
South Koreans Pull Back From U.S. Stocks but Their $188 Billion Wall Street Bet Remains
South Korean retail investors sharply reduced their purchases of U.S. stocks in August, but the slowdown looks less







Curated content that matters
Explore stories across diverse categories

South Korean retail investors sharply reduced their purchases of U.S. stocks in August, but the slowdown looks less

K-pop’s business model is increasingly built around the combination of streaming, global touring and fan-platform engagement, giving music

The premium smartphone market is becoming a contest over specialized hardware—from privacy displays and advanced camera systems to

The growing use of software and artificial intelligence in household appliances is creating a new operational risk for

Photo=Motionelemenets South Korea’s expanding hydrogen-vehicle market is creating a growing opportunity for global energy, mobility and infrastructure companies, while also raising questions about the resilience of the country’s fuel supply chain. For U.S. automakers, energy companies and investors tracking the hydrogen economy, the government’s latest assessment suggests near-term fuel shortages are unlikely despite geopolitical disruptions and changes in the petrochemical

(Photo=MotionElements) The Federal Reserve has started raising interest rates again, but the move is creating an uncomfortable problem for American investors. Higher yields are making bonds more profitable to hold, yet Treasurys are no longer providing the same protection investors once expected when stocks turn volatile. The Fed raised its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point on Sept. 16

(Photo=SK hynix) The race to build faster artificial intelligence systems is increasingly becoming a race for memory, and SK hynix, the South Korean chipmaker that has become a leading supplier of high bandwidth memory for AI processors, is preparing for a tougher fight. Kwak Noh-jung, president and CEO of SK hynix, said the company plans to defend its position by

(Photo=KaKao Pay) Every fall, millions of South Koreans mark Chuseok, one of the country’s biggest family holidays, by gathering with relatives, sharing food and exchanging gifts. Cash has long been part of the tradition, with adult children often giving money to their parents and older relatives handing allowances to younger family members. That custom is increasingly moving onto smartphones. As

(Photo=Reddit) A collection of family photographs from the Korean War surfaced on Reddit last year and quickly found an audience thousands of miles from where they were taken. They showed a young Korean woman, an American serviceman and their baby smiling through a war that had torn apart families and brought hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops to the Korean