SK Employees Surpass Doctors... Semiconductor Companies' Record Bonuses Change Career Paths [3-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
1. Record-high bonuses at semiconductor companies trigger major shifts in career choices
2. Producer prices rise for the fourth consecutive month, driven by higher agricultural and semiconductor prices
3. Spotlight on DeepSeek's next model: "Possibility of unveiling a model with enhanced reasoning capabilities"

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

○ All three major U.S. stock indices in New York closed sharply lower... Concerns over a potential 'Greenland conflict' between the U.S. and EU

○ Trump threatens Europe with "100% tariffs on Greenland"

○ The EU considers a 'trade bazooka' response... Danish pension funds sell U.S. Treasury bonds

Top3 NEWS

■ SK employees above doctors... Semiconductor company bonuses shake up even college admissions

○ Actual take-home pay rivals high-income doctors' annual salaries
○ Top-performing college applicants are flocking to semiconductor departments
○ The previous aversion to STEM fields has disappeared

■ "Winter fruit prices soar, semiconductor prices rise"... Producer prices climb for fourth consecutive month

○ Bank of Korea 'Producer Price Index for December 2025'
○ Producer Price Index for December 2025 rose 0.4% from the previous month
○ Continued rise in winter agricultural product prices and semiconductor prices

■ Spotlight on DeepSeek's next model... 'Multimodal' evolution expected

○ DeepSeek R1 successor model imminent
○ AI integrating text, voice, and video
○ Possibility of unveiling a model with enhanced reasoning capabilities

Graphic News: The more expectations for rate cuts grow, the more card companies worry..."Need to increase overseas bond issuance"

○ Concern over credit card bond yields remaining in the 3% range... Bank of Korea draws a line on the possibility of a rate cut

○ With concerns over a prolonged 'barley hump', urgent need to diversify funding sources such as ABS and ESG bonds

○ Like Hyundai Card's 'Kimchi Bond' issuance, there is a need to accelerate diversification of funding sources

the Chart: From lamps to robot modules... SL surpasses 2.4 trillion won in market capitalization

○ Incorporated into Hyundai Motor Group's robot value chain

○ Expected to grow as a robot body module manufacturer

○ "Positive capacity for future business investment"

Today's Key Schedule

○Domestic

SAMSUNG SPAC No.13 to be listed on KOSDAQ, final public offering price set at 2,000 won

Deokyang Energen KOSDAQ subscription, final public offering price set at 10,000 won

○Overseas

01:30 Speech by Buba President Nagel, Germany

06:30 U.S. API Weekly Crude Oil Stock Report

22:30 Speech by U.S. President Donald Trump

◇Lunch & Evening Commute Weather

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○ Fine dust: Good in the morning｜Good in the afternoon

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