- [Hanmi Data Lab] Week 5 of April (27th-30th) Money Insight
- This Week's Theme: "Costs Over Growth" This week's market cannot be simply characterized as an "AI rally." Big tech companies reported strong earnings, and investment in AI infrastructure continued.However, the...
- 2026-05-04
- [Hanmi Data Lab] Week 5 of April (27-30) Stock Radar
- This Week's Theme: "From Theme to Verification" The core of this week's stock movements was AI. However, it wasn't a simple AI bull market.The market did not buy every company associated with AI indiscriminatel...
- 2026-05-04
- [Hanmi Data Lab] 5th Week of April (27th-30th) Capital Rotation Radar
- This week's trend is named "From Technology to Foundation." Global capital did not simply move to reduce risky assets this week.Despite the tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the burden of rising oil prices, ...
- 2026-05-04
- [Hanmi Data Lab] 5th Week of April (27th-30th) Money Radar
- The theme for this week's market trend is "Reaffirmation Amidst Uncertainty." This week's market cannot simply be called a rally driven by tech stocks.Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the burden of rising o...
- 2026-05-04
- 'UAE Withdrawal Shocks' 7 OPEC+ Nations to Increase Oil Production Starting in June
- Major oil-producing countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, have agreed to modestly increase crude oil production from June.According to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on the...
- 2026-05-04
- The Appliance Industry in Crisis... Samsung's 'Selection and Focus' & LG's 'External Expansion' as Breakthroughs
- The home appliance and TV industries, which once propped up Korean exports, are facing an unprecedented structural crisis amidst slowing global demand and fierce competition from Chinese companies.As a strategy...
- 2026-05-03
- Must apply for land transaction permit by the 9th to avoid heavy capital gains tax for multiple homeowners.
- As the grace period for heavy capital gains tax on multiple homeowners ends on the 9th, taxes on capital gains for multiple homeowners selling homes in regulated areas will significantly increase starting from ...
- 2026-05-03
- Following the capital gains tax hike, potential revisions to long-term holding tax deductions... review of reductions or abolition for non-residents
- As the reinstatement of heavy capital gains tax on multiple homeowners approaches, real estate taxation, including the long-term holding special deduction (Jangteukgongje) for housing capital gains tax, is head...
- 2026-05-03
- With Japan's overtake in sight this year…Samsung's strike casts a pall over the export front
- Tension is building across the export front as Samsung Electronics unions have announced a 18-day total strike starting on the 21st.With semiconductors accounting for nearly 40% of total exports, concerns are r...
- 2026-05-03
- "Union Exits Focused Solely on Semiconductors"... Samsung Electronics Union-Union Conflict Ignites
- Complaints are spreading among Samsung Electronics union members, with some non-semiconductor division members withdrawing from the union due to dissatisfaction that the union's demands for performance bonuses,...
- 2026-05-03
- Oil Market Experts: "With declining inventories, crisis could strike within a month"
- Warnings have been issued that global oil inventories have fallen to critical levels due to the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, potentially leading to a 'crisis situation' with prices surging severely ...
- 2026-05-02
- English Court Rules "Samsung Electronics to Pay $390 Million in Patent License Settlement to China's ZTE"
- A British court has set the lump-sum amount that Samsung Electronics must pay to Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer ZTE for global wireless communication technology patent licensing at $392 milli...
- 2026-05-02
- US S&P 500 Hits New Highs Daily on Apple's Strong Earnings... Nasdaq Surpasses 25,000 for the First Time
- Major New York stock indices hit new all-time highs on April 1 (local time), boosted by Apple's strong earnings and falling oil prices.On this day, the S&P 500 index in the New York stock market closed at 7,230...
- 2026-05-02
- Airline fuel surcharges double starting today... Low-profit routes are gradually being reduced.
- Due to the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict, international oil prices are soaring, leading to airline tickets booked this month being subject to a fuel surcharge approximately double that of the previous month.A...
- 2026-05-01
- Fed Freezes Benchmark Rate at 3.6% Despite Four Dissenters
- The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50-3.75% on the 29th (local time).Although this is the third consecutive freeze, the statement released after the Federal Open Market Co...
- 2026-04-30
- Wash Fed Chair Nominee Passes Senate Banking Committee... Awaiting Full Senate Vote
- The nomination of Kevin Warsh as the nominee for Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) passed the Senate Banking Committee on the 29th (local time).Confirmation will be finalized through a vote by the full...
- 2026-04-30
- Trump Jr. Attends Performance with Shinsegae Chairman's Wife… 'MAGA' Hat Appears
- Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, attended a concert by Han Ji-hee, wife of Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin, on April 29.Trump Jr. attended and watched the "Han Ji-hee Deu...
- 2026-04-29
- Jensen Huang's eldest daughter, Madison, meets with Samsung, SK, and Doosan... forming a Physical AI alliance
- Madison Huang, Senior Director of Omniverse and Robotics Product Marketing at Nvidia, has engaged in discussions with a series of South Korean companies regarding collaborations in physical artificial intellige...
- 2026-04-29
- Amcham: "Korea's Competitiveness Will Rise with Regulatory Predictability and Global Consistency"
- The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AmCham Korea) announced on the 29th that it has published the '2026 Domestic Business Environment Insight Report,' which outlines policy agenda items for improving Kor...
- 2026-04-29
- Police did not refer to prosecution the 28.9 billion won fraudulent lease case; prosecutor's office indicts 7 individuals after supplementary investigation
- The Supreme Prosecutors' Office announced on the 28th that it has selected four prosecutors, including Kim Jeong-hoon (41st Judicial Research and Training Institute) from the Criminal Affairs Division 1 of the ...
- 2026-04-28
Iranian Foreign Ministry: "Continuing Message Exchanges with the U.S. and Activities of Mediating Countries"
Esmaeil Baghaei, Spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Xinhua, Yonhap News file photo]Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on the 26th
President Yoon: "Do You Think You Are Safe from the Special Counsel?"... Final Statement Video Released
President Yoon Suk Yeol rebuking the special prosecutor on the 24th. [Court video / @birds_justice X account subtitle GIF] A video of President Yoon Suk Yeol's closing statement at his trial rega
President Yoon, regarding the first-instance ruling on the Public Official Election Act: “An excessive political verdict that distorts the facts… We will appeal immediately.”
The first-instance sentencing hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol regarding violations of the Public Official Election Act is being broadcast live at Seoul Station on the 27th. [Photo=Yonhap News]Pres
WSJ: "SK Hynix ADR Premium Is a Sign of AI Trading Overheat"
Advertisement for SK Hynix ADR listing in New York's Times Square [Reuters=Yonhap News file photo]The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has pointed out that the price of SK Hynix’s American Depositary Recei
'Godfather of Japanese Mystery Novels' Keigo Higashino Passes Away After Battle with Cancer at 68
Famous Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino [AFP=Yonhap News]It has been belatedly reported that Keigo Higashino, the "godfather of Japanese mystery novels" and author of bestsellers such as "The
[Park Pil-kyu Security Column] To the Ignorant Trying to Clothe a Beast in Sheep's Clothing
Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea [Photo=Yonhap News]“The Air Force Academy doesn't teach you how to fly a plane!” “The Army, Navy, and Air Force academies are exactly the
[Issue Diagnosis] Two Effects of the Election Petition Review
[Photo] Evidence of Election Fraud Flooding U.S. Media… Trump Had 2.7 Million Votes Stolen
[Video] U.S. Semiquincentennial Air Show... 'Art in the Sky' streaks across New York
[Editorial Cartoon] A Draconian Law That Undermines Freedom of Expression
