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China’s $1 bubble tea chain soars 43% in Hong Kong debut

Mixue’s IPO, city’s biggest in year to date, highlights investor focus on China’s price-conscious consumers

Financial Times - 13h

China's largest bubble tea chain Mixue soars 43% on Hong Kong trading debut

Shares of China's largest bubble tea chain Mixue jumped more than 40% on its market debut on Monday after a heavily oversubscribed initial public offering.

CNBC - 15h

Is Europe about to soar?

The future of the world might depend on its success

Financial Times - Feb. 24

Why are coffee prices soaring in the U.S.?

Consumers still coping with high food costs face scalding hot coffee prices, with retail costs up 75% in recent years.

CBS News - 4d

Chinese Hospital Bankruptcies Soar Amid Financial Strains

Still recovering from heavy spending during the pandemic, hospitals are squeezed by a slumping economy and government efforts to curb health care spending.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

Aviation industry warns travellers of soaring fares

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Consumers turn to renting chickens as egg prices soar

As the bird flu outbreak impacts egg shortages and prices, some people are turning to renting or buying backyard chickens.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Coffee Prices Are Soaring, but Growers Aren’t Celebrating

Climate change is behind the windfall gains, and growers are worried about whether they can adapt.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

Is Bird Flu the Only Reason Egg Prices Are Soaring?

The nation’s biggest egg producer has seen rising revenues and profits. Now some Democrats are calling for an investigation into pricing practices in the industry.

The New York Times - 5d

Hong Kong's main opposition party announces plan to dissolve

Once Hong Kong's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party has suffered since China's crackdown.

BBC News - Feb. 21

How a Hong Kong Artist Got Fired From McDonald’s

Luke Ching has made a name for himself with creative campaigns to improve working conditions for menial laborers, even as the scope for political protests in the city has narrowed.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy party moves to disband

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party said late on Thursday it would start preparations to disband and wind up its affairs after a meeting of its leadership, amid a years-long national security crackdown in ...

NBC News - Feb. 21

Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding

Democratic party chair Lo Kin-hei would not comment on whether Beijing put pressure on members. Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Thames Water receives £7bn bid from Hong Kong’s CK Infrastructure

Deal would require debt-laden utility’s bondholders to take significant writedowns

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Hong Kong mulls basketball betting as finances fall short

Asian financial hub slashes civil service and property transaction tax to combat slowing economic growth

Financial Times - 5d

Hong Kong stock exchange posts record profits after China stimulus

Listings and trading fees jumped in 2024 after Beijing’s moves to boost markets

Financial Times - 4d

Hong Kong’s ‘superman’ billionaire and the battle over the Panama Canal

The company founded by 96-year-old Li Ka-shing is caught up in Donald Trump’s complaints about China’s influence

Financial Times - 3d

Khalil Fong, Hong Kong Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 41

Singing in both Mandarin and English, he brought a soul and R&B sensibility to Chinese pop.

The New York Times - 20h

Gold may soar past $3,000 — but at these prices you’re overpaying

Why you can expect below-average returns from gold in coming years.

MarketWatch - Feb. 22

Anthropic closes in on $3.5 billion funding round as investor interest soars

AI startup Anthropic is in talks to raise a new round of capital that would roughly triple its valuation to $61.5 billion, CNBC has confirmed.

CNBC - Feb. 24

As Egg Prices Soar, U.S. Looks to Import From Other Countries

The United States is in talks with several countries in an effort to immediately secure new supplies.

The New York Times - 5d

Snowflake’s stock soars as revenue and guidance cheer up investors

Snowflake shares soared in after-hours trade Wednesday, after the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue topped estimates and it offered upbeat guidance for fiscal 2026.

MarketWatch - 4d

Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy party takes initial step toward disbanding

Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy party took an initial step toward dissolving on Thursday

ABC News - Feb. 20

Former Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker jailed for over 3 years on riot charge from 2019 protests

A Hong Kong judge sentenced a former pro-democracy lawmaker to three years and one month in prison on a charge of riot after an incident in which he was beaten up at a subway station during the ...

NBC News - 3d

U.K. neighbors offered a bounty to turn in a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist to Chinese officials

The “wanted” posters were sent by mail, arriving at the homes of Hong Kong activist Carmen Lau’s neighbors in the town near London, notifying them of a bounty.

NBC News - 2d

Alibaba shares soar nearly 15% after stellar earnings as China's e-commerce sector recovers

Alibaba has been making 'significant strides' in advancing its AI cloud business after launching its Qwen 2.5-Max flagship AI foundation model, Barclays wrote in a note.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Consumers turn to buying or renting hens as egg prices soar, but it may not help you save

Amid the rising costs of eggs, some consumers are looking for alternatives. Across the country, some hatcheries said they're seeing more interest in buying chickens, but experts warn you may not ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

This stock sector can still soar during the late stages of the bull market — and there are easy ways to play it

Also: Nvidia earnings on deck, potential stock splits and big gains, a look at gold, and the Moneyist pulls no punches.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Who needs a CEO? Not Intel. Its stock has soared this month without one.

Intel joins short list of companies doing well without permanent CEOs, but the balance of corporate power still tips toward having someone at the helm

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Just Eat shares soar 54% after Prosus offers to buy food delivery firm for $4.3 billion

Just Eat Takeaway.com is poised to be acquired by Dutch technology investor Prosus in a deal worth roughly 4.1 billion euros ($4.3 billion).

CNBC - Feb. 24

Dividend stocks are soaring in 2025, as investors adopt a defensive strategy amid market selloff

U.S. dividend stocks are soaring in 2025, as investors are on the hunt for ways to play defense amid concerns over economic growth and President Trump’s tariff plans.

MarketWatch - 3d

Armand Duplantis hits high notes before soaring to 11th pole vault world record

Olympic champion clears 6.27m at meet in Clermont-Ferrand Swede releases first song Bop under nickname ‘Mondo’ on same day Sweden’s Armand Duplantis soared 6.27 metres to shatter the world pole ...

The Guardian - 2d

The number of people with chronic conditions is soaring. Are we less healthy than we used to be – or overdiagnosing illness?

Are ordinary life experiences, bodily imperfections and normal differences being unnecessarily pathologised? One doctor argues just that. School was a difficult time for Anna. It still haunts her. ...