing risks of a global economic recession and r...

Korean startups Nine out of 10 VC heads in S.Korea say startups overvalued: Survey

Heads of South Korea’s leading venture capital firms say domestic startups have entered a phase of overvaluation. The Korea Economic Dail...

Artificial intelligence Moody's sees low risk of burst in S.Korean property bubble

South Korea's real estate prices have risen at a rapid pace over the past two years, but that would not indicate an increased risk of loan defaults ...

Cryptocurrencies Korean politicians seek to delay crypto taxation as another bubble looms

South Korean politicians are seeking to delay taxes on gains from cryptocurrency trading by one year as they gear up for the upcoming presidential e...

Entertainment DearU: A K-pop fan engagement platform success story

No company would know better than DearU Inc. that powerful fandom can turn into fast money.The South Korean startup that started as a software devel...

Travel & Leisure Travel bubble triples Koreans’ trips to Saipan

A travel bubble between South Korea and Saipan more than tripled visits of residents in the Asian country to the main island in the Northern Mariana...

Economy BOK ratchets up warning over asset price bubble, private debt

The recent asset price rises in South Korea, in particular in the equities and real estate markets, have been too rapid, even considering an expecte...

Korea's unicorn makers KB Investment CEO says VC boom shouldn't be dismissed as mere bubble

South Korea-based venture capital firms are likely to see rankings shift once the glory days of lucrative exits in a liquidity-driven market are gon...

Venture capital Korea’s venture capital firms poised to grow, no bubble seen in market

Growth in South Korea’s venture capital investments has been slow relative to the pace of the country’s economic growth, creating an opp...

Interview Legendary trader Larry Hite sees tech bubble, says Tesla yet to prove value

NEW YORK -- Larry Hite, long-time successful hedge-fund manager who doesn’t believe anyone can predict how the stock market will move, has warne...

Unison Capital puts bubble tea franchise Gong Cha up for sale

Private equity firm Unison Capital Inc. has put bubble tea franchise Gong Cha on the market, a deal estimated at up to $442 million, as the South Kore...