(RTTNews) - The China stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one day after ending the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 120 points or 3 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 3,910-point plateau although it may head south again on
(RTTNews) - The China stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one day after ending the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 120 points or 3 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 3,910-point plateau although it may head south again on
Hong Kong’s relentless surge in share sales over the past year is beginning to encounter headwinds, potentially slowing deal momentum and raising the stakes for a wave of jumbo transactions in the pipeline. Listings have raised more than $13 billion in the first three months, notching their best quarter since 2021, largely as the result of a record January. But the mood has soured as regulators wa...
Hong Kong’s relentless surge in share sales over the past year is beginning to encounter headwinds, potentially slowing deal momentum and raising the stakes for a wave of jumbo transactions in the pipeline. Listings have raised more than $13 billion in the first three months, notching their best quarter since 2021, largely as the result of a record January. But the mood has soured as regulators warned over staff shortages and the quality of paperwork, Beijing rolled out restrictions on some Chinese companies seeking Hong Kong initial public offerings and the war in Iran rattled the cash market. The near-simultaneous emergence of these obstacles threatens the revival of Hong Kong as a fundraising hub. Listings, placements and block trades totaled more than $76 billion in 2025 — the highest in four years — helping pull the city’s broader economy out of a prolonged slump. Deal “execution has become more challenging,” said Cathy Zhang , head of Asia-Pacific equity capital markets at Morgan Stanley. “Companies with strong fundamentals and reasonable valuations can still get deals done, but more marginal transactions may struggle or be postponed.” How the rest of the year fares depends to an extent on jumbo deals getting done, such as Chinese-owned agricultural-technology firm Syngenta Group ’s IPO that may raise as much as $10 billion. Other high-profile listings in the pipeline include A.S. Watson Group , a beauty retailer controlled by CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. , and Kunlunxin, the artificial-intelligence chip unit of Baidu Inc. Morgan Stanley is continuing to see investors engaging on some of its larger IPOs in the works, Zhang said. Global investors remain interested in innovative sectors like technology, AI and health care, she said. IPOs globally raised more than $53 billion this year through March 27, the best first-quarter performance since 2022, and the biggest-ever deal is on the horizon with SpaceX moving toward an offering that could raise more than $70 bill...
A young Chinese woman has spent an eye-watering 12,000 yuan (US$1,700) to enrol her six-month-old Samoyed in a dog kindergarten due to her busy work schedule. The woman opted for a package that includes personality testing, behaviour training, social activities and even a school bus for pickup and drop-off. The woman, who uses the pseudonym Taotao, was born in the 1990s, and is based in Shanghai. ...
A young Chinese woman has spent an eye-watering 12,000 yuan (US$1,700) to enrol her six-month-old Samoyed in a dog kindergarten due to her busy work schedule. The woman opted for a package that includes personality testing, behaviour training, social activities and even a school bus for pickup and drop-off. The woman, who uses the pseudonym Taotao, was born in the 1990s, and is based in Shanghai. She said that due to a lack of time to provide enough companionship, she enrolled her six-month-old...
Leading Democrat Calls For Reparations For Illegal Immigrants Authored by Jonathan Turley, As Chicago and other blue cities move toward reparations for African Americans, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, Wa.) wants reparations for illegal immigrants for the trauma caused by immigration enforcement . At the same time, various Democrats are making clear that they want to entirely defund and eliminate Immigr...
Leading Democrat Calls For Reparations For Illegal Immigrants Authored by Jonathan Turley, As Chicago and other blue cities move toward reparations for African Americans, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, Wa.) wants reparations for illegal immigrants for the trauma caused by immigration enforcement . At the same time, various Democrats are making clear that they want to entirely defund and eliminate Immigration and Customs Enforcement . So, after the Biden Administration allowed in millions over an open border, Democrats would eliminate ICE and some like Jayapal would pay illegal immigrants reparations. Rep. Jayapal declared on Friday: “They need to be brought before us, and they need to be held account [sic] for the trauma that they have created, and we are going to have to have some form of reparation for the kids and the families that have been traumatized through all of this.” While not calling for reparations, other democrats have picked up the theme that someone has to pay for the trauma caused by immigration enforcement. Rep. Maxine Dexter (D, Or.) echoed the mantra of Democratic members that “The administration has terrorized our communities and mine in the Willamette Valley.” Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) told constituents, “I can’t imagine seeing my kid in a jail cell just because of where he was born, just because of what language he speaks at home.” Jayapal fought back tears in her “shadow hearing” on Friday after calling for reparations, stating, “I still cannot believe that we are doing this to our own children.” U.S.-born President Donald Trump is the outsider, Jayapal argued: “When the founders put into the Constitution the idea that Congress would have power, they assumed that the party that was in control of Congress would stand up to a dictatorial, authoritarian president.” Jayapal did not mention the many American children killed by what she called “our” migrants. The question becomes, if more groups get reparations, when does this become a form of wealth...
In this article @LCO.1 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Islan...
In this article @LCO.1 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island. - | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said he could "take the oil in Iran" and seize Iran's export hub of Kharg Island, as hostilities in the Middle East continued into its fifth week. Trump told the Financial Times on Sunday that his "preference would be to take the oil," comparing it to the U.S. military operation in Venezuela earlier this year where the U.S. effectively gained control of the Latin American country's oil industry, following the capture of its leader Nicolas Maduro. Trump's comments come as the conflict between U.S.-Israel and Iran entered its fifth week, with attacks expanding across the region, raising risks to energy and infrastructure, and sending crude oil prices surging. May futures for international benchmark Brent crude rose 2.92% to $115.86 per barrel during early Asia hours, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were 3.20% higher at $102.80 per barrel. The Washington Post reported Saturday night that the Pentagon was preparing for weeks of potential ground conflict in Iran as thousands of U.S. troops arrive in the region. watch now VIDEO 3:22 03:22 Why the coming weeks in the Iran war are pivotal for the U.S. economy Markets and Politics Digital Original Video Signaling further escalation, critical infrastructure in the region has come under fire. In a social media post on Monday morning, Kuwait said a service building at a power generation and water desalination plant were damaged in an attack Sunday evening, killing one worker. The country said the facility was targeted as part of what it described as Iranian aggression aga...