SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The value of stocks that the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) accepted from other firms in lieu of payment for electric bills were found to have fallen sharply, incurring losses totaling 11.6 billion won. According to data submitted by KEPCO to lawmaker Eoh Kiy-ku of the Democratic Party, who [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee has seen the value of his stock assets rise by nearly 4 trillion won (US$3.7 billion) this year thanks to a rally of the tech giant on the local bourse, a market tracker said Wednesday. According to CEO Score, Lee, who has been hospitalized [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A corporate tracker said Friday that the number of people aged under 30 whose shareholding value surpassed 10 billion won (US$8.5 million) came to 52. Chaebul.com said the combined shareholding value of the 52 people stood at more than 1.7 trillion won. On average, the individual shareholding value [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top 10 business groups saw the market value of their listed affiliates plunge this year mainly due to increased overseas volatility, data showed Tuesday. The combined market capitalization of their listed companies came to 721.99 trillion won as of Monday, down 4.49 percent from 755.93 trillion won [...]