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Shipbuilding, Defense, and Semiconductors Boom Boosts Manufacturing Business Sentiment to Over 4-Year High Driven by the semiconductor boom, business sentiment in the manufacturing sector reached its highest level in 4 years and 1 month. SBS Jul 30, 2026 10:30 AM

Samsung Posts Record Q2 Semiconductor Operating Profit of 89.2 Trillion Won Samsung Electronics has broken its quarterly record for the third consecutive quarter, posting all-time high performance in the second quarter of this year. SBS Jul 30, 2026 10:16 AM

Samsung Electronics Declares Quarterly Dividend of 374 Won per Common and Preferred Share, Totaling KRW 2.45 Trillion The dividend yield based on market price is 0.1% for common stock and 0.2% for preferred stock. SBS Jul 30, 2026 9:59 AM

SME Manufacturers See Employment Drop by 108,000; Production Falls 3.7% According to the July issue of the KOSI SME Trends report released by the Korea Small and Medium Business Institute , production in small and medium-sized manufacturing decreased by 3.7% in May compared to the same month last year, driven largely by contractions in the automotive and petroleum refining sectors. SBS Jul 30, 2026 9:47 AM

Samsung Posts KRW 89.2 Trillion in Q2 Semiconductor Operating Profit; Finished Goods Record First-Ever Loss However, the finished goods business posted a deficit of around KRW 800 billion, marking its first-ever loss since the company's founding, due to soaring component costs. SBS Jul 30, 2026 9:40 AM

Samsung, SK Hynix Post Record 250 Trillion Won Operating Profit in H1, Proving Memory Power Led by the two semiconductor giants, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, South Korea's chip industry wrote a new chapter by generating close to 250 trillion won in operating profit in the first half of this year alone. SBS Jul 30, 2026 9:35 AM

Financial Investment Industry to Spread Leverage Rebalancing Across Trading Hours After Emergency Meeting Asset management companies and securities firms managing single-stock leverage products have decided to distribute rebalancing trades, which usually concentrate near the closing bell, across trading hours, the Korea Financial Investment Association announced today . SBS Jul 30, 2026 9:35 AM

BOK Cites Growing Uncertainty Over Fed Policy and Middle East, Urges High Vigilance Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee meeting that "uncertainties surrounding the U.S. SBS Jul 30, 2026 9:24 AM

KOSPI Mixed Near Flat After Plunging for Two Straight Days The KOSPI, which plunged by more than 1,000 points over the past two consecutive days, is showing mixed trading today as it searches for direction. SBS Jul 30, 2026 9:23 AM

Vegetable and Instant Noodle Prices Surge... Red Alert for Grocery Inflation It is time for "Friendly Economy" with reporter Han Jiyeon. Han, vegetable prices have been extremely high lately. SBS Jul 30, 2026 9:16 AM