S&P 500 - % Dow - % Nasdaq - %Job openings set new highs in June, but employers made progress in filling them. Employers once again posted a record number of job openings in June as they scrambled to meet surging demand. As vice chairman of Samsung, Mr. Lee has been running the conglomerate since a heart attack incapacitated his father, Lee Kun-hee, Samsung’s chairman, in 2014. Mr. Lee has finished serving 60 percent of the term, and critics accused the ministry of amending its parole guidelines in his favor. But it was unclear how actively Mr. Lee could be involved in Samsung management after he was paroled.

Source: International New York Times August 09, 2021 11:42 UTC