Korean Flash Crash Shows Perils of Out-of-Hours Trading
A single sale of 11 shares caused a maximum 30% selldown in Korean heavyweight SK Hynix. Here’s why volatility is so severe during the Asian trading day.
Why China Is Throwing Its Support Behind This Chipmaker
The ‘national team’ has stepped into the markets to stem the slide in A shares, propping up stocks ahead of a memory-chip maker’s listing.
Chip Heavyweight Hynix Projected for $28 Billion Record IPO
Shares in the Korean semiconductor firm are set to list on Friday and raise a record amount for a company based outside of the U.S.
Samsung’s Blowout Projections Trigger Selling and the Semi Top Could Be in
The world’s largest chipmaker seemed to trigger a surprising stock selloff.
Stunning South Korea Stock Shock Triggers Circuit Breaker as Semi Names Strike FOMO
The Seoul market and select chipmakers around Asia saw wild volatility, but the chaos is highly sector-specific.
Should U.S. Investors Buy Into a Wall Street Listing for SK Hynix?
The market-share leader in High Bandwidth Memory chips is preparing the largest-ever listing on Wall Street for an Asian company. Is it a buy?
Korea’s ‘Black Tuesday’ Spills Over to Memory Makers Worldwide
This year’s top-performing stock markets are today’s heaviest decliners. How close to an end of the chipmaker and AI bull market do we stand?
Real Winners and Losers Emerge in Asia After Fed Meeting
Japan, Korea and Taiwan are setting new records, while a potential trade to exploit the high degree of leverage creeps into the system.
Japan Raises Rates to Highest Level Since Bubble Pop
The Bank of Japan has lifted the base rate to its highest level in 31 years, but is keeping its eye on business-to-business price hikes.