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Starr’s Greenberg Sees Opportunity for Fresh Start for U.S.-China Relations Under Biden

Nov 18 2020 // U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has an opportunity to start fresh with China, a move that would benefit both nations, Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, chairman of Starr Insurance Companies, told Reuters on...

Chinese Grain Plant in Argentina Resumes Operations Following Fatal Accident

Nov 13 2020 // A grains crushing plant of Chinese farm giant COFCO International partially resumed operations on Thursday, after halting them on Tuesday after an incident in which three contractor workers died, a spokesman told...

3 Killed in Accident at Chinese Grain Plant in Argentina

Nov 12 2020 // Activity at an Argentine grains crushing plant of Chinese commodities giant COFCO International was halted on Tuesday after an accident that killed three workers, the company said.“We regret to inform that at our...

Q&A: Where Drugmakers Are in the Race for COVID-19 Vaccine

Nov 9 2020 // Drugmakers and research centers around the world are working on COVID-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the candidates involving tens of thousands of participants well underway.The following is what we...

Apple Faces Shareholder Class-Action Suit over CEO’s China Sales Comments

Nov 6 2020 // Apple Inc has been ordered to face a proposed class-action lawsuit by shareholders who accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of concealing falling demand for iPhones in China, resulting in billions of dollars of investor...

China’s Shock Suspension of Ant Group’s Listing Set to Hit Business Valuation, Growth

Nov 4 2020 // China’s surprise suspension of Ant Group’s record $37 billion listing is likely to delay rather than destroy its chances of a stock market debut though the financial technology giant’s valuation and...

Update: China Suspends Ant Group’s $37 Billion IPO

Nov 3 2020 // HONG KONG/NEW YORK — China suspended Ant Group’s $37 billion listing on Tuesday, thwarting the world’s largest stock market debut with just days to go in a dramatic blow to the financial technology firm...

Analysts, Investors React to China’s Suspension of Ant Group’s Mega IPO

Nov 3 2020 // China suspended Ant Group’s $37 billion stock market listing on Tuesday, thwarting the world’s largest IPO with just days to go, in a dramatic move that left investors and bankers scrambling for...

Retail Investors Placed Bids for Record $3 Trillion of Shares in Ant Group’s IPO

Nov 2 2020 // Retail investors placed bids for a record $3 trillion of shares in Ant Group Co. Ltd.’s dual listing in an unprecedented show of interest by mom-and-pop savers betting on demand for its financial services in...

Ant Group Is About to Shatter IPO Records. Here’s Why.

Oct 28 2020 // HONG KONG – Stella Su, who lives and works in Shanghai, has used an ATM only once in the past year. Instead of cash, in recent years she has done almost all her business using the digital wallet Alipay — shopping...

China’s Ping An Insurance Reports 7.74% Hike in Q3 Profit

Oct 27 2020 // Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd on Tuesday reported a 7.74% rise in net profit, its first quarterly profit increase in a year, as the country’s largest insurer by market value attracted more retail...

Investors Shrug Off U.S. Concerns as China’s Ant Group Nears $34.4 Billion IPO

Oct 26 2020 // Chinese financial technology giant Ant Group has set terms for a dual listing aimed at raising up to $34.4 billion from the world’s largest stock market debut, with investors scrambling for a piece of the...

China’s Ant Group Wins Final Nod from Securities Watchdog for $35B IPO

Oct 22 2020 // China’s Ant Group has won the final nod from the country’s top securities watchdog for the registration of its Shanghai offering, the regulator said on Wednesday, clearing the last regulatory hurdle for its $35...

Battery Fires Make Headlines as Electric Vehicle Sales Take Off

Oct 20 2020 // First, Hyundai Motor Co. made headlines about its electric cars catching fire. Five days later, it was General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. The next day, it was BMW AG.Vehicles going up in flames aren’t new to the...

Midwest Farmers Receive Record Federal Aid, Crop Insurance Payments Under Trump

Oct 20 2020 // U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov. 3 election approaches, with record government subsidies projected to make up more than a third of farm income in 2020.The aid programs could be...

Senator Calls on U.S. to Delay IPO by China’s Ant Group

Oct 12 2020 // Senator Marco Rubio, who has successfully urged the Trump administration to pursue investigations of Chinese companies, called on Friday for the U.S. government to consider options to delay an initial public offering of...

China’s Ping An-Backed Lufax Files for $3 Billion U.S. IPO

Oct 9 2020 // Lufax Holding Ltd., one of China’s largest online wealth management platforms, on Wednesday filed to list its shares in the United States, the latest company looking to take advantage of a rebound in capital...

From Wildfires to Sally to China Floods, September Was a Disastrous Month

Oct 9 2020 // Third quarters are often the costliest of the year in terms natural disasters. Insurance broker Aon’s monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred...

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Hit with Shareholder Lawsuit Over Coronavirus

Oct 9 2020 // A Palm Beach County, Florida city’s retirement plan is suing a cruise ship company for allegedly misleading it and other shareholders over the financial impact of the coronavirus on its business.The securities...

Analysts Say U.S. Restrictions Unlikely to Hurt Ant Group’s $35 Billion IPO

Oct 8 2020 // Ant Group’s $35 billion initial public offering (IPO) is unlikely to suffer from any U.S. restrictions on the Chinese financial technology giant due to its very limited overseas presence, potential investors and...