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SK Energy and HD Hyundai Oilbank Under FTC Scrutiny Over Alleged 44 Trillion Won Oil Price Collusion Amid Wars The FTC's secretariat announced today that it has submitted an examination report containing the legal violations and sanction recommendations compiled by investigators regarding the alleged gasoline, diesel, and kerosene collusion by SK Energy Co. SBS Oct 7, 2026 1:55 PM

Record-Breaking 14 Vocalists Assemble: 'The Listen' Premieres Tonight Featuring EXO's Suho, ATEEZ's Jongho, and Chuu SBS's "The Listen," returning with a refreshed format alongside an unprecedented lineup, premieres tonight . SBS Star Oct 7, 2026 1:52 PM

Corporate Surplus Hits Record High on Semiconductor Boom; Households Shift Savings to Stocks Meanwhile, a clear "money move" trend was observed among households, with deposits at banks decreasing and stock investments increasing. SBS Oct 7, 2026 1:51 PM

Consumer Agency Issues Interior Design Advisory Amid Rising Complaints Over Shoddy Work and Contractor Ghosting When A protested, the contractor arbitrarily changed the front door password, halted the construction, and became virtually unreachable, leaving A in an absurd situation. SBS Oct 7, 2026 1:48 PM

3 Years of Gaza War: Peace Remains Far Out of Reach Triggered by Hamas's surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, the war has left more than 74,000 Palestinians dead and reduced most of the Gaza Strip to ruins. SBS Oct 7, 2026 1:48 PM

Dominating at No. 1 for 8 Consecutive Weeks: 'Whenever Possible' Lee Sun-bin and Yoo Jae-myung Go All Out in Cheonan SBS's "Whenever Possible" proved its reign as the undisputed powerhouse of Tuesday nights, securing the No. SBS Star Oct 7, 2026 1:47 PM

Minister Lee So-young: "We Will Consider Restricting Items Sold on Online Traditional Market Malls" During a parliamentary audit of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups by the National Assembly's Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee, Minister Lee responded to a point raised by People Power Party lawmaker Park Seong-min, saying, "I raised the exact same issue during an internal meeting last week," and adding, "I agree that it does not fit the original purpose." The online traditional market mall is an online shopping platform operated to help merchants in traditional markets and shopping districts secure online sales channels and to enhance the convenience of using Onnuri gift certificates. SBS Oct 7, 2026 1:47 PM

Number of Population-Declining Regions Rises from 89 to 92… Busan Geumjeong, Dongducheon, and Tongyeong Newly Added Three areas, including Geumjeong-gu in Busan, Dongducheon-si in Gyeonggi Province, and Tongyeong-si in South Gyeongsang Province, have been newly designated as population-declining regions. SBS Oct 7, 2026 1:46 PM

Homeplus Implements Voluntary Retirement Amid Management Struggles Homeplus sent official notices regarding the voluntary retirement to the Homeplus branch of the Mart Workers' Union and the Homeplus General Union today . SBS Oct 7, 2026 1:46 PM

Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung: CPTPP Membership Talks to Be Re-examined from Scratch Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryung stated today that the government will "re-examine discussions on joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership from scratch." Making the remarks in her opening address at the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs by the National Assembly's Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee, Minister Song emphasized, "In that process, we will ensure that the sensitivity of the agricultural sector and the need for sufficient supplementary measures are discussed together." According to the recently released government report on the economic impact analysis of CPTPP membership, joining the agreement is projected to increase real gross domestic product by 0.38 percentage points 10 years after the agreement takes effect, and expand manufacturing production by an annual average of up to 6.7 trillion won over the next 15 years. SBS Oct 7, 2026 1:44 PM