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Asian Stock Markets Start New Year Higher as Tech and AI Shares Drive Gains 
Japanese Business Leaders Urge Government Action as Weak Yen Strains Economy 
China Manufacturing PMI Rebounds in December, Offering Boost to Economic Growth Outlook 
Trump Delays Tariff Increases on Furniture and Cabinets for One More Year 
Forex Markets Hold Steady as Traders Await Fed Minutes Amid Thin Year-End Volumes 
U.S. Stocks Slip as Gold Rebounds Ahead of Year-End, Markets Eye 2026 Outlook 
Asia Manufacturing PMI Rebounds as Exports and Tech Demand Drive Growth into 2026 
USDA $12 Billion Farm Aid Program Draws Mixed Reactions from Row Crop Farmers 
South Korea Exports Hit Record High as Global Trade Momentum Builds 
Asian Markets Slip as Precious Metals Cool, Geopolitical Tensions Weigh on Sentiment 
Oil Prices Slide in 2025 as Oversupply and Geopolitical Risks Shape Market Outlook 
U.S. Dollar Slides Toward Biggest Annual Loss Since 2017 as 2026 Risks Loom 
Wall Street Ends Mixed as Tech and Financial Stocks Weigh on Markets Amid Thin Holiday Trading 
South Korea's plan of extending 3.2 trillion won to its airlines lags far behind advanced countries' amount of government support extended to its airline industries.
Out of the 3.2 trillion won, 2.9 trillion won is allocated to full-service carriers while 300 billion won is earmarked to low-cost airlines.
Meanwhile, the United States' setting aside 30.4 trillion won for its airline industry, while Germany is apportioning 12 trillion won to support Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the country's biggest carrier.
Meanwhile, France is appropriating a 9.5 trillion won support for its national flag carrier, Air France.
The Federation of Korean Industries, which called the airline industry backbone of the Korean economy, urged the government to increase financial support for domestic airlines that mainly serve international routes.
The International Civil Aviation Organization projected that global passenger travel demand would plummet by up to 71 percent this year from a year earlier.
The International Air Transport Association also forecasted a combined net loss of $84.3 billion for the global airline industry.
