MZ Generation's Mass Resignation in 10 Years... What Happened to the 'God's Workplace'? [3-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
① Japan's Toyota Surpasses Samsung Market Cap for the First Time in 7 Years
② Musk's SpaceX Moves to Texas
③ Aging Taxi Drivers, What About License Surrender?

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

- Stock market surged significantly last week, KOSPI also showed strength
- January volatility factors expected to ease in February
- Nationwide housing sentiment turns positive after 4 months

Top3 NEWS

■ Financial Supervisory Service Sees Highest Number of Retirees in Their 20s in a Decade

- Notable departure of employees in their 20s and 30s
- Complex factors including salary and promotion bottlenecks
- Stricter reemployment screening also a factor

■ Japan's Toyota Ranks 2nd in Asia Market Cap for First Time in 7.5 Years, Surpassing Samsung

- Product price increases and weak yen boost exports
- Sold 11.23 million units last year, global No.1
- Significantly raised annual performance outlook

■ Musk Moves 'SpaceX' to Texas, "Tesla Also Preparing"

- Corporate headquarters relocated from Delaware to Texas
- Speculated cause: Delaware court ruling
- 'Tesla 74 trillion won stock option invalidation' ruling

Graphic News: Aging Taxi Drivers Face 'License Surrender' Dilemma

- Nationwide, over 107,800 taxi drivers aged 65 and older... 30% increase since 2019
- Traffic accidents involving elderly drivers also rising annually... accounting for 17.3% of all traffic accidents
- "Incentives for elderly taxi drivers who surrender licenses" vs "Loss of livelihood rights, lack of inducements"

the Chart : Fearsome Chinese Commerce Shakes Naver

- Naver shopping transaction growth rate lowest in 2 years... "Due to aggressive Chinese direct purchase platforms"
- Online shopping transaction volume in Q4 last year increased 10.6% year-on-year
- During this period, Chinese online direct purchase amount reached 1.0656 trillion won... more than doubled

News Feature: Betting on M&A, Japan's Semiconductor Company 'Renesas'

- Japan's non-memory semiconductor company Renesas Electronics
- Scheduled to acquire US electronic circuit design firm Altium for 8 trillion won
- Strengthening competitiveness through design system efficiency and productivity improvement

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic
- 19th: KOSDAQ BNK No.2 SPAC subscription / Offering price 2,000 won
- 19th: KOSDAQ Eugene SPAC No.10 subscription / Offering price 2,000 won

○ Overseas
- 08:50 Japan December Core Machinery Orders
- 16:00 UK February Rightmove House Price Index
- 22:30 Canada January Raw Materials Price Index

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature 10℃(▲3℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 12℃(▲2℃)
○ Precipitation probability morning 60%｜afternoon 80%
○ Fine dust morning good｜afternoon good

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