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The Hong Kong police recently arrested 15 people for manipulating the stock price of Next Digital, the publisher of tabloid-style newspaper Apple Daily. Last month, authorities arrested the owner of Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, under the newly implemented National Security Law. Killing Hong Kong’s economy Among the arrested were 14 men and one woman. According ...
Mainland Chinese companies must adhere to U.S. national financial regulations, or face delisting on America’s stock exchanges, according to legislation passed by the Senate on May 20. The bill applies to listed firms, as well as those raising capital in the United States. Similar legislation is currently in the works in the House of Representatives, ...
For stock market investors, the past month has been one of the most stressful times of their lives when it comes to investing. Share indexes have crashed beyond expectations. In about a month, the S&P 500 has fallen by about 30 percent. Just when the U.S.-China deal was giving investors hope of strong market performance, ...
Since reaching a low of about 2,350 in December last year, the S&P 500 has been steadily increasing during the past few months and is now hovering around the 2,800 level. This has instilled confidence in investors who were disappointed by the decline in the last quarter of 2018. However, John Hussman, the president of ...
Chinese stock indexes have posted steep losses in recent months, with market volatility rising so far this year, but U.S. stocks are up and volatility is down. Indeed, with the U.S. markets on a tear and Chinese shares on a downturn, it appears that U.S. stocks have thus far weathered the effects of the trade war. The trade war and stock ...