Banking, Business

“China Investors Face Tens of Billions in Losses Over Zhongzhi”

“As China’s embattled shadow banking giant Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co. faces a criminal probe, lawyers and analysts are assessing the damage to investors. One estimate puts that at about $56 billion… Authorities over the weekend said they’ve opened criminal investigations… Continue Reading…

Business

“Apple iPhone maker Foxconn to invest $1.5 billion in India as it looks to build beyond China”

“Foxconn Technology will invest more than $1.5 billion in an Indian construction project to fulfill the Apple supplier’s “operational needs” the company announced in Taiwanese security filings Monday. The $1.541 billion investment was made through a Foxconn subsidiary, Hon Hai Technology India Mega… Continue Reading…

Business

“Broadcom closes $69 billion VMware deal [acquisition] after China approval”

“Broadcom on Wednesday closed its $69 billion acquisition of cloud-computing firm VMware after receiving regulatory approval in last major market China and ending a months-long saga… China’s regulatory approval came through on Tuesday after ongoing tensions with the U.S. around… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Chinese, Saudi Central Banks Sign Currency Swap Worth $7 Billion”

“China and Saudi Arabia have signed a local-currency swap agreement worth around $7 billion, deepening their ties as countries across the Middle East look to shift more of their non-oil trade away from the dollar. The two countries’ central banks… Continue Reading…

Business

“China’s largest chipmaker SMIC posts a 80% drop in third-quarter profit”

“China’s largest chipmaker SMIC on Thursday posted a 80% drop in third-quarter profit as global demand weakness hit foundries hard. Net income for the quarter ended September plunged 80% compared to a year ago — larger than the 64% drop posted in second quarter… Continue Reading…

Economy, Real Estate

[China] “Country Garden’s entire offshore debt to be in default if Tuesday payment not made”

“Country Garden’s entire offshore debt will be deemed to be in default if China’s largest private property developer fails to make a $15 million coupon payment on Tuesday, the end of a 30-day grace period… With nearly $11 billion of… Continue Reading…

Economy, Real Estate

“Evergrande [Chinese Real Estate] Investors Warn of ‘Uncontrollable Collapse’”

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/4860dae8-ef14-316e-b390-86f867d5e267/evergrande-investors-warn-of.html The article is behind a paywall so I’ll just comment on the subject. Pretty much all of the real estate in China is in trouble. Many of the major real estate companies were selling houses before they were build… Continue Reading…

Economy

“China property stocks tumble as Evergrande drops 25% on debt restructuring roadblock”

“Hong Kong-listed shares of embattled Chinese real estate firm Evergrande tumbled as much as 25% on Monday, after the company said that it would delay a debt restructuring meeting due later today. Shares of other major Chinese property stocks in Hong Kong… Continue Reading…

Real Estate, Stocks

“China Evergrande shares tumble 25% after police detain wealth management staff”

” Shares of embattled developer China Evergrande Group plunged 25% on Monday after police detained some staff at its wealth management unit, suggesting a new investigation that could add to the property company’s woes. Evergrande, the world’s most indebted property developer,… Continue Reading…