QUICK SPARK: South Korea’s KOSPI Logs Worst Week Since 2008’s Lehman Brothers Collapse
South Korea’s KOSPI fell 14.46% this week, its worst week since October 2008, as SK Hynix and Samsung sank on AI spending fears.
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SK Hynix's selloff and the KOSPI plunge are pressuring South Korea ETFs. Here's how EWY, FLKR and leveraged KORU are positioned.
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