Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global Management-backed Chinese grocery app Dingdong Maicai has filed for a U.S. initial public offering. The coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic has fueled online demand for fresh produce in China, with e-commerce companies including Alibaba Group, Dingdong, and… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Alibaba Launches Slew Of Cloud Products, Including Livestream Shopping To Rival Amazon
With the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba planning to expand its reach and business across Asia, a range of new cloud computing products was launched by it recently. The company has been aggressively boosting its presence outside of China in the… Read More ›
Nvidia Files Application With Chinese Regulators For Approval Of $40bn Arm Deal
Eight months ago the acquisition of United Kingdom based chip designer Arm by the United States based Nvidia worth a $40bn deal was announced while the US firm has now submitted an application to Chinese competition regulators for reviewing of… Read More ›
Probe On Casinos Expanded By Australian Financial Crime Watchdog
Amid the casino industry in Australia struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic and heightened regulatory scrutiny, the anti-money-laundering agency of the country expanded a probe into due diligence at casinos which includes the three biggest operators of the industry and increasing… Read More ›
US listed companies should disclose greenhouse gas emission data, worker demographic info: Eric Pan, president of the Investment Company Institute
In a significant development, an investment industry leader has urged U.S. regulators to require U.S. listed companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions data and worker demographic information, in efforts to make such details available to ordinary shareholders. This call from… Read More ›
Hong Kong extends bridging loan facility to Cathay Pacific Airways to June 2022
On Tuesday, in a statement Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said, the Hong Kong government had permitted the extension of the drawdown period for its $1.01 billion (HK$7.8 billion) loan facility by a year to June 2022. The development will help ease… Read More ›
Governor of Lebanon’s cenral bank under suspected money laundering investigation
In a report, Agence France-Presse said, French prosecutors have started a preliminary investigation into suspected money laundering operations by the governor of Lebanon’s central bank. Riad Salameh has come under investigation for conspiracy and organised money-laundering, said the report citing… Read More ›
National Australia Bank under investigation for suspected breach of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism laws
On Monday, the National Australia Bank disclosed it is under investigation for suspected non-compliance to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws, sparking concerns of higher compliance costs and potential fines. According to Australia’s financial crime regulator, there were “areas of serious concern”… Read More ›
Business air travel will return close to pre-pandemic levels: Airbus CEO
In an interview to Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag, the CEO of Airbus Guillaume Faury said, he expects “business air travel to return to close to pre-pandemic levels” and that “airlines are devoting the same space to business class seats as… Read More ›
French economy to return to pre-COVID levels by Q1 2022: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire
The French economy will return to pre-COVID 19 levels by the first quarter of 2022, said Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire in an interview to JDD, a weekly. A return in investments and spending is laying the groundwork for the… Read More ›