SBS News

Taxing Unrealized Gains? Controversy Erupts Over "Will Losses Be Compensated?" At a forum held on June 23 by lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties and civic groups, titled "Exploring the Gap in Asset Income Taxation and a Shift Toward Comprehensive Income Taxation," it was argued that taxation should be based on the actual increase in net assets and economic capacity, regardless of whether the assets have been sold or what form they take. SBS Jun 24, 2026 8:26 AM

U.S. Stock Markets Close Lower; Micron Earnings Due on June 25 All three major U.S. stock indices closed lower. In particular, the Nasdaq fell by more than 2%, while the S&P 500 recorded a decline of over 1%. SBS Jun 24, 2026 7:55 AM

Semiconductor-Heavy Market Sees Sharp Drop: Correction or Profit-Taking? The South Korean stock market, which is heavily concentrated in large-cap semiconductor stocks, saw a significantly sharper decline yesterday compared to other Asian markets. SBS Jun 24, 2026 6:57 AM

KOSPI Plummets 9.99% Just One Day After Hitting All-Time High The KOSPI, which had surpassed the 9,000-point mark, saw a sharp decline of nearly 10 percent yesterday, falling to the 8,200-point range. SBS Jun 24, 2026 6:34 AM

Ministry of SMEs and Startups Accused of Downplaying Responsibility by Calling Data Leak "Exposure" Critics are pointing out that the Ministry of SMEs and Startups may be attempting to downplay its responsibility by referring to the personal information leak on its "Modu's Startup" platform as a mere "exposure." This is seen as contradicting the government's recent trend of strengthening security regulations, such as successively imposing massive fines on companies hit by data leaks and introducing punitive surcharges. SBS Jun 24, 2026 6:33 AM

"Global Spotlight on $290 Billion Leveraged ETF Market Following Plunge in Korean AI Stocks" The recent sharp decline in South Korean artificial intelligence related stocks, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, has brought renewed attention to the rapid growth of the global leveraged exchange-traded fund market, Bloomberg reported on the 23rd . SBS Jun 24, 2026 5:33 AM

Concentration and Day Trading: Why the FSS Chief Regrets Approving Single-Stock Leverage ETFs While the domestic stock market has been breaking all-time highs, there are growing concerns over market concentration centered around semiconductor stocks, and critics point out that single-stock leverage ETFs are exacerbating this trend. SBS Jun 24, 2026 5:29 AM

Samsung and SK Consider Hundreds of Trillions of Won in Semiconductor Cluster Investments in Honam and Chungcheong Regions The investment scale is estimated to reach hundreds of trillions of won. According to the business community on June 23, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are coordinating details to announce large-scale regional investment plans, including these initiatives, at a public-private joint meeting on "Great Transformation of National Territory (Balanced National Development)" to be held at the Blue House at the end of this month, presided over by President Lee Jae-myung. SBS Jun 24, 2026 5:25 AM

KOSPI Plummets 9.99% Just One Day After Record High The KOSPI, which had just hit an all-time high, has plunged nearly 10%, falling to the 8,200 level. SBS Jun 24, 2026 12:47 AM