Rumors had been doing the rounds that e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com were competing against each other to acquire stake in Chinese menswear group Heilan Home Co. There were reports that Alibaba ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-06
A US judge refused to release a former Hong Kong government official on bail while he faces charges that he took part in a scheme to bribe officials in Chad and Uganda in exchange for contracts for a ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-06
Broadcom Ltd. made a US$121 billion “best and final offer” to acquire Qualcomm Inc., ratcheting up pressure on its US semiconductor peer to engage in talks on what would be the biggest ever technology ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-06
Despite a rough start in 2018, cryptocurrencies are continuing to draw hordes of new investors in many parts of the world, thanks to the record surge of bitcoin and other virtual units last year. Some ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-05
The head of the world’s biggest private equity firm paid tribute to Masayoshi Son, founder and chief executive of SoftBank Group Corp., for his investments in the field of technology. On a conference ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-02
Venezuela is one of the world's leading oil producers. However, the nation has been grappling with political turmoil and spiking inflation. Governments had in the past issued excessive currency, leadi ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-02
Based on Fed fund futures, the market consensus is that the Federal Reserve will hike rates three times this year by 0.25 percent each time. But I personally believe that the market may have underesti ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-02
ZTE Corp, one of China's top telecom equipment makers, plans to raise 13 billion yuan (US$2.1 billion) via private share placement, with the funds to be used for 5G mobile network technology developme ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-01
Goxip, a Hong Kong-based social shopping service, has raised US$5 million in a Series A funding round led by Chinese beauty-enhancing app developer Meitu (1357.HK), with participation from a fund cont ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-31
The core of angel investing is about pouring money into an early startup by individual investors. This remains a constant theme. But how individuals choose to do such investment can vary greatly. By a ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-31
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BTCC, China’s first and longest-running bitcoin exchange, announced on its corporate website that it has been acquired by an unnamed Hong Kong-based blockchain investment fund. The deal came after Ch ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-30
Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group said a group of investors led by technology giant Tencent Holdings will buy a 14 percent stake in its debt-laden commercial property arm. The investors, which a ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-30
It is perhaps time for corporations and their shareholders to design a more sustainable long-term business model that emphasizes transformative research and development. In recent years, investors hav ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-29
SoftBank's US$100 billion Vision Fund is leading an US$865 million investment in Katerra, a technology startup that uses an assembly-line-like system to construct houses and commercial buildings, the ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-25
A dollar rout intensified on Wednesday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said a lower greenback was “good for us” – though a weaker US currency may not prove a long-term economic boost. It wa ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-25
North and South Korea have recently shaken hands on a diplomatic solution that will see the former's athletes participating in this year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. Instead of being a mega- ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-24
