Today's Major News

1. Samsung Electronics posted an operating profit of over 89 trillion won in the semiconductor business alone in the second quarter. Meanwhile, its finished product business suffered a deficit of about 800 billion won, the first of its kind since the company's foundation, due to a steep rise in production costs.

2. The domestic stock market, which plunged for two consecutive days, is showing severe volatility today (the 30th). The KOSPI rebounded sharply by more than 5% at one point in the morning driven by strength in stocks like Samsung Electronics, but its gains have narrowed significantly as time passes.

3. The death toll from the earthquakes in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan has risen to 17 after two additional bodies were found at a shopping center. With over 100 aftershocks continuing, a magnitude 5.8 aftershock struck last night.

4. The United States has resumed strikes against Iran after six days. The U.S. military immediately launched retaliatory airstrikes after Iran attacked a U.S. military base in Jordan.
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