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Tighter Rules on Leveraged Chip ETFs Draw Anger From the Investors They Protect
Regulators raised the minimum deposit to 30 million won and halted new launches after leveraged funds tracking Samsung Electronics and SK hynix fell roughly twice as fast as the shares themselves. Retail investors say the cost of the correction is landing on them alone.
Finance Minister Turns to Summit Deals as Washington Weighs a 12.5 Percent Tariff
Koo Yun-cheol said Korea will draw on cooperation agreements built through summit diplomacy to manage trade uncertainty, with a proposed US tariff and Middle East tensions both on the agenda.
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Samsung Biologics Buys Swiss Peptide Maker PolyPeptide in a $1.8 Billion Cash Deal
The all-cash tender offer values PolyPeptide at about 1.46 billion Swiss francs and pushes Samsung Biologics beyond antibodies into peptide manufacturing, the category that includes GLP-1 obesity and diabetes drugs.
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Nine in Ten Koreans Want Harsher Punishment for Leaking Technology Abroad
A Korea Enterprises Federation survey found 90.7 percent support stronger penalties for overseas leaks, against 3.2 percent who want lighter ones. Detected cases rose from nine in 2021 to 33 last year.
