SoftBank’s Vision Fund is investing an additional US$2 billion in South Korea’s top e-commerce firm Coupang as the loss-making startup seeks to cement its market dominance, Reuters reports. The latest ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-21
Many people will view the prospect of investing in Asian equities right now as something like catching a falling knife. The perfect storm of a trade war, US dollar strength and rising interest rates h ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-20
Ping An Insurance Group (02318.HK) has invested in Berlin-based financial technology startup Finleap by participating in a funding round worth 41.5 million euros (US$47 million). Shenzhen-based Ping A ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-20
The world’s central bankers have begun to discuss the idea of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and now even the International Monetary Fund and its managing director, Christine Lagarde, are ta ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-20
China should cut corporate and personal income taxes to support the slowing economy amid a trade dispute with the United States, former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said on Sunday. "There is roo ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-19
Speculators are staging a forceful comeback in China’s stock market, bidding up shares in loss-making companies, as regulators ease rules around trading, fundraising and backdoor listings to prop up s ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-16
Tencent has reported better-than-expected financial and operational results for the third quarter, prompting investors in the Chinese social media and gaming giant to heave a huge sigh of relief. Look ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-15
Julie Sinnamon, the chief executive of Enterprise Ireland (EI), said that, after Britain leaves the European Union in March next year, Hong Kong and mainland China will play an increasing role as expo ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-15
Julie Sinnamon, the chief executive of Enterprise Irela ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2018年11月15日
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said bankers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. “cheated” the country in dealings with state fund 1MDB and that US authorities have promised to help return the fees ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-14
US shared office space provider WeWork Cos has secured an additional US$3 billion in funding from Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp., according to an investor presentation seen by Reuters. The latest fundin ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-14
Tencent Holdings-backed online Chinese travel firm Tongcheng-Elong launched a far smaller-than-expected initial public offering of up to US$233 million in Hong Kong on Tuesday, amid a weak stock marke ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-13
Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater, believes that credit cycle is behind everything in the world. Easy monetary policy often leads to better business performance and high ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-13
Private-equity firm Veritas Capital and hedge fund Elliott Management are acquiring US healthcare software maker Athenahealth in a deal worth about US$5.7 billion. The all-cash deal values Athenahealt ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-13
