US semiconductor confidentiality demands and TSMC, Samsung, SK

Yugyeong Jeong https://www.mk.co.kr/news/politics/view/2021/11/1031572/ At the supply chain countermeasures meeting convened during the G20 summit, President Biden once again made clear to the leaders of his allies his commitment to contain China and build its own supply chain. The list of information submissions that the U.S. is pressing with, emphasizing voluntary submissions by November 8, includes […]

Greenflation, the paradox of eco-friendliness

Yugyeong Jeong As the global climate abnormality has become a serious problem, governments around the world are establishing eco-friendly policies. The EU has agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% compared to 1990 levels by 2030 and impose a border tax on carbon emissions. Korea has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions […]

Live commerce, changing the paradigm of shopping

Minjun Son 2021. 10. 19 Image Source: Sauce live                   As we become accustomed to untact life, many aspects of our lives have changed. There was also a major change in consumption patterns. The proportion of online consumption exceeded that of offline consumption for the first time in January last year, and the proportion of […]

Nobel Prize in Economics, Winners Searching for Methods to Overcome the Limitations of Social Sciences

Yugyeong Jeong https://www.mk.co.kr/news/world/view/2021/10/963217/ In 2021, the 53rd Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded jointly by American economist David Card, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, Joshua Angrist, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Guido Imbens, a professor at Stanford University. Professor David Card, one of the masters in the […]

About Stocks and Bonds Investments

Lim, Do Yeub (From Corporate Finance Institute) According to data from World Federation of Exchanges, the value of the world stock market was estimated at about 89 trillion dollars last year. How about the bond market? According to data from SIFMA, the value of the global bond market was about 123 trillion dollars last year. […]

Dairy with no cows – Is that possible?

Lee Sooyeon p.c: Green Queen            We’ve grown used to oat milk and soya milk. However, now a food-tech startup is taking alternative milk to the next level. California-based Perfect Day uses fungi to make dairy protein that is “molecularly identical” to the protein in cow’s milk, says co-founder Ryan Pandya. That means it can […]

Samsung’s ‘Foldable sensation’, Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3

Minjun Son 2021. 10. 12 Image Source: Samsung Newsroom Samsung’s ‘foldable phone duo’, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Galaxy Z Fold 3, continue to gain popularity. According to CNET in the US, Samsung Electronics announced through the newsroom that the Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3 are more popular than their predecessors. In […]

Peter Lynch Categories of Stocks: 6 Types of Stock to Pick

Lim, Do Yeub (From investopedia)              A lot of people are interested in trading stocks nowadays. Although we study hard about the stock market, it is hard to win in the market. However, it’s indeed helpful to know what kinds of stocks there are. There are many methods of classifying stocks, but I want to […]