China Signals End to $2 Trillion U.S. Stock Listing Juggernaut
or investors in companies that have yet to list, there’s growing uncertainty over when they may get their money back. Wall Street firms are bracing for lucrative underwriting fees to dry up, while…
Chinese regulator halts Huya-Douyu game-streaming merger
The State Administration for Market Regulation announced it had prohibited the merger of the Tencent-backed game streaming platforms Douyu and Huya on Saturday because the merger would eliminate competition. This is the first…
China Blocks Didi From App Stores Days After Mega U.S. IPO
China’s cyberspace regulator ordered app stores to remove Didi Chuxing, dealing a major blow to a ride-hailing giant that just days ago pulled off one of the largest U.S. initial public offerings of…
China will regulate private tutoring industry
According to the article, a source close to government regulators told Reuters that, “The industry should be preparing for the worst.” Among the changes on the table, possibly the most groundbreaking is a…
Livestreaming e-commerce increasingly going mainstream
livestreaming has become a key means for brands to gain awareness and boost sales, and for smaller operators such as farmers to have better access to consumers, especially during the pandemic period when…
After the Pandemic, a Wave of Spending by Older Consumers
The world’s emergence from the coronavirus pandemic is set to unleash a wave of spending by older consumers, with increasing opportunities for investors in aging-linked stocks. The large contingent of developed countries that…
