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Tencent’s terrible quarter spells more pain for emerging funds

Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd. is turning into a serious drag for emerging-market investors. The stock has tumbled 18 percent since June, its worst performance relative to an index of global technology companies since it started trading in 2004. The biggest stock in Asia — and one which 48 analysts recommend buying — extended its decline even as the MSCI World ...

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Infibeam plunges 71% due to WhatsApp message

Bloomberg India’s Infibeam Avenues Ltd. lost 71 percent of its market value on a single day after a WhatsApp message circulating among traders raised concerns about the online iPhone and iPad retailer’s accounting practices. Speculation mounted before a shareholder meeting on Saturday after a message attributed to brokerage Equirus Securities Pvt. began to be distributed on WhatsApp, said Bhavin Mehta, ...

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Vakrangee accounts face scrutiny from Indian ministry

Bloomberg India’s ministry of corporate affairs has ordered an inspection of Vakrangee Ltd.’s books for three financial years, five months after Price Waterhouse resigned as the firm’s auditor. The process will include scrutiny of the auditor’s resignation, Vakrangee’s tax filings in the past five years, the number of outlets across India through which it provides financial services, and its shareholding ...

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