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...“Samsung is making progress in the HBM business, which has been seen as its Achilles heel,” said Lee Seung-woo, an analyst at Eugene Investment & Securities....
...“There are question marks over Samsung’s technological prowess and its future,” said Lee Seung-woo, an analyst at Eugene Investment, citing delays to the improvement of its foundry business where it is in...
...Eugene Investment & Securities said it expected that SK Biopharm would generate more than $30m in 2020 sales....
...The government incentives and subsidies do not help much,” said Lee Jung-woo, a newly wed 36-year-old resident of Seoul, who is expecting a baby in November....
..., given China’s sluggish IT demand and high inventories, but second-half earnings will increase as chip inventories for data centres fall and OLED shipments increase,” said Lee Seung-woo, an analyst at Eugene...
...“The data show that our concerns over contagion have been realised,” said Lee Sang-jae, an economist at Eugene Investment & Securities. “The export contraction is unlikely to be a blip....
...The move could actually accelerate the economic slowdown,” said Lee Sang-jae, an economist at Eugene Investment & Securities. “The Bank of Korea missed the right timing....
...“The measures reflect the desperate economic situation that needs direct state support but they do not look enough to reverse the economic decline,” said Lee Sang-jae, an economist at Eugene Investment &...
...Lee Jung-rok’s factory on the outskirts of Seoul is silent....
...“Such a move has already begun on the supply side,” said Lee Seung-woo at Eugene Investment & Securities....
...“Its earnings will rebound in the third quarter, helped by the weaker local currency, strong DRAM cycle and higher OLED sales,” said Lee Seung-woo, an analyst at Eugene Investment & Securities....
...They will face trouble in getting shareholder approval,” said Lee Jae-il, analyst at Eugene Investment & Securities, in a research note....
...A report from Eugene Investment and Securities last week said the growth would continue this year, likely surpassing Won8tn ($7.8bn)....
...“The stock price reflects its strong growth potential as it has been seen as a frontier company that represents South Korea’s new economy,” said Han Byung-hwa, an analyst at Eugene Investment and Securities...
...Local brokerage Eugene Investment & Securities estimates sales of LG’s auto parts business to reach up to Won7tn in 2020 from Won2.8tn last year....
...“No matter how much money these big companies make, this doesn’t seem to make my livelihood any better,” says Lee Jung-woo, a 33-year-old office worker....
...I doubt if Beijing will separate economics from politics,” said Lee Sang-jae, economist at Eugene Investment & Securities, a brokerage....
...Lee Seung-woo, an analyst at Eugene Investment and Securities, estimates that by 2020, autonomous driving will require 4,000 gigabytes of data per car per day, which “means huge memory capacity”....
...concerns of a bubble forming in the property market and this could lead to household defaults and financial risks if the economy slows further and interest rates rise,” said Lee Sang-jae, economist at Eugene...
...“Samsung SDS is not at the heart of Samsung Group’s ownership structure but it is a company well suited for maximising the controlling shareholders’ gains,” said Yoon Hyuk-jin, an analyst at Eugene Securities...
...Eugene Corp, a leading construction equipment maker, is receiving applications for early retirement; Citigroup’s Korean subsidiary is running a similar programme for the first time in four years....
...“The deal will help them buy raw materials at cheaper prices in the long term,” said Kim Kyung-jung, an analyst at Eugene Securities....
...Additional reporting by Song Jung-a in Seoul...
...Additional reporting by Song Jung-a...
...Among the larger deals announced last year were HSBC’s $6.5bn acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank; Hanjin Group’s $2.3bn acquisition of oil refiner S-Oil; Eugene’s $2.1bn takeover of retailer Hi-mart; and...
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