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One year into President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office, global equity performance tells a story few U.S. investors would have expected: two country markets have outperformed the S&P 500 by almost 90 percentage points over the past year. Despite Trump’s “golden age of...

South Korea plans to negotiate with Washington to protect its memory chip industry after the Donald Trump administration imposed steep tariffs on select high-end AI semiconductors. South Korea Eyes Exemptions On US Chip Tariffs South Korea will seek preferential treatment for its semiconductor...

South Korea's industry ministry and SoftBank Group Corp.’s (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) chip unit, Arm Holdings Plc (NASDAQ:ARM), signed an agreement to boost the country's semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors, a presidential policy adviser announced Friday. • ARM Holdings stock...

North Korea on Friday fired a suspected short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea's military said, the latest in a burst of tests as talks with Washington and Seoul remain stalled. Missile Flew 700 Kilometers From Inland Launch As per an Associated Press report, South...

A historic rally has put South Korea at the center of the global equity spotlight in 2025, with its benchmark index crushing Wall Street returns—but that same blistering pace is now prompting regulatory intervention. The World’s Top-Performing Stock Market In 2025 The KOSPI index, South Korea...

President Donald Trump has indicated his openness to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his upcoming trip to Asia. Trump, while on board Air Force One, expressed his willingness to meet Kim at the DMZ during his visit to South Korea.  “I’d be open to it, 100%. I...

A senior South Korean official has reported significant headway in the latest round of tariff negotiations with the United States. Progress Made In US-South Korea Trade Talks Kim Yong-beom, the presidential chief of staff for policy, informed the press on Sunday that the recent...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is pushing back on the terms of a proposed $350 billion trade and investment deal with the United States, which it had initially agreed to with President Donald Trump in July, saying that any agreement must be “commercially rational” and reflect the...

Electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and CEO Elon Musk had grand ambitions with the launch of the Cybertruck. Expectations have underperformed, but there could be good news with the vehicle expanding to more international markets. What Happened: Tesla officially launched the Cybertruck...

In a high-stakes chess game of international trade, President Donald Trump recently moved his queen, announcing a historic trade deal with South Korea that imposes tight restraints on tariffs and frees billions in cross-border investments. But this is more than a diplomatic headline. ETF investors...

U.S. stock futures declined on Thursday after ending higher on Wednesday. Futures of major benchmark indices were trading lower. President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil, escalating the trade tensions between the two nations. This was followed by a slew of letters posted on his Truth...

Economist Justin Wolfers pushed back against President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Japan, despite the latter actively working towards a resolution on the matter. What Happened: On Tuesday, in a post on X, Wolfers discussed Japan’s top trade negotiator’s recent travel to...

U.S. stock futures were fluctuating on Tuesday after trimming gains from their records on Monday. Futures of major benchmark indices were trading mixed. President Donald Trump announced sweeping 25% tariffs on all imports from Japan and South Korea, and sent letters to a total of 14 countries, all...

President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25% tariffs on imports from South Korea and Japan is drawing sharp criticism from economists who say the rationale behind the move is fundamentally flawed. What Happened: On Monday, Economist Peter Schiff called out Trump’s public letters to both...

Correction: The current prime minister of Japan is Shigeru Ishiba, not Fumio Kishida. The U.S. dollar is notching its strongest one-day gain against the Japanese yen in nearly two months as traders react to President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs targeting multiple U.S. trading partners....