The dramatic plunge in South Korea’s stock market has grabbed headlines worldwide, with the benchmark index dropping sharply in just a couple of trading sessions. It’s the kind of move that makes investors everywhere pause and wonder: could something similar unfold in other major markets, particularly in the United States? The short answer is that while no market is immune to shocks, the setup in the U.S. looks quite different from what unfolded in Seoul recently.
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