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☆ The Big Risk Causing Investors to Shun China
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

HONG KONG—Investing in China has never been this perilous. When global investors flocked to the country during its economic boom in the past decade, geopolitical risks were at the back of their minds. Such risks are now a top consideration for buyers of Chinese stocks, bonds and stakes in private companies—and are turning many people off investing in China.

Organizations: HONG KONG — Locations: HONG KONG, China

☆ China Deal Slump Sends Bankers’ Fees to Decade Low
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Dave Sebastian | Rebecca Feng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

China has become a losing proposition for Wall Street firms, forcing a reassessment of their investment-banking prospects in Hong Kong. American and European investment banks prospered in the Asian financial hub over the past decade by helping hundreds of Chinese companies raise money from international stock and bond sales. They also profited from advising on cross-border acquisitions and investments during China’s prepandemic economic boom. The money train made Wall Street an advocate of engagement with China, even as political tensions grew between Washington and Beijing.

Organizations: Wall Street Locations: China, Hong Kong ., Washington, Beijing

Smithfield supplies hams and other fresh pork products to grocers. Photo: jim lo scalzo/EPA/ShutterstockThe Chinese parent of pork giant Smithfield Foods is working with banks to take the 87-year-old business public again in the U.S.Smithfield, the largest U.S. pork producer, could list its shares as early as next year, according to people familiar with the matter. Deliberations are ongoing and the timing could change, the people said.

Persons: jim lo scalzo Locations: Smithfield, U.S

☆ After Being Raided, Chinese Firm Says It Will Toe National-Security Line
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Dave Sebastian | Rebecca Feng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Where Have the Traders Gone? A $4 Trillion Market Is Stuck in a Rut
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Companies Find a Fundraising Sweet Spot With Convertible Bonds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Dave Sebastian | Frances Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ CEO of Naspers and Prosus Steps Down
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Morocco Earthquake Kills More Than 600
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Dow Jones Locations: morocco

☆ Chinese Stocks Rally After Beijing Moves to Boost Market
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Dave Sebastian | Rebecca Feng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Japanese Companies Are Making Big Promises to Boost Their Stock Prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ China Evergrande’s EV Unit to Get Cash Injection From Dubai Automaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ China’s Economy Isn’t Ailing—It’s ‘Evolving’: IPO Lawyers Told to Watch Their Language
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Rebecca Feng | Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Governments in China Are Propping Up Hong Kong’s Ailing IPO Market
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Anywhere but China: Asia Stocks Rally Leaves the Biggest Market Behind
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ China’s Ant Group Slapped With Nearly $1 Billion Fine
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Rebecca Feng | Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ SVB Securities to Be Acquired in Management Buyout
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ American Investment Banks Give Up Some China IPO Mandates
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The Cast-Iron Skillet Wars: Should You Wash the Pan?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Japanese Stocks Have Hit a 33-Year High. Warren Buffett Helped.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Dave Sebastian | Megumi Fujikawa | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Swiss Listings Have Been a Drag on Chinese Stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Since last year, 13 companies from China have raised $4.3 billion by selling global depositary receipts in Switzerland. Photo: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg NewsSwitzerland has become an alternative fundraising venue for Chinese companies wanting to sell shares abroad as U.S.-China tensions simmer. There is one problem: Shares of most of the Chinese companies that listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange have fallen significantly since they priced their European stock offerings, and there has been very little trading in them.

☆ Vice Media to Sell Itself as It Files for Bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Vice said its media brands will continue to produce content. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesVice Media, the once-hot digital news startup that was valued at $5.7 billion at its peak, said it has received a rescue offer and filed for bankruptcy protection. The company, whose assets include Vice News, Vice TV, Refinery29 and Motherboard, on Monday said a group of its creditors, including Soros Fund Management, Fortress Investment Group and Monroe Capital , has agreed to buy Vice for about $225 million and take on “significant liabilities.” The agreement is subject to higher bids from other parties, it said.

☆ Goldman Sachs to Pay $215 Million to Settle Female Employees’ Discrimination Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The class-action lawsuit alleged Goldman Sachs systematically discriminated against female employees. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs has agreed to pay $215 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with a large group of former and current female employees, ending a long-running case that alleged the Wall Street bank systematically discriminated against women. For the next three years, the U.S. bank will have an independent expert analyze how it evaluates its employees’ performance, and how it elevates staffers from junior to senior positions, according to a statement late Monday that detailed some of the settlement terms. An independent expert would also do pay-equity studies to address any gender pay gaps.

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