Across 16 stories in the last 7 days. Consensus facts are claims corroborated across multiple sources; disputed claims reflect source disagreements.
The Seoul Central District Court convicted Yoon Suk Yeol of making false statements during the 2022 presidential campaign and imposed an 18-month suspended sentence. The ruling carries potential financial consequences for the People Power Party under South Korea's campaign reimbursement rules. Yoon's lawyers plan to appeal the July 27, 2026 decision.
Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eog-weon announced on July 28 that the minimum cash deposit for retail investors in single-stock leveraged ETFs will rise to 30 million won effective Friday, following an accelerated timeline directed by President Lee Jae Myung. The products, introduced in May and linked primarily to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, have coincided with recent share price declines of up to 11.2 percent. Regulators also signaled review of a proposed 20 percent portfolio cap if demand persists.
Nvidia agreed to purchase $1 billion in new Naver shares through private placement, funding expansion of the GAK data center in Sejong, South Korea. Brookfield will provide up to $9 billion in project financing, with the facility targeting 200 megawatts capacity by 2028 using Nvidia chip platforms. Naver shares rose more than 10 percent following the announcement.
U.S. suspension of attacks on Iran and Iran's halt to counterattacks coincided with a CXMT Shanghai listing that rose 466 percent and a KOSPI close of 6,755.75. Oil-price reports differed between sources, while a San Francisco tech gathering announced $950 billion in investment agreements. Foreign investors sold a net 2.89 trillion won of KOSPI shares on the day.