Samsung Securities staff get shares worth $105 bn by mistake
South Korean brokerage Samsung Securities accidentally issued 2.8 billion shares worth $105 billion to staff when it was supposed to pay dividends worth $2.6 million. The error occurred when an employee entered 'shares' instead of South Korean currency 'won' into a computer. The company took 37 minutes to halt the trade by which point 16 workers quickly sold off shares.