KBO Bread Hits Big... SPC Samlip Shareholders 'Smile' [3-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
1. US Considers Reviving Tariff Act Section 338, Unused for Over 80 Years
2. Possibility of Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire... Companies Prepare for Re-entry
3. Hanwha Group Stock ETF Surges Over 58% This Year

MARKET INDEX

○ US New York Stock Exchange's three major indices all declined
○ White House announces new automobile tariffs... investor sentiment 'frozen'
○ Tariff front expanding following steel and aluminum

TOP 3 NEWS

■ FT "US reviews reciprocal tariffs in two phases"… Revisiting Tariff Act Section 338

○ Utilizing the obsolete Tariff Act Section 338 as a basis
○ Internal disagreements over new tariff system and imposition methods
○ Seeking justification for tariffs within legal provisions

■ HD Hyundai Infrastructure enters Ukraine demand forecasting… Companies gearing up for re-entry as Russia-Ukraine ceasefire nears

○ Held the number one market share in construction machinery in Ukraine before the war
○ HD Hyundai's strategy to dominate post-war reconstruction market
○ Russia's market potential and scope of US sanctions relief are key factors

■ Best-performing group stock ETF this year is 'Hanwha'

○ PLUS Hanwha Group Stock ETF rose over 58% this year
○ POSCO, SK, Hyundai Motor Group also posted double-digit returns
○ Samsung Group rose 6-7%, below KOSPI returns

Graphic News: SPC Samlip's stock hits 'home run' amid KBO bread popularity

○ Sold 1 million packs in three days... faster than Pok?mon bread record

○ Expected profitability improvement in bakery division

○ Securing additional growth drivers through overseas expansion

Money-Making Law

■ 49 companies filed for rehabilitation this year alone… Construction industry fears chain bankruptcies

○ Increased financial costs and economic downturn impact
○ Numerous construction companies reaching risk levels
○ "Communication with creditors needed from early rehabilitation stage"
☞Read article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2025032618411004700

■ Does statute of limitations pause even if prosecution was illegal or invalid?

○ Case of lawmaker Jeong Junho violating election law
○ Controversy after dismissal of prosecution and re-indictment
○ Key issue: completion and suspension of statute of limitations
☞Read article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2025032618452410506

■ "Is unauthorized use of platform content fair?"

○ Fair use for small users
○ Big tech abusing public interest claims
○ Cannot be resolved by copyright law alone
☞Read article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2025032618503518060

※ 'Money-Making Law,' a content partnership corner between Asia Economy and Law Times, is published every Tuesday and Thursday.

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic

○Overseas

00:30 US Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's GDPnow (Q1)

02:00 US 5-year Treasury auction

18:00 Speech by Burkhard Balz, Vice President of Deutsche Bundesbank

19:00 European Commission EU Economic Forecast

21:30 US GDP (QoQ) (Q4), Initial Jobless Claims

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature 10℃(▲6℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 17℃(▲20℃)
○ Precipitation probability morning 70%｜afternoon 30%
○ Fine dust level morning moderate｜afternoon bad

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