Bloomberg Beyond Meat fell in early trading despite an increased sales forecast and its first quarterly profit. Investors were bracing for a selloff, when early backers of the faux meat maker will finally be allowed to cash out. The maker of meatless beef and sausages said third-quarter sales rose 250% to $92 million, outpacing analysts’ average estimate. The company now …

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s move to make it easier for first-time home buyers to break into the world’s least-affordable housing market has had an immediate effect, with sales surging in the past two weeks. Sales in the secondary market have more than doubled since mortgage rules for first-time buyers were eased mid-October, Midland Realty Ltd said. Primary home sales are also …

Bloomberg China’s room to ease monetary policy to aid the slowing economy is being limited further by price rises due the ongoing swine fever epidemic, economists said. Analysts from Nomura International Ltd and Changjiang Securities Co warned that surging consumer inflation has become a major constraint on the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), and the likelihood for major monetary easing …