Shares of Nykaa, India’s cosmetics-to-fashion platform, made a blockbuster debut valuing the company at close to $13 billion. With the news reaching the market, shares of FSN E-Commerce Ventures, the profit-making parent company that owns the Nykaa brand, soared by… Read More ›
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Qualcomm Inc announces $10 billion stock buyback with immediate effect
In a statement Qualcomm Inc said, it will undertake a stock buyback program worth $10 billion with immediate effect. The stock buyback is in addition to its earlier announcement in July 2018, wherein it had said it will further repurchase its… Read More ›
Thailand opens up tourism sector for vaccinated visitors from low risk countries
On Tuesday, shares of Thailand’s airlines and hotels rose in early morning trade, following an announcement by the prime minister that from November more vaccinated tourists would be allowed to visit the country. Late on Monda, Prayuth Chan-ocha said mandatory quarantine… Read More ›
LG Chem’s share fall after GM’s expands Chevrolet Bolt recall
On Monday, shares of LG Chem Ltd slid by nearly 10% following a statement by General Motors Co that it would recall an extra 73,000 Chevrolet Bolt cars, which use the South Korean firm’s batteries, months after a similar recall by Hyundai… Read More ›
Sydney Airport Holdings’s board rejects $16.81 buyout offer citing undervaluation, open to higher offer
On Monday, Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd said it has rejected an improved bid worth $16.81 billion (A$22.80 billion) from a group of infrastructure investors since it felt it was undervalued; it went on to add, it was open to… Read More ›
SoftBank sells 45 million Uber shares
According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, SoftBank is selling around 45 million shares of its holdings in Uber Technologies Inc. With the news reaching the market, Uber’s shares tread downwards by 4.6% to $44 in extended… Read More ›
Bukalapak raises $1.5 billion in Indonesia’s biggest IPO
On Wednesday, three sources familiar with the matter at hand said, Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak has raised $1.5 billion in its initial public offering (IPO); Indonesia’s largest IPO saw Bukalapak price its shares at the top of an indicated price… Read More ›
China’s real estate market in the doldrums
On Tuesday, for a second day in a row, shares and bonds in China Evergrande, Beijing’s most indebted developer, plunged downwards following the suspension of sales of its two real estate projects by local authorities, which highlighted worries over its… Read More ›
Air cargo PT My Indo Airlines files lawsuit against carrier Garuda Indonesia over debt repayment
In a statement Indonesian carrier Garuda Indonesia said, air cargo firm PT My Indo Airlines has filed a lawsuit against it over failure to repay a debt. The court proposal had no immediate impact to Garuda’s operations, the company said… Read More ›
Italian luxury group Ermenegildo Zegna goes public through SPAC, $3.2 billion
Italian luxury group Ermenegildo Zegna has agreed for a market listing in New York this year by merging itself with a U.S. special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in a deal that gives the Italian company a market value of $3.2 billion…. Read More ›