Hong Kong developers rushed to put more than 200 residential units on the market for sale on Friday, as they took advantage of the market’s anticipation of the first interest rate cut of 2025, which may take place as soon as mid-September. Most of the flats were offered at two locations on the Kowloon peninsula….
(Reuters) -A top economist for Goldman Sachs on Wednesday signaled no plans to change how his team conducts and publishes its research after President Donald Trump lashed out at the Wall Street firm and its chief executive because of the research team’s estimate that American consumers would bear the brunt of the costs of Trump’s…
(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs is poised to buy into ice cream maker Froneri at a 15-billion-euro ($17.13 billion) valuation including debt, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The deal, which could be signed as soon as September, would involve Goldman’s asset management division becoming the lead investor in a…
CSX has declined to comment on a Bloomberg report that it has engaged Goldman Sachs to advise it about potential merger options. Today’s news follows this week’s announcement that Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) will acquire Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) in an $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental freight railroad. Industry analysts believe…
Wuxi AppTec, Asia’s largest provider of contract pharmaceutical research, has raised HK$7.70 billion (US$981 million) through a sale of additional shares in Hong Kong as it rides the wave of bullish appetite for Chinese biotechnology shares. The Shanghai-based company sold 73.8 million new shares to institutional investors at HK$104.27 each, a 6.9 per cent discount…
Wuxi AppTec, Asia’s largest provider of contract pharmaceutical research, has raised HK$7.70 billion (US$981 million) through a sale of additional shares in Hong Kong as it rides the wave of bullish appetite for Chinese biotechnology shares. The Shanghai-based company sold 73.8 million new shares to institutional investors at HK$104.27 each, a 6.9 per cent discount…
Hong Kong developer Hang Lung Properties expects the city’s retail sector to remain sluggish this year amid a prolonged industry slump, while an unresolved tariff war with the US keeps businesses and consumers in mainland China is limbo. “The recent trade disputes and escalating restrictions between the US and China have created uncertainties in the…
Bullish exuberance among retail traders drove a new meme stock rally this week. According to Goldman Sachs, it’s just the latest episode in “one of the sharpest short squeezes on record.” And while it’s got room to run, it also raises the risk of a downturn, the bank said. Analysts said this week’s rally in…
Investors beware. With the S&P 500 (^GSPC) at all-time highs, some on Wall Street are warning that a rise in speculative trades could increase the risk of a market pullback. Goldman Sachs analysts said their Speculative Trading Indicator has risen sharply during the past few months. The gauge now sits at its highest level on…
(Bloomberg) — It was once a symbol of rebellion against the well-heeled Wall Street establishment. Today, it’s just another day in markets. Most Read from Bloomberg This week proved the point. Opendoor surged 43% in a single day. Krispy Kreme rallied 39% in a matter of hours. GoPro briefly spiked 73%. Reddit message boards lit…