Oops! South Korean crypto exchange accidentally hands out $40B in Bitcoin

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A South Korean crypto exchange accidentally dumped more than $40 billion worth of Bitcoin into customer accounts — an astounding error during a giveaway meant to award prizes worth just a few cents each. The blunder at Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, briefly turned ordinary users into nine-figure Bitcoin holders and triggered a brief […]


Trump’s South Korea tariff cuts are major boost for Hyundai and GM

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American flags flutter outside a Hyundai automobile dealership in Irvine, California, U.S., March 27, 2025.  Mike Blake | Reuters DETROIT — Hyundai Motor and General Motors are set to be two of the greatest beneficiaries of lower U.S. tariffs on imports, including vehicles, from South Korea. The South Korean-based automaker is the largest U.S. importer […]


Comedy Central pulls ‘South Park’ episode mocking Charlie Kirk after assassination

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Comedy Central has pulled a controversial “South Park” episode that parodied Charlie Kirk after the conservative activist was gunned down at a Utah college on Wednesday. The Paramount Skydance-owned network quietly removed the rerun of the episode “Got a Nut” from its cable lineup Wednesday night, just hours after Kirk, 31, was shot and killed […]


NYC paying the price as the wealthy, financial institutions flock to South Florida

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South Florida has bloomed as America’s new capital for capital. Some of the region’s leading developers and city leaders make the argument that the trend is permanent and practical as New York City lost billions of dollars in income to the region. “We as a company, as a family, want to be known for not only […]


South Carolina Bans 10 More Books From All Public Schools State-Wide

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Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View […]


South Carolina Postpones Vote on Banning 10 Books Statewide

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL […]


South Korea’s Hyundai to announce $20 billion U.S. investment

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The Hyundai display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024.  Danielle DeVries | CNBC South Korean conglomerate Hyundai will announce a $20 billion investment in U.S. onshoring that includes a $5 billion steel plant in Louisiana, according to people familiar with the plans. The plant is set to hire roughly 1,500 […]


Big Day for Crypto Goes South After Bybit Hack

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The good news for cryptocurrency investors arrived just after 8 a.m. on Friday: Coinbase, the largest crypto marketplace in the United States, had reached a deal with U.S. regulators to dismiss a lawsuit that had hung over the industry for years. But within hours, the crypto market descended into a new crisis. At 10:51 a.m., […]


As Trump ups tariffs, GM and Hyundai increase South Korean imports

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President Donald Trump welcomes South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2018. Carlos Barria | Reuters DETROIT — As President Donald Trump threatens to further increase tariffs on U.S. trading partners, the greatest impact for the auto industry outside of North America would be additional levies on South […]


Luxury jungle-themed hot spot Gitano’s lands new home at South Street Seaport

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A tropical “paradise” is coming to the concrete jungle. Grupo Gitano signed a lease for a nearly 14,000 square-foot theme restaurant and club on two levels at Pier 17 — the first major deal by the property’s new owner, Seaport Entertainment Group (SEG). The East River structure is home to restaurants including Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Fulton […]