SBS News

Overdue Debt Among Self-Employed Rises 13% in Q1 Amid High Interest Rates; Sales Decline According to the "Q1 2026 Small Business Trends" report released by Korea Credit Data , the total outstanding loan balance for individual business owners in Korea reached 732.2 trillion won in the first quarter of this year, an increase of approximately 3 trillion won from the previous quarter . SBS Jun 23, 2026 9:18 AM

With Bonuses Reaching Hundreds of Millions of Won, Will the Wage Gap Between Industries Widen Further? Joining us this Tuesday is reporter Han Jiyeon for 'Friendly Economy.' Reporter Han, I hear the number of office workers earning a monthly salary of over 5 million won has increased significantly? As of October last year, the number of workers with a monthly salary of 5 million won or more exceeded 3.7 million. SBS Jun 23, 2026 9:13 AM

Consumer Expectations for Rising Home Prices and Wages Grow Amid 'Samsung-SK Hynix' Performance Bonuses and Stock Gains According to the Consumer Survey results released by the Bank of Korea , the Housing Price Outlook Index for June stood at 120, up 8 points from the previous month, returning to levels seen at the beginning of this year. SBS Jun 23, 2026 9:04 AM

Samsung Electronics Surpasses $1 Billion in HBM4 Sales, Eyes $10 Billion by Year-End 12. Samsung Electronics' sixth-generation High Bandwidth Memory , HBM4, has reportedly surpassed $1 billion (approximately 1.54 trillion won) in sales for the first time in the industry. SBS Jun 23, 2026 9:04 AM

Samsung Electronics' HBM4 Revenue Surpasses $1 Billion, First in Industry Within 4 Months of Mass Production Samsung Electronics' 6th-generation High Bandwidth Memory has reportedly become the first in the industry to surpass $1 billion in revenue, equivalent to approximately 1.54 trillion won. SBS Jun 23, 2026 8:46 AM

Starbucks Closes Doors at 3 PM for Staff 'History Education' Following Marketing Controversy Starbucks locations across the country closed their doors at 3 PM today . Following a significant blow to its sales and brand image due to the "5·18 Tank Day" marketing controversy, the company has initiated history awareness training for all employees. SBS Jun 23, 2026 7:55 AM

"Should Have Blocked It Even by Lying Down": Financial Supervisory Service Chief Criticizes Single-Stock Leverage Products Lee Chan-jin, Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service , has issued a sharp criticism of single-stock leverage products that track twice the daily fluctuations of companies like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. SBS Jun 23, 2026 7:55 AM

U.S. Stocks Close Mixed as Market Focuses on Fed Policy Outlook U.S. stock markets closed mixed. The Nasdaq fell by 1%, and the S&P 500 ended slightly lower, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw a modest gain. SBS Jun 23, 2026 7:46 AM

Disparity in Data Breach Fines: '600 Billion Won for Firms vs. 700 Million Won for Agencies' Concerns are rising that the fines imposed on the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and its affiliated agencies for the data breach of thousands of applicants to the 'Modu-ui Changeop' platform, which also involved the leak of startup ideas, will be limited to only hundreds of millions of won. SBS Jun 23, 2026 7:01 AM

Starbucks Closes Stores at 3 PM for Company-Wide 'History Education' Starbucks, which faced backlash over its "Tank Day" marketing controversy, closed its stores nationwide at 3 PM yesterday . SBS Jun 23, 2026 6:51 AM