{"id":384383,"date":"2026-07-29T14:01:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/minister-apologizes-as-korean-leveraged-etf-investors-nurse-heavy-losses-amid-chip-stock-rout\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:01:38","slug":"minister-apologizes-as-korean-leveraged-etf-investors-nurse-heavy-losses-amid-chip-stock-rout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/minister-apologizes-as-korean-leveraged-etf-investors-nurse-heavy-losses-amid-chip-stock-rout\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister apologizes as Korean leveraged ETF investors nurse heavy losses amid chip stock rout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-relatedQuotes\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedQuotes\">\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-quotesContainer\">\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-titleAndTime undefined\">\n<p class=\"RelatedQuotes-text\">In this 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