Topic

Equities

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New Zealand

What a Bonus Issue Really Does to Your Shareholding

A shareholder who owns 100 shares wakes up owning 150, yet the company's total value has not changed by a rupee, dollar, or euro. Here is why a bonus issue is arithmetic, not wealth creation, and how that differs from a dividend.

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United States

What to Watch as Megacap Earnings Season Opens

Wall Street enters the second-quarter earnings season focused on capital-spending discipline and margin resilience among the largest U.S. technology and industrial issuers.

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South Korea

What the "Korea Discount" Debate Is Really About

Korean shares often trade cheaper than global peers on similar earnings. The real explanation lies less in macro risk than in corporate structure and shareholder rights.

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United States

What Market Makers Actually Get Paid For

A stock trades thousands of times a second with barely a ripple in price. Behind that smoothness sits a quiet, highly regulated business built on pennies, speed, and risk.