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China’s unicorns stampede into an IPO quagmire

From China, without love. The stampede of unicorns is losing fans. Xiaomi Corp fell as much as 6 percent in its debut in Hong Kong, while most of last year’s hottest listings, from ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co to Ping An Healthcare & Technology Co, are trading below their IPO prices. Yet it seems nothing will stop the unicorns. In ...

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Theresa May’s Brexit plan leaves bankers in the dark

Theresa May’s government has presented its eagerly awaited proposal on the future relationship between Britain and the EU after Brexit. One area that merits careful scrutiny concerns the City of London and financial services, given their weight on the country’s economy and central position in global markets. After the Chequers agreement, it became clear that the UK would want to ...

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Trump’s four rules for conducting a trade war

New tariffs on Chinese imports went into effect only on July 6, so it is too early to say how the trade war is going and which country, if any, will win it. Even the most die-hard free trader should admit that in theory it is possible that the threat of tariffs can induce other countries to make concessions that ...

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