Groundless Lower Limit for Samsung Electronics... Next Trade Faces Volatility Test [3-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]

1. One Year of NextTrade: Growth in Transaction Volume, But Challenges Remain with Volatility and Price Distortion

2. Global Oil Prices Soar Amid Hormuz Strait Blockade: "Could Reach $120"

3. U.S.-Iran Conflict Drives Surges in Oil Prices, Exchange Rates, and Freight Costs... 'Cost Shock' for Industry

MARKET INDEX

○ U.S. New York stock market falls across the board amid fears of a 'Hormuz blockade'

○ The Dow plunged 1,200 points during the session but recovered... Gold down 4%, silver down 7%

○ Exchange rate briefly surpassed 1,500 won... First time since the 2009 financial crisis

TOP 3 NEWS

■ "What is going on?" Samsung Electronics also hits a sudden lower limit... Investors anxiously check stock apps on their commutes

○ On the morning of the 6th of last month, Samsung Electronics hit the lower limit at the start of trading
○ Calls for stronger volatility mitigation measures
○ Concerns about increased fatigue due to longer trading hours 

■ Could oil prices reach $120? Iran threatens to 'burn all ships in the Hormuz Strait'

○ Blockade of the Hormuz Strait: key oil transit point for major producers is cut off
○ Oil facilities in Middle Eastern countries also come under successive attacks
○ If the war drags on, prices likely to exceed $100

■ Crude oil, exchange rate, and freight rates cause a 'triple shock'... Is the manufacturing cost base about to collapse?

○ 69% of last year's crude oil imports came from the Middle East
○ The petrochemical sector faces inevitable damage
○ The airline industry is directly exposed to international oil prices

Graphic News: Pulp prices, which had been stable, surge for 6 consecutive months... Will paper prices rise?

○ Up for six consecutive months since August last year

○ South American pulp manufacturers adjust supply volumes

○ Soaring demand focused on the Chinese market also impacts prices

Money-Making LAW

■ RSUs paid as performance bonuses with treasury shares could lead to disputes over payment

○ Commercial Act amendment on treasury share cancellation passes
○ "As usage increases, lawsuits are also expected to rise"
○ Concerns raised over whether RSUs should be recognized as wages
☞Read the article:  https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026030315565453469

■ AI handles mass lawsuits involving thousands of plaintiffs with ease

○ Automatically cross-checks input data for accuracy
○ Law firms set up dedicated teams and platforms
○ "Collective litigation is expected to expand" 
☞Read the article:  https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026030315570457446

■ Prosecution currently using generative AI for case law searches and more

○ Plans to introduce proprietary AI on internal network next year
○ "Using generative case law search services under formal contract with LBox"
○ Still some limitations in contextual understanding and text summarization
☞Read the article:  https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026030315571761391

※ 'Money-Making LAW', a content partnership section between The Asia Business Daily and Law Times, is published every Tuesday and Thursday.

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic

○ Overseas

06:30 United States: API Weekly Crude Oil Stock

09:30 Australia: GDP (YoY) (Q4)

10:30 China: Manufacturing PMI (February)

22:15 United States: ADP Non-Farm Employment Change (February)

23:45 United States: Services PMI (February)

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