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Investors eye interest-bearing products as Korean stock market languishes

South Korea's stock market remains sluggish while market interest rates stay high, drawing investor attention to interest-bearing products such as brokerage-issued notes, repurchase agreements, government bonds and money market funds. Experts say the environment allows investors to secure interest income, but stress that choosing products should start with when the money will be needed. Product features, early redemption terms, credit risks and tax benefits vary, requiring careful checks of conditions and liquidity.

AI & Enterprise

Local AI agent feels more like computer program than friend

A user report says local AI can handle some personal and work tasks without uploading sensitive data to the cloud. A Verge reporter tested a self-hosted AI agent running on a PC, installing the open-source Hermes Agent on an M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 256GB of unified memory. The reporter used it for an email-and-calendar morning briefing, organising more than 400 Steam games, analysing financial records and drafting a comparison chart for an embargoed laptop.