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Virus shock sparks rethink of some of Asia’s hottest stocks

Bloomberg It may be time for equity investors to reassess their 5G investments in Asia as they look to win big from one of the market’s hottest themes. The coronavirus-driven stock sell-off presents an opportunity to shift into names that may have been overlooked in the recent run-up by technology stocks, said Kevin Chen, an analyst at China Merchants Securities ...

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Bitcoin hits $10,000 to reach its highest level since October

Bloomberg Bitcoin is back above $10,000. The largest cryptocurrency’s recent upward momentum carried it past that psychologically significant level on Sunday for the first time since October, according to Bitstamp pricing. It rose as much as 2.6% to $10,179, capping a gain of about 40% so far this year. Its breach of five figures comes amid an equities rally that’s ...

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China virus deaths top 810, surpassing global Sars toll

Bloomberg The coronavirus disease spreading around the world has killed more than 810 people, exceeding the toll from the global outbreak of Sars that started in China almost two decades ago. Less than two months after surfacing in late December in Wuhan, China, cases of the coronavirus have topped 37,000. The fast-spreading disease long ago eclipsed the 8,100 total cases ...

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