Stock Price Drop... Lee Jae-yong's Wealth Decreases by 3 Trillion Won [3-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
① "Artificial Intelligence to Improve Total Productivity by 10% Over 10 Years"
② Despite Government Exchange Rate Defense... Foreign Exchange Reserves Maintained
③ Foreign Investors' Investment in Rainbow Robotics Brings Big Smiles

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

Top3 NEWS

■ "Artificial Intelligence Improves Total Productivity by 10% Over 10 Years"

○ American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meeting
○ US Academia Demonstrates AI Productivity Innovation
○ 35% Productivity Improvement in Call Centers

■ Despite Government's Exchange Rate Defense, Foreign Exchange Reserves Maintained at $410 Billion

○ Foreign Exchange Reserves at $415.6 Billion as of End of December
○ Foreign Exchange Authorities Sold Dollars but Reserves Increased
○ Increase in Foreign Currency Deposits at Financial Institutions Main Cause

■ Last Year, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong's Stock Valuation Decreased by 3 Trillion KRW

○ CXO Research Institute Analyzed Stock Valuation of Group Heads
○ Stock Wealth of 44 Group Heads Decreased by 6.6 Trillion KRW in One Year
○ Lee Jae-yong, Top Stockholder, Had the Largest Decrease

the Chart : Foreign Investors Share Big Smiles with Investment in Rainbow Robotics

○ Highest Return Among Stocks with Net Purchases Over 10 Billion KRW by Foreigners

○ Samsung Electronics Became Largest Shareholder with 35.0% Stake through Call Option Exercise

○ "Establishment of Future Robot Promotion Team... Developing Humanoids by Integrating Technology"

Profitable Law

■ 550 Examples of Easy-to-Understand Judgments Released

○ 'Issue-Focused' Writing Method Reduces Burden of Drafting Actual Judgments
○ Helps Speedy Trials and Enables Parties to Easily Understand Judgment Contents
○ Related Research Groups Formed by High Courts Regionally for Stable Settlement

■ Semiconductor Special Act: Is Fast-Track Possible Without '52-Hour Workweek Exception'?

○ Processing Delayed Due to Disagreements Over 52-Hour Workweek Regulation Exception
○ Former Samsung Executive Assemblyman Ko Dong-jin Emphasizes Need for Exception Clause
○ "Restoring Long Working Hours System"... Opposition from Labor and Democratic Party

■ Unplanned Apartment Entrance Structure: Could It Violate View Rights?

○ "View Rights Violation and Security Office Relocation Constitute Breach of Contract" Damage Suit
○ First Trial Rejected Security Office Location Change, Second Trial Partially Ruled for Plaintiff
○ Supreme Court Overturned and Remanded, Citing Misinterpretation of Relevant Law by Lower Court

Terms in the News: 'Korean Peninsula' Selected as One of Top 10 Disputes This Year... "Possibility of Kim Jong-un's Miscalculation"

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea. Yonhap News

○ ICG: "Facing 2025 with High Tensions Amid Many Changes"

○ North Korea's Dispatch to Russia-Ukraine War and December 3 Emergency Martial Law Situation

○ "Trump's Return as President-Elect Adds Further Uncertainty"

Today's Key Schedule

○Domestic

○Overseas

00:00 US November Factory Orders

09:01 UK December Retail Sales Status

09:30 Australia November Building Approvals

18:30 UK December Construction PMI

19:00 Eurozone December Consumer Price Index

19:00 Eurozone November Unemployment Rate

22:30 US November Trade Balance

22:30 Canada November Trade Balance

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest Temperature -6℃(▼8℃) ｜ Highest Temperature: 1℃(▼3℃)
○ Precipitation Probability Morning 0%｜Afternoon 20%
○ Fine Dust Morning Good｜Afternoon Good

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