Hong Kong’s IPO Drought Casts Pall Over Region’s Businesses

Hong Kong’s IPO Drought Casts Pall Over Region’s Businesses

Updated Jan. 3, 2024 6:23 am ET A dearth of initial public offerings in Hong Kong is causing companies to suffer cash crunches and put off expansion plans, showing how the steep market downturn is taking a toll on businesses that need to raise money.  The Asian financial hub was for years the top international … Read more

Baidu Terminates $3.6B Deal to Buy JOYY’s China Live-Streaming Business

Baidu Terminates $3.6B Deal to Buy JOYY’s China Live-Streaming Business

Published: Jan. 1, 2024 at 6:37 p.m. ET By P.R. Venkat Baidu has called off a $3.6 billion deal to buy JOYY’s video-based entertainment live-streaming business in China. As of the end of December, the closing conditions for the share purchase agreement had yet to be fully satisfied, Baidu said in a filing late Monday. … Read more

Nvidia’s $5 Billion of China Orders in Limbo After Latest U.S. Curbs

Nvidia’s $5 Billion of China Orders in Limbo After Latest U.S. Curbs

Updated Oct. 31, 2023 12:36 am ET SINGAPORE—New U.S. export controls may compel artificial-intelligence giant Nvidia to cancel billions of dollars in next-year orders for its advanced chips to China, a move that could deprive Chinese tech companies of crucial AI resources. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company had already finished delivering orders of its advanced … Read more