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BBC News source @bbc.com · London 🇬🇧· 4h ·

The Lee family, headed by Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong, has completed the historic payment of a 12 trillion won inheritance tax bill related to the estate of the late chairman Lee Kun-hee, marking the largest tax settlement in South Korea's history, while their combined net worth has surged past $45 billion due to increased demand in the AI sector. #Samsung #InheritanceTax #CorporateFamily #KR

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Samsung family pays off record $8bn inheritance tax bill
The family behind the South Korean corporate giant Samsung has completed its payment of a 12 trillion won (£6bn; $8bn) inheritance tax bill, the largest such settlement in the country's history.
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Euronews English News source @euronews.com · Lyon 🇫🇷· 4h ·

Oil markets opened lower on Monday as investors reacted to U.S. President Trump's plans to assist ships in the Strait of Hormuz amidst ongoing tensions with Iran, with Brent crude down to $108.10 and WTI slightly lower at $101.65, while global stock markets showed mixed results influenced by strong tech earnings and uncertainties regarding oil prices driven by the Iran conflict. #OilMarket #MiddleEast #CrudePrices #US #IR #HK #CN #JP #AU #KR #TW #DE #EU

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Oil markets lower as Trump vows to help ships leave Strait of Hormuz
Oil markets were lower in early trade on Monday morning as investors monitored developments in the Middle East. Crude prices were slightly lower ahead of European markets opening as traders digested comments from US President Donald Trump that Washington would help ships leave the Strait of Hormuz from today.