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China's Ed Tech “perfect storm”: massive opportunity or fearsome indoctrination threat?
Published on 18/02/2019
» By In our previous article in this series we made the case that China's Ed Tech sector is the market across the globe to watch for innovations in learning technologies. This is due to a confluence of factors, including significant government and venture capital investment, low barriers to obtaining pilot data, lack of constricting regulation, and finally the social force of a generation of parents who invest heavily in their children's education partly as a method for providing themselves with a secure retirement. Together these factors have resulted in the rapid outgrowth of startups and other organisations that innovate with new technologies to accelerate student learning, particularly in the areas of English language learning, standardised test preparation and STEM subjects.
Levi's raises $623 mn ahead of NYSE debut Thursday
AFP, Published on 21/03/2019
» NEW YORK - US jeans company Levi Strauss & Co. announced Wednesday strong pricing ahead of its Wall Street return, enabling it to raise a better-than-expected $623 million.
Slack Technologies rises in Wall Street debut
AFP, Published on 21/06/2019
» NEW YORK - Software company Slack Technologies climbed on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday after entering in a direct listing in the latest sign of Wall Street's appetite for new technology entrants.
Virgin Galactic becomes first space tourism company to land on Wall Street
AFP, Published on 29/10/2019
» NEW YORK: Virgin Galactic landed on Wall Street Monday, debuting its listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in a first for a space tourism company.
Coronavirus Puts Trump's Economic Policy-Making to the Test
Business, Published on 13/03/2020
» As the coronavirus affects almost every aspect of business, a collection of Trump administration officials--at times at odds with one another--are seeking to coordinate government action to soften the anticipated blow to the economy.
Philippines is first country to shut financial markets over virus
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/03/2020
» MANILA: The Philippine stock exchange chief said he plans to reopen the $188 billion market on Thursday, signaling a quick resumption of trading after the country became the first to shut financial markets in response to the widening coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines Seek $50 Billion Coronavirus Aid Package
Business, Published on 18/03/2020
» Reeling from the coronavirus crisis, U.S. airlines are seeking over $50 billion in financial assistance from the government, more than three times the size of the industry's bailout after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Virus Update: Stimulus reaches $1.9tn
Published on 19/03/2020
» Hubei, the Chinese province at the centre of the outbreak, reported no new infections for the first time since the pathogen emerged more than two months ago as fiscal support from governments worldwide to cushion their economies from the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak soared to $1.9 trillion.
Floor trading resumes at NYSE, with masks and plexiglas
AFP, Published on 26/05/2020
» NEW YORK - The New York Stock Exchange, the symbolic heart of Wall Street, reopened its floor Tuesday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus, with traders donning masks and separated by plexiglas.
China telecom firms slide after New York delisting as oil giants fret
AFP, Published on 04/01/2021
» HONG KONG: Shares in China's big three state-owned telecom companies slid in Hong Kong Monday during the first day of trading since the New York Stock Exchange announced it was delisting the firms.