The Federal Reserve’s plans to continue raising interest rates next year were met with more skepticism on Wall Street, with futures traders betting on a pause, Reuters reports. The US central bank is ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-11
SoftBank Group Corp. is set to raise 2.65 trillion yen (US$23.5 billion) in Japan’s biggest-ever initial public offering, Reuters reports. Telco unit SoftBank Corp. priced its stock at 1,500 yen apiec ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-11
Global investors managing US$32 trillion in assets have called on governments to accelerate steps to combat climate change, Reuters reports. A total of 415 investors from across the world including UB ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-10
Sino Land has launched the first batch of 205 units of its Grand Central development in Kwun Tong at an average price of HK$17,388 per square foot. That represents a notable discount from second-hand ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-07
Chinese medical tech platform WuXi AppTec raised US$1.01 billion in its Hong Kong listing, valuing the company at US$10.2 billion, Reuters reports, citing sources. WuXi, which is already listed in Sha ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-07
WM Motor, a Shanghai-based new energy vehicle maker, has partnered with Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime to apply the latter's facial recognition technology in automobiles. Freeman Sh ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-06
Former Hong Kong home affairs secretary Patrick Ho Chi-ping was found guilty on Wednesday of US charges that he took part in a scheme to bribe officials in Chad and Uganda in exchange for contracts fo ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-06
SoftBank Group's Vision Fund is hiring an investment team to be based in China, with plans to open its first China office in Shanghai next year, according to Reuters. Citing sources with knowledge of ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-05
英文問答網站Quora於官網發表聲明指出，上周五（30日）發現在未經授權下，被第三方惡意入侵其中一個系統，約1 ...全文
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The US midterm elections on Nov. 6 resulted in a divided Congress – commonly referred to as “gridlock” – that has several economic implications: • President Donald Trump’s economic agenda – centered a ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-03
Japan’s stockbrokers are rubbing their hands ahead of SoftBank’s record-breaking US$21 billion share sale, banking on the telco’s brand power and unprecedented marketing campaign to boost business in ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-30
The iPhone XR has been Apple's best-selling smartphone since it went on sale in mid-October, a company executive said on Wednesday. “Since the iPhone XR became available, it’s been the best-selling iP ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-29
Qualcomm Inc. has set up a US$100 million fund that will invest in startups working on artificial intelligence technologies, Reuters reports. The fund, Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund, has already made its ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-29
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank’s policy rate is now “just below” estimates of a level that neither brakes nor boosts a healthy US economy, comments that many investors ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-29
Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings will tie up with Japanese chat app operator LINE Corp for mobile payment services in Japan, the Nikkei Business Daily reported on Tuesday. Starti ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-27
General Motors Co. said it will cut production of slow-selling models and slash its North American workforce because of a declining market for traditional gas-powered sedans, shifting more investment ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-27
