New-age companies are increasingly showing profits just before IPOs, often due to one-time gains or accounting adjustments, raising concerns about sustainability. Investors are urged to scrutinize earnings quality and focus on cash flows and core operations rather than headline profits to avoid an overoptimistic view.
South Korea’s Kospi tanks 8% despite US-Iran war optimism. Here are 4 reasons why
The benchmark Kospi plunged 551 points, or 8.1%, to 6,2505. The steep decline triggered “sidecar” trading curbs on both the Kospi and the junior Kosdaq