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With Samsung C&T Stock Surging, KCC Shareholders Wear Ambivalent Expressions
With the launch of the Lee Jae-myung administration, attention is turning to whether the so-called “Korea Discount” will finally be resolved. A series of reform initiatives—such as the revision of ...
2025-07-22 화요일 | 신혜주 기자
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Hyundai Motor President José Muñoz: “We Will Focus on What We Can Control Amid Uncertainty”
Hyundai Motor named José Muñoz as its first foreign president and CEO at the end of last year. With Muñoz having led Hyundai Motor’s growth centered on the North American market, he was seen as th...
2025-07-21 월요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Kakao Grapples with Growing Legal Risks... Pinning Hopes on AI Growth
Kakao (CEO Chung Shina) is again facing a sense of crisis amid its affiliates’ legal troubles and a bleak earnings outlook. In response, the company is focusing all efforts on revitalizing its busine...
2025-07-17 목요일 | 정채윤 기자
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SK On’s U.S. Battery Plant Hits Full Operation After 3 Years — A Turning Point Toward Profitability?
SK On’s North American plant, SK Battery America (SKBA), has reached full operation three years after its establishment, raising expectations for a turnaround in performance.According to SK On on the...
2025-07-16 수요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Despite KRW 950 Billion Net Loss, Emart Expands Dividends…PBR at 0.24x ‘Attractive’
With the launch of the Lee Jae-myung administration, attention is turning to whether the so-called “Korea Discount” will finally be resolved. A series of reform initiatives—such as the revision of ...
2025-07-15 화요일 | 박슬기 기자
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Coupang Follows Amazon into Cloud, Beyond Retail
Coupang is accelerating its transformation into the “Amazon of Korea,” now venturing beyond retail into the cloud business—a key pillar of Amazon’s profitability model. The move signals Coupang’s...
2025-07-14 월요일 | 박슬기 기자
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Inventory Shock and AI Setbacks Behind Samsung’s Q2 Earnings Miss
Samsung Electronics announced preliminary earnings on July 8 that fell short of market expectations, stating that a “one-time expense such as a valuation allowance on inventory in the memory business...
2025-07-11 금요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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POSCO Future M CFO Jeong Dae-hyung, Holds the Line Amid Prolonged Financial Strain
POSCO Future M, POSCO Group’s battery materials subsidiary, recently proceeded with a capital raise worth approximately KRW 1 trillion despite concerns from shareholders. The move was a strategic dec...
2025-07-10 목요일 | 김재훈 기자
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HD Hyundai Raises KRW 150 Billion… How Much Synergy Will the Merger of Construction Equipment · InfraCore Bring?
HD Hyundai (CEOs Chung Ki-sun, Kwon Oh-gap) is moving to raise KRW 150 billion in funds. Having recently announced a merger plan for its construction equipment affiliates, the company has partially al...
2025-07-09 수요일 | 신혜주 기자
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CJ Logistics Strikes Back at Coupang — From 7-Day Delivery to Cross-Border Parcel Expansion
CJ Logistics is rolling out a dual-track strategy, expanding its 7-day delivery service nationwide while building a mega logistics center in the Middle East. This move comes as Coupang, Korea’s large...
2025-07-08 화요일 | 손원태 기자
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Samsung’s Roh Tae-moon Grapples with Smartphone Profit Woes — Will In-House AI Survive?
Can Samsung Electronics regain profitability in a smartphone market that has remained stagnant for eight years? Attention is now on whether the “premium strategy” championed by Roh Tae-moon, who hea...
2025-07-07 월요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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SK hynix Rides HBM3E Wave—Is the Era of KRW 10 Trillion Quarterly Operating Profit Here?
SK hynix is forecast to post its highest-ever quarterly results in the second quarter. Strong sales of high-value HBM3E 12-high memory, along with growing AI demand, are seen as the main drivers behin...
2025-07-04 금요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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Chung Eui-sun's 10 Years of Passion for Hyundai N : High-Performance Brand Eyes the Electric Vehicle Era
Chung Eui-sun, Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, celebrates the 10th anniversary of the high-performance brand ‘Hyundai N’, into which he has poured his utmost effort. Overcoming initial skepticism a...
2025-07-03 목요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Lotte Corporation Responds to Credit Rating Downgrade : “Uncertainty Resolved… Full Commitment to Improving Financial Soundness”
South Korea’s three major credit rating agencies downgraded the credit rating of Lotte Chemical, resulting in a simultaneous downgrade for the holding company, Lotte Corporation. This marks the secon...
2025-07-02 수요일 | 박슬기 기자
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The Engineer Who Researched Wearable Robots Rises as the Core of Hyundai Motor’s Robotics Business
Chairman Chung Eui-sun of Hyundai Motor Group has identified “robotics” as a future growth business. Going beyond the automotive industry, he has unveiled a blueprint for a future mobility world whe...
2025-07-01 화요일 | 김재훈 기자
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'DRAM Leader' SK hynix — Can It Make a Mark in 'Non-Memory' Too?
“Even Samsung Electronics struggles with non-memory—does SK really have a secret weapon?”This was the reaction from an industry insider to news that SK keyfoundry, SK hynix’s non-memory subsidiary...
2025-06-30 월요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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‘Father and Daughter vs. Eldest Son’—Kolmar Group’s Family Feud Over Management Rights Heads to Court
A management rights dispute among Kolmar Group’s founding family has erupted into a high-profile legal battle. What began as a sibling conflict over the disappointing performance of subsidiary Kolmar...
2025-06-27 금요일 | 손원태 기자
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‘SK’s KRW 300 Billion Bet’... Can SK Signet Escape Capital Erosion and See Brighter Days?
SK Signet (CEO Kim Jong-woo, also known as Michael Kim), SK Group’s electric vehicle charger manufacturing affiliate, was once spotlighted as a new growth engine for the group in the EV era. However,...
2025-06-26 목요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Can LG Electronics Maintain an Operating Margin of 4% in Q2?
Attention is focused on whether LG Electronics (CEO Cho Joo-wan) can maintain an operating margin in the 4% range for the second quarter. The increase in U.S. tariffs and a slowdown in global demand a...
2025-06-25 수요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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Could Iran’s Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Bring a Brief Windfall for HMM?
As concerns grow over a possible blockade of the Strait of Hormuz—which handles about 30% of global seaborne oil transport—attention is turning to whether HMM, Korea’s largest container shipping li...
2025-06-24 화요일 | 신혜주 기자
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Hope for LG Display's Rebound vs. Dilemma for Samsung Electronics
Two years ago, both Samsung Electronics and LG Display borrowed trillions of KRW in long-term loans from their affiliates. LG Display, still struggling with losses, recently repaid its loan early. Mea...
2025-06-23 월요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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Doosan Bobcat to Liquidate German Forklift Manufacturing Subsidiary as Part of Governance Restructuring
Doosan Bobcat (Scott Park, Chief Executive Officer) has decided to liquidate its German forklift manufacturing and sales subsidiary, Doosan Bobcat Germany GmbH (hereafter DBGE).According to the Financ...
2025-06-20 금요일 | 신혜주 기자
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‘AI-Focused’ SK Group to Build Korea’s Largest Data Center with Amazon
SK Group is joining forces with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to construct a massive artificial intelligence (AI) data center in the Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex. Amid intensifying global AI com...
2025-06-19 목요일 | 정채윤 기자
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Samsung Electronics Enters Strategy Meetings Without Lee Jae-yong... Will There Be a Semiconductor Solution?
Samsung Electronics is holding a three-day global strategy meeting from June 17 to 19, amid mounting concerns over its business, including its once-dominant position in D-RAM semiconductors.The Device...
2025-06-18 수요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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Why Is LG Left Behind While Holding Companies Soar?
After President Lee Jae-myung, who pledged to improve corporate governance, was elected, the stock prices of Korea’s major conglomerate holding companies have soared by around 50%. In contrast, LG Gr...
2025-06-17 화요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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'From Shipbuilding to Solar'... HD Hyundai’s Chung Ki-sun vs. Hanwha’s Kim Dong-kwan in a Winner-Takes-All Showdown
Hanwha Group and HD Hyundai Group, fierce competitors in the global shipbuilding market, are now set for a showdown in the solar energy sector as well, with Hanwha Solutions and HD Hyundai Energy Solu...
2025-06-16 월요일 | 신혜주 기자
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한국면접관협회,면접 실전지침서 ‘면접관의 시선’ 출간
한국면접관협회(회장 권혁근)이 오는 22일 출판사 리커리어북스(대표 한현정)과 공동기획한 『면접관의 시선』을 출간한다고 18일 밝혔다.9월초부터 전국 주요 온오프라인 서점에서 판매되는 이 책은 대기업, 공공기관, 민간기업 등 다양한 채용 현장에서 활동한 현직 면접관들이 직접 집필에 참여했다. 실제 면접 장면과 판단 기준, 질문의 의도를 생생한 사례와 함께 담아냈으며, 단순한 면접 기술서가 아니라 면접관과 지원자 모두에게 유효한 ‘실전 지침서’다. 『면접관의 시선』은 지원자에게는 면접이라는 관문을 통과하기 위한 현실적인 전략과 통찰을, 면접관에게는 지원자를 올바르게 평가하고 읽어 내는 방법에 대한 실질적인 가이드
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[신간] 탄소를 모르면 기업은 망한다
전 세계는 ‘탄소 책임 경제(Carbon Accountability Economy)’로의 대전환기에 진입했다. 탄소는 규제의 대상을 넘어 국가 정책과 글로벌 시장을 재편하는 핵심 자산으로, 기업의 지속가능성과 직결되는 전략 변수로 자리 잡았다. 글로벌 탄소 시장의 설계자이자 실전 전문가인 Richard Yoon은 30여년간 금융, IT, ESG 분야를 넘나들며 축적해 온 현장 경험을 바탕으로 ‘탄소를 모르면 기업은 망한다’를 집필했다. 이 책은 국가 온실가스 감축목표(NDC), 기업의 탄소 전략, 국제 감축사업, 탄소크레딧 거래까지 아우르며 기업 경영과 투자의 관점에서 탄소경제를 통찰하는 전략적 실무 지침서다.특히 탄소를 가치있는 자산으로 바라보는 인식에