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230,000 New Housing Units, Including New Land Sites in Seoul Metropolitan Area... Marriage Penalties to Be Revised The government has announced plans to additionally supply new housing sites in the Seoul metropolitan area. SBS Aug 13, 2026 12:18 PM

From 9,000 to 6,000, "My Money Melted away"... Desperate 2030s Turn to Leveraged ETFs Young investors in their 20s are increasingly suffering losses after aggressively investing in single-stock leveraged ETFs amid the extreme volatility of the domestic stock market this year. SBS Aug 13, 2026 11:41 AM

National Tax Service Launches Special Tax Audit into KB Kookmin Bank Over Tax Evasion Suspicions According to the financial sector, the Investigation Bureau 4 of the Seoul Regional National Tax Service deployed around 30 investigators to the new headquarters of KB Kookmin Bank in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, this morning to secure accounting records and other materials. SBS Aug 13, 2026 11:33 AM

Investor Deposits Fall Below 100 Trillion Won at 97.92 Trillion Won As the domestic stock market has undergone adjustments for two months, investor deposits, which serve as waiting funds for the market, have fallen below 100 trillion won. SBS Aug 13, 2026 10:31 AM

92% of Manufacturing Companies Say "Supply Chain-Wide AX Is Crucial to Boosting Competitiveness" More than 90% of major domestic manufacturing companies responded that artificial intelligence transformation across the entire supply chain, including partner firms, is crucial to enhancing manufacturing competitiveness. SBS Aug 13, 2026 10:30 AM

KOSPI Surges 3-4% for Fourth Straight Day; KOSDAQ Trades Flat The KOSPI surged in early trading today , extending its winning streak to a fourth consecutive day. SBS Aug 13, 2026 10:28 AM

BOK Holds Over 300 Billion Won in Gold ETFs in First Gold Investment in 13 Years In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the 12th , the BOK announced that it held 679,765 shares of the SPDR Gold Shares , a gold ETF listed on the U.S. SBS Aug 13, 2026 9:30 AM

Homeplus Resumes Operations with Massive Sales Events It is Thursday, and reporter Han Jiyeon is here with our "Friendly Economy" segment. SBS Aug 13, 2026 9:19 AM

Wall Street Mixed as July CPI Matches Expectations New York stocks closed mixed. The U.S. stock market wrapped up the session with mixed results. SBS Aug 13, 2026 7:58 AM

Total Employment Rises, but Youth Employment Falls... Down for 45 Consecutive Months While the total number of employed people increased by 108,000 last month, the number of young employed people decreased by 191,000. SBS Aug 13, 2026 7:50 AM