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One hedge fund spotted coronavirus risks early — now it’s up 36%

Chris Hansen’s Valiant boosted hedges and bet against companies it viewed as more likely to be hurt by an economic slowdown

Chris Hansen saw it coming.

Hansen, who runs San Francisco hedge fund Valiant Capital Management, had an early conviction the novel coronavirus would wreak havoc on the global economy.

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