The software uselessness theory that crashed AI stocks... Jensen Huang says 'selling software stocks is illogical'; Korea stands at the front of the US rare earth alliance... why? | Kwon Soon-woo, 3PRO TV News Team Lead

AI주 대폭락 시킨 SW 무용론…젠슨황 “SW 주식 매도 비논리적” 미국 희토류 동맹 가장 앞에 선 한국…우리가 왜? | 권순우 삼프로TV 취재팀장 [뉴스3]
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  February 05, 2026 at 23:29  |  31:42  |  3PRO TV (삼프로TV)
Speakers
Kwon Soon-woo — Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV
Jeong Young-jil — Host

Summary

Kwon Soon-woo of 3PRO TV reviews the US and Korean market selloff, focusing on AI-related software and semiconductor stocks. He argues the software selloff tied to AI disruption fears is overdone and that AMD's post-earnings drop lacks fundamental justification. He also highlights Samsung's P4 DRAM/HBM4 expansion, a US-led critical minerals alliance that could benefit Korean refiners such as Korea Zinc, and proposed dawn-delivery deregulation that could help E-Mart compete with Coupang.

  • US markets fell, led by AI and software stocks.
  • AMD sold off after margin guidance despite revenue and EPS strength.
  • Jensen Huang and investment firms pushed back on the AI-kills-software narrative.
  • Samsung plans P4 DRAM expansion for HBM4 as memory prices surge.
  • US-led critical minerals bloc with Korea as chair may support refining.
  • Korea Zinc's Tennessee refinery was cited as a beneficiary.
  • Large-mart dawn-delivery deregulation lifted E-Mart and could narrow Coupang's edge.
  • Bitcoin's drop and unclear cause were discussed without a clear trade.
Ideas
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 5:25
AMD selloff is overdone
AMD's post-earnings selloff looks overdone: revenue rose 34% and EPS beat consensus, while the guided gross-margin decline from 57% to 55% is largely a normal first-quarter semiconductor seasonal pattern. The comparison with Nvidia's 70% margin and delayed China export approvals are being used as selloff triggers, but they do not justify the magnitude of the decline.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 7:00
Software selloff overdone on AI fears
The software selloff driven by fears that AI will replace software is being challenged as illogical. Jensen Huang argues AI is a tool that evolves software rather than kills it, and enterprise software for legal, financial, and tax work requires precision and accountability that AI cannot yet provide. Major investors say enterprise software remains defensible, even as AI-disrupted content, data analytics, and visualization software are more at risk.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 8:29
Alt managers oversold on software fears
Alternative asset managers and private-credit firms sold off on fears that software exposure would damage their portfolios, but the disclosed exposure is limited. KKR says software is only about 7% of its portfolio and that the industry habitually overreacts to such fears, while Blue Owl says it monitors the situation and sees no special risk. The selloff despite in-line results creates an oversold setup.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 15:22
Samsung benefits from HBM4 DRAM upcycle
Samsung Electronics is expanding its Pyeongtaek P4 DRAM line and shifting toward the 1c process for HBM4 because orders are outpacing available capacity. The plan targets 100k-120k wafers per month by early next year and would lift annual DRAM capacity about 18%. DRAM demand is unlikely to weaken through next year, and Q1 memory prices are forecast to rise 80-90% quarter-over-quarter, supporting Samsung's memory earnings.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 17:14
Critical mineral price floors help refiners
The US-led critical minerals trade bloc, now called FOGI and covering 56 countries with Korea as chair, aims to create enforceable price floors and tariffs to protect non-China refining from cheap Chinese supply. The policy is designed to make refining and critical-mineral projects economically viable again and to encourage investment in rare earths and related minerals.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 20:04
Korea Zinc gains from refining policy
Korea Zinc is cited as a direct beneficiary example because its Tennessee refinery investment of about KRW 11 trillion is in critical-mineral refining, an area where Korea retains eco-friendly refining technology. The FOGI price-floor and tariff support could improve refining economics and make the project more attractive.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 21:42
E-Mart benefits from dawn delivery deregulation
Proposed deregulation to allow large marts to operate overnight for dawn delivery would let E-Mart use its nationwide store network as distributed logistics centers, sharply expanding its dawn-delivery reach and helping it compete with Coupang, which currently benefits from the restriction. E-Mart shares rose about 9% on the news, while Coupang's regulatory advantage could narrow if the rule changes.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 21:42
E-Mart benefits from dawn delivery deregulation
Proposed deregulation to allow large marts to operate overnight for dawn delivery would let E-Mart use its nationwide store network as distributed logistics centers, sharply expanding its dawn-delivery reach and helping it compete with Coupang, which currently benefits from the restriction. E-Mart shares rose about 9% on the news, while Coupang's regulatory advantage could narrow if the rule changes.
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