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Alibaba Surges on Hong Kong Debut

Nov.26 — Alibaba is surging on its debut in Hong Kong, having already risen strongly in the grey market. The company raised more than $11 billion in the share sale. Bloomberg’s Sophie Kamaruddin reports on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.” …read more […]

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Senators Vow Fast Work on Turkey Sanctions Over Russian Missiles

(Bloomberg) — Turkey’s decision to move forward with deployment of a Russian-made air defense system has sparked new urgency in the the U.S. Senate to punish the NATO ally.Tests in Ankara this week of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system will increase pressure on the U.S. Treasury to impose sanctions mandated by current law. The move will also provide more incentive for the Senate to advance additional sanctions drafted last month in response to Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria — as Republican senators personally warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the White House.Even before the announcement of …read more […]

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Peak Resources receives U.S. funding interest for rare earth project

Peak Resources Ltd on Tuesday said it received an indication from a U.S. government agency regarding possible funding for its Ngualla Rare Earth project in Southern Tanzania. The Overseas Private Investment Corp, a U.S. government agency that helps American businesses invest in emerging markets, would consider financing the African project, subject to a review and approval process, Peak Resources said in a statement. The United States has been pushing to increase its rare earths capabilities to secure stable supply of the specialized material amid the country’s trade conflict with China. …read more […]

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Australian Banks Are Crashing Down to Earth

(Bloomberg Opinion) — For decades now, Australian banks have been a class apart.Thanks to a ceaselessly growing economy, an oligopolistic structure that prevents mergers between the big four lenders, and the loyalty of self-funded retirees who play a large part in the local stock market, they’ve been valued as if they’re in a fundamentally different business from counterparts in other countries.At their peaks, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corp. and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. were all priced at more than three times book value. That’s extraordinary in an industry where the share price should tend to …read more […]

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Musk to testify in own defense in defamation trial, his lawyer says

Tesla Inc’s chief executive, Elon Musk, will testify in his own defense against a defamation lawsuit brought by a British cave explorer, Musk’s lawyer said on Monday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. Vernon Unsworth is suing Musk for calling him a “pedo guy.” Musk posted the tweet after Unsworth accused Musk in a CNN interview of grandstanding by offering to help Unsworth’s diving team rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thailand cave in July 2018. …read more […]

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Alibaba Leaps 8% in a Major Boost for Hong Kong’s Ambitions

(Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. rose 7.7% in its Hong Kong debut, capping a landmark share sale that unfolded during violent anti-government protests.Chairman Daniel Zhang, lieutenants wearing Alibaba lapel pins and Hong Kong dignitaries were on hand to strike the opening gong Tuesday at a celebration of the city’s biggest stock listing this year. The company presented a Chinese-style painting to the exchange — a souvenir to go with the showy coming-out party. The Chinese e-commerce giant’s shares rose to as much as HK$189.50, versus a HK$176 issuance price.Asia’s most valuable corporation raised about $11 billion in the financial …read more […]

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Alibaba shares trading 7.7% higher in Hong Kong debut

Alibaba Group’s Hong Kong shares were trading 7.7% higher at HK$189.50 in their debut, after marking the city’s biggest share sale in nine years. Alibaba has raised at least $11.3 billion from the secondary listing and that amount could climb to as much as $12.9 billion if an over-allotment option is exercised. At Tuesday’s listing ceremony, CEO Daniel Zhang noted Alibaba’s Hong Kong debut had been a long time coming.

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Alibaba shares trading 7.7% higher in Hong Kong debut

Alibaba Group’s Hong Kong shares were trading 7.7% higher at HK$189.50 in their debut, after marking the city’s biggest share sale in nine years. Alibaba has raised at least $11.3 billion from the secondary listing and that amount could climb to as much as $12.9 billion if an over-allotment option is exercised. At Tuesday’s listing ceremony, CEO Daniel Zhang noted Alibaba’s Hong Kong debut had been a long time coming. …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Alibaba shares trading 7.7% higher in Hong Kong debut

Alibaba Group’s Hong Kong shares were trading 7.7% higher at HK$189.50 in their debut, after marking the city’s biggest share sale in nine years. Alibaba has raised at least $11.3 billion from the secondary listing and that amount could climb to as much as $12.9 billion if an over-allotment option is exercised. At Tuesday’s listing ceremony, CEO Daniel Zhang noted Alibaba’s Hong Kong debut had been a long time coming. …read more […]