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Faced with a strike late last month, Samsung agreed to a profit-sharing deal that could see bonuses in the memory-chip division reach $400,000 this year, estimates James Lim, portfolio manager for Korea at Dalton Investments.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Any further increase in leverage or inability to service debt could result in downgraded credit ratings, and liquidity or covenant issues.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Ridgway combines an exact sense of setting—one could take a walking tour of the streets he names—with the spare, unreal atmosphere of an allegory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

As they see it, there’s room for more funds to start buying in, which could create massive upward pressure on the price.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Because of this, few patients could share even basic information about themselves.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly