Hong Kong IPOs 2025: Market views, mega deals, emerging trends Hong Kong cemented its status as the world’s leading initial public offerings venue in 2025, marking a year of momentum, progress and transformation. By mid-December, the market had raised HKD274.6 billion (USD35.2 billion) from 106 new listings, with four of the world’s top 10 IPOs…
Pakistan says it has fielded requests for its JF-17 fighter from five countries in recent months — a surge of interest that could overwhelm its capacity to jointly produce the jet with China. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (File photo/REUTERS) In the past month, Iraq, Bangladesh and Indonesia have expressed interest in acquiring the JF-17…
Forty-seven years on from the Iranian revolution, Iran is confronting a strategic reality it has never faced before – a simultaneous crisis of domestic legitimacy and a credible threat of external attack so severe that regime survival can no longer be taken for granted. Until now, Tehran has survived wars, sanctions, assassinations, mass protests and…
Key Points Lemonade stock rose nearly 22% in January 2026, boosted by a new Tesla-specific insurance plan. The new Lemonade Autonomous Car plan cuts per-mile insurance fees in half when Tesla’s full self-driving feature is active. The thesis behind the discount is that autonomous vehicles will have fewer accidents, leading to fewer claims. 10 stocks…
Nvidia has wowed investors with its earnings performance quarter after quarter. Nvidia (NVDA 2.84%) stock has been a major winner for investors since the artificial intelligence (AI) theme gained traction. Over the past three years, the tech giant has seen its shares jump more than 800%. This isn’t too surprising considering Nvidia’s market position —…
What comes to mind when you think of Don Quixote de la Mancha? The character created by author Miguel de Cervantes fought windmills, believing they were giants. He is a legendary figure in world literature and the novel of the same name, first published in 1605, remains an iconic portrait of Spain. More than 400…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 182.78; (P) 183.42; (R1) 184.06; More… EUR/JPY is staying in consolidations above 181.76 and intraday bias stays neutral. Risk remains on the downside as long as 186.86 holds, in case of strong recovery. Break of 181.76 and sustained trading below 55 D EMA (now at 182.31) should solidify the case that fall…
Hong Kong authorities will allow up to 1,000 restaurants to welcome pet dogs in the initial stage, with the first group of eateries expected to receive approval by the middle of this year. The Environment and Ecology Bureau said on Tuesday that it aimed to table the proposed amendments to the Food Business Regulation, which…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to welcome Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the White House on Tuesday for talks only weeks after threatening military action against the South American country and accusing the leader of pumping cocaine into the United States. U.S. administration officials say the meeting will focus on regional security…
The spoilers for the February 3 episode of the soap operas like General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are here. This includes Jason getting stuck, and Claire discovers shocking information about Audra. Check out the spoilers for February 3’s episodes from major daily soaps below, such as GH, B&B, and others. All soap…