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"Gimpab Nearing 4,000 Won a Roll"... Rising Rice and Egg Prices Add to Cost Burden As the prices of core ingredients such as rice, eggs, and seaweed rise, the price of gimpab is increasing at the fastest rate among major dining-out items. SBS Aug 17, 2026 9:20 AM

W4.7 Tril. in Bonds Scheduled for Issuance This Week... Demand Forecasts for Lotte E&C and Others According to data from financial authorities and the Korea Financial Investment Association today , competitive bidding for 3 trillion won in 10-year Treasury bonds and 610 billion won in 91-day Monetary Stabilization Bonds is scheduled for tomorrow. SBS Aug 17, 2026 9:19 AM

U.S. Crude Oil Share Tops 20% in First Half for First Time, Saudi Crude Barely Holds 30% South Korea's import share of U.S. crude oil exceeded 20% of the total in the first half of this year for the first time ever. SBS Aug 17, 2026 9:17 AM

Samsung, SK Hynix Grow Cash Reserves by Over 117 Trillion Won in 6 Months Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have significantly improved their financial soundness as their earnings surged in the first half of this year, driven by soaring sales of High Bandwidth Memory and general-purpose DRAM. SBS Aug 17, 2026 9:15 AM

Seoul Apartments See Shift Toward Monthly Rent; Portion Jumps 7.8 Percentage Points Over 7 Years Over the past seven years, the number of jeonse (lump-sum deposit-based lease) households in Seoul apartments has decreased by more than 30,000, while monthly rent households, including semi-jeonse, have increased by over 50,000, data showed. SBS Aug 17, 2026 9:08 AM

Exchange and Brokerage Fee Revenue from Single-Stock Leverage Surpasses 100 Billion Won According to statistics submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service and the Korea Exchange to the office of Representative Park Sung-hoon of the People Power Party, a member of the National Assembly's National Policy Committee, related fee revenue for the exchange and securities firms totaled approximately 117.26 billion won from May 27, when single-stock leverage and inverse ETFs for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix were launched, through the end of July. SBS Aug 17, 2026 9:06 AM

Draft Beer Prices to Rise? '20% Liquor Tax Cut' Set to End This Year The government has decided to operate the draft beer tax reduction scheme only until the end of this year. SBS Aug 17, 2026 7:51 AM

Wall Street Eyes Freezing U.S. Consumer Sentiment, Upcoming FOMC Minutes Here is a look at Wall Street for this week. On the 18th, the July import and export price indices will be released, followed by the release of the July FOMC minutes on the 19th. SBS Aug 17, 2026 7:41 AM

"Using Second-Hand Apps to Save on Brokerage Fees"... What to Check in Direct Real Estate Transactions Where do you usually go nowadays when looking for a place to live? In the past, people would head straight to a local real estate agency, but with the development of the internet, that landscape is gradually changing. SBS Aug 17, 2026 7:24 AM

High Inflation Boosts 'Stay-at-Home' Holidays, Growing Convenience Food Market With dining-out costs becoming a burden, many people choose to cook at home even during holidays. SBS Aug 17, 2026 6:56 AM