Hyundai cruises in fast lane but speedbumps near Gulf News | Seoul, Detroit: For Hyundai Motor Co, things could hardly be going better: last month, it won top marks in a US quality survey, its sales rose in a sliding global market and even its share price is back up above pre-crisis levels. | Not bad for a carmaker long seen as a distant second choice to Ja...
Nikkei Flat; Rio, BHP Climb Wall Street Journal By COLIN NG and WEI-ZHE TAN | SINGAPORE – Most Asian shares were higher Thursday after Wall Street advanced, while in Australia, Rio Tinto and BHP climbed on a report China had backed down over iron ore price cuts. | Data showing a moderation in the pullback in U.S. manufacturing activity and ...
Samsung sees strong earnings, shares jump The Boston Globe | SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics <005930.KS>, the world's top maker of memory chips and flat screen TVs, forecast second-quarter earnings well above market estimates, driving its shares up more than 4 percent on Monday. | ...
Samsung announces earnings estimate for first time in bid to damp speculation Star Tribune | SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest manufacturer of memory chips, announced quarterly earnings estimates for the first time Monday, saying it hopes to reduce market confusion and speculation about its performance. | Th...
Samsung announces earnings estimate The Miami Herald | SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest manufacturer of memory chips, announced quarterly earnings estimates for the first time Monday, saying it hopes to reduce market confusion and speculation about its performance. | T...
Samsung announces earnings estimate Herald Tribune | SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest manufacturer of memory chips, announced quarterly earnings estimates for the first time Monday, saying it hopes to reduce market confusion and speculation about its performance. | ...
Samsung announces earnings estimate The State | SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest manufacturer of memory chips, announced quarterly earnings estimates for the first time Monday, saying it hopes to reduce market confusion and speculation about its performance. | T...
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SKorean bank says NKorean economy grew in 2008 Syracuse | (AP) - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's economy grew in 2008 after good weather boosted agricultural production, South Korea's central bank said Sunday. | The North's gross dom...
S.Korea Kumho Asiana to sell Daewoo Eng The Guardian (Adds details, quotes) By Cheon Jong-woo SEOUL, June 28 (Reuters) - South Korea's Kumho Asiana Group said on Sunday it had decided to put Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co up fo...
S.Korea, Japan Not Yet Out of Crisis Wall Street Journal By TOMOYUKI TACHIKAWA | TOKYO -- Japan's Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano and his South Korean counterpart agreed that it is too early to carry out "exit strategies" to phase out the ...
Samsung issues strong Q2 guidance, shares jump The Guardian * First ever earnings guidance from Samsung * Q2 consol op profit seen up to 2.6 trln won, jump vs Q1 * Q2 sales seen at 31-33 trln won, up from year-ago and Q1 * Shares gain more than 4 percent, market up 0.5 pct * All key businesses outperforming -...
Seoul turns to green Hong Kong Standard The South Korean government aims to raise 2 trillion won (HK$12.24 billion) from the private sector and increase fiscal and financial aid to help so-called "green industries." The money for the industries, which include companies developing alternati...
Samsung Announces Earnings Estimate The New York Times | SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. announced quarterly earnings estimates for the first time Monday, saying it hopes to reduce market confusion and speculation about its performance. | The Suwon, South Korea-based corporation said i...
S.Korea, Japan Not Yet Out of Crisis Wall Street Journal By TOMOYUKI TACHIKAWA | TOKYO -- Japan's Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano and his South Korean counterpart agreed that it is too early to carry out "exit strategies" to phase out the unusual steps taken to grapple with the economic crisis, ministry officials from the two nations said Saturday. | They also shared the view that the top priority for both...
