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(Bloomberg) — Billionaire Jack Ma’s newest chieftain is accelerating Alipay’s evolution into an online mall for everything from loans and travel services to food delivery, in a bid to claw back shoppers lost to Tencent Holdings Ltd.Ant Group Chief Executive Simon Hu is aggressively pitching digital payment and cloud offerings to the local arms of KFC Holding Co. and Marriott International Inc., expanding the firm’s focus from banks and fund managers on its ubiquitous app.The Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. affiliate’s strategy is two-pronged. It halts Tencent and food delivery giant Meituan Dianping’s run-away success in attracting local merchants to their …read more […]

Jun.29 — The economy of Kazakhstan, central Asia’s largest energy producer, took a double hit from the coronavirus-related lockdown and the collapse in oil prices. Naubet Bisenov reports on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.” …read more […]

We are almost done with the second quarter. Investors decided to bet on the economic recovery and a stock market rebound. S&P 500 Index returned almost 20% this quarter. In this article we look at how hedge funds traded Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) heading into this quarter and whether they were right about the […] …read more […]

We are almost done with the second quarter. Investors decided to bet on the economic recovery and a stock market rebound. S&P 500 Index returned almost 20% this quarter. In this article we look at how hedge funds traded Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) heading into the second quarter and whether they were right about the stock. […] …read more […]

Jun.28 — James Zhao, co-founder and managing partner at LYFE Capital, discusses the healthcare sector, Hong Kong’s IPO market and Kangji Medical’s Hong Kong IPO. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.” …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. and China are moving beyond bellicose trade threats to exchanging regulatory punches that threaten a wide range of industries including technology, energy and air travel.The two countries have blacklisted each other’s companies, barred flights and expelled journalists. The unfolding skirmish is starting to make companies nervous the trading landscape could shift out from under them.“There are many industries where U.S. companies have made long-term bets on China’s future because the market is so promising and so big,” said Myron Brilliant, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s head of international affairs. Now, they’re “recognizing the risk.”China will look …read more […]

Jun.28 — Danielle DiMartino Booth, former adviser to Dallas Fed President, discusses the recovery of the U.S. economy despite rising numbers of coronavirus cases. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.” …read more […]

Chesapeake Energy Corp filed for Chapter 11 on Sunday, becoming the largest U.S. oil and gas producer to seek bankruptcy protection in recent years as it bowed to heavy debts and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on energy markets. The filing marks an end of an era for the Oklahoma City-based shale pioneer, and comes after months of negotiations with creditors. Reuters first reported in March the company had retained debt advisers. …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — The shale bust has reached a grim milestone by claiming the pioneer of America’s drilling renaissance. But Chesapeake Energy Corp., which filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, is just the latest in a long list of casualties.More than 200 North American oil and gas producers, owing over $130 billion in debt, have filed for bankruptcy since the beginning of 2015, according to a May report from law firm Haynes & Boone. This year alone, at least 20 have gone under after oil prices plunged amid the Covid-19 pandemic.The shale boom spearheaded by the likes of Chesapeake a decade …read more […]

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(Bloomberg) — When the coronavirus pandemic sent shares plunging, you didn’t have to be a professional investor to spot a buying opportunity. In fact, it might be better if you weren’t.The can’t-miss rise of equity markets around Asia is fueling the explosion of interest among retail investors in the region, mirroring their exuberance worldwide. Millions of investors who had never so much as opened a trading account before have been piling into the market.Just as the pandemic led bored Americans to make the Robinhood investing app a household name, it’s the amateurs who have helped to lift equities from India …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Oil kept falling after just its second weekly drop since April as coronavirus infections and fatalities surpassed grim milestones in a reminder the outbreak is far from under control in many parts of the world.Futures in New York fell below $38 a barrel after losing 3.2% last week. Deaths from the pandemic topped half a million, cases rose past 10 million and a United Nations agency reported the most infections for a single day. A surge in cases across the southern and western U.S. is causing states including Texas to reinstate measures to halt its spread, threatening the …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Gold futures edged closer toward $1,800 an ounce — a level last seen at the end of 2011 — as demand for haven assets surged amid concerns over rising coronavirus infections.Bullion rose as deaths surpassed 500,000 worldwide and confirmed cases exceeded 10 million, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The increasing numbers are a chilling reminder that the deadliest pandemic of the modern era is stronger than ever.The precious metal has rallied 17% this year as governments and central banks implemented stimulus measures to aid economies battered by the pandemic’s impact. Investors are increasingly turning to gold as …read more […]

It will be a shortened trading week with major markets closed Friday in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. Investors will be closely monitoring the recent resurgence in COVID-19 cases across a handful of states and the big June jobs report due out Thursday. …read more […]

Stock futures sank Sunday evening as a rising number of states across the country reimposed social distancing standards to try and curb increases in coronavirus case counts. …read more […]