Jul.10 — James Lim, senior research analyst at the $3 billion California-based hedge fund Dalton Investments LCC, discusses the outlook for South Korean stocks and corporate governance. Lim has warned that retail investors could pull out of the nation’s equity market on unforeseen events such as an earlier-than-expected curb in the Covid-19 pandemic or a lifting of a short-sell ban. Drug-related shares are especially vulnerable because hopes for a virus cure have made them expensive, according to Lim. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”
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California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles. Its terrain includes cliff-lined beaches, redwood forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley farmland and the Mojave Desert. The city of Los Angeles is the seat of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Hilly San Francisco is known for the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and cable cars.
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Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
Latest News about Covid-19
Below are stories from around the globe related to the 2020 outbreak of novel Coronavirus – since the WHO gave the Covid-19 naming. Most recent items are posted nearest the top.