Semiconductor stocks bring both gains and losses... Non-semiconductor stocks draw attention amid market swings [1-Minute Brief]

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①[Markets] Semiconductor stock volatility widens... Non-semiconductor sectors in focus
②[Commodities] Concerns Alaska LNG project costs could double
③[Defense] DAPA bars LIG D&A from bidding for two years

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

TOP 3 NEWS

■ Volatile trading in semiconductor stocks... Which non-semiconductor sectors are worth watching?

○As volatility in semiconductor stocks grows, interest in non-semiconductor sectors rises
○Financial stocks weather market plunge... Banks, insurers and securities firms in focus
○AI data centers drive up power demand... Power equipment sector also draws interest

■ Alaska LNG project costs soar from $44 billion to $88 billion... 'Cost risk' for Korean investment

○U.S. Congress-commissioned report: "Rising costs are the biggest challenge"
○Project cost estimates have a margin of error of -50% to +100%... FEED not yet completed
○Government: "Investment decision and scale remain undecided... Discussing commercial viability and investment terms"

■ LIG D&A barred from bidding for two years... Could further sanctions follow?

○Suspected of paying more than 300 million won in bribes to Defense Acquisition Program Administration officials
○LIG D&A expected to take legal action, including seeking a stay of execution
○All eyes on the impact on the KF-21 long-range air-to-air missile development project

Law That Pays

■ 12,587 long-unresolved cases... Dedicated judges handled 257 in three years

○Dedicated judge system repeatedly suspended after operating for six months each year
○Dedicated judges reduced from four to 0.5... Case numbers also plunge
○12,587 long-unresolved civil cases at first instance, the most since 2022
☞Read the article:  https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026102115473103936

■ Hiring based on pedigree? U.S. law firms snap up candidates in their first semester

○Firms secure hires two years in advance, before first-semester grades are released
○85% of job offers made before July... Acceptance rate hits a record high
○Concerns over reliance on school prestige and connections... U.S. law schools and bar associations push back
☞Read the article:  https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026102115490238431

■ Delivering money to a fraudster does not make you an accomplice to fraud

○Sought to acquire a listed company to repay debt... Borrowed 1.5 billion won for the acquisition
○Withdrew money received in the company's account by check and handed it to a fraudster
○Insufficient evidence of conspiracy to commit or aiding fraud... Acquittal upheld in retrial after remand
☞Read the article:  https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026102115505187307

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