Korean Markets Hit by Turmoil as Chip Rout Forces Trading Halts
THE SO WHAT
Trading halts driven by a chipmaker selloff show how concentrated global equity risk has become around semis. If your business is levered to memory or foundry capacity, treat this as a stress test moment for counterparty exposure and financing assumptions.
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