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Australia's Ultra-Light Crude Imported for First Time Amid Supply Instability: What Lies Ahead? With the situation in the Strait of Hormuz remaining unstable, South Korea can no longer rely solely on Middle Eastern crude. SBS Aug 6, 2026 9:59 PM

US Semiconductor Stocks Plunge, SK Hynix Plummets, and KOSPI Falls Below 6,300 Semiconductor stocks, including SK Hynix, experienced another sharp decline today . SBS Aug 6, 2026 8:48 PM

Nolboo Files for Court Receivership Amid Soaring Losses Despite 120 Billion Won in Sales Nolboo, a first-generation Korean restaurant franchise famous for budae-jjigae and bossam , has reportedly applied for corporate rehabilitation procedures with the court following financial difficulties. SBS Aug 6, 2026 8:20 PM

Fears Over Warped Tracks and Buckled Roads Prompt Authorities Into All-Out Response As extreme heatwaves continue, safety for railways and roads has been placed on high alert. SBS Aug 6, 2026 8:13 PM

Leaving AC On vs. Off: Which Saves More Money? [Friendly Economy] It is Thursday, and we have reporter Han Jiyeon with us for "Friendly Economy." Han, with how hard it is to avoid turning on the air conditioner at home these days, many people must be worried about their electricity bills. SBS Aug 6, 2026 8:10 PM

OpenAI's GPT Hacking Incident Opens the "Gates of Hell"? First-Ever Reveal of the "Human Extinction Scenario" (ft. Prof. Kim Dae-shik) Was OpenAI's latest model hacking a website on its own just a simple mishap? App… SBS Aug 6, 2026 6:32 PM

Think You Know the Iran War Is Over? The Real Crisis Starts Now The Iran war has returned to a ceasefire mode "once again." However, it remains uncertain whether this current stability will smoothly lead to a definitive end to the conflict. SBS Aug 6, 2026 6:05 PM

Goldman Sachs Maintains KOSPI Target of 12,000 Amid Plunge: Why It Predicts a 92% Surge Goldman Sachs has diagnosed that its positive strategic stance on the South Korean stock market remains valid despite the recent sharp decline in the KOSPI. SBS Aug 6, 2026 6:04 PM

Asset Managers Reap 3.7 Billion Won in Fees from Single-Stock Leverage Funds Amid Retail Investor Losses Asset management companies have reportedly raked in nearly 3.7 billion won in fee revenue from single-stock leverage products over a two-month period. SBS Aug 6, 2026 6:03 PM

Won Slips to 1,410-Won Range on Falling Oil Prices, US-Japan Intervention, and Improved Supply-Demand; Lowest in About 10 Months The won-dollar exchange rate dropped to the 1,410-won range during trading today , marking its lowest level in about 10 months. SBS Aug 6, 2026 5:01 PM