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Meituan’s sales surge with China’s appetite for takeout

Bloomberg Meituan reported a 29% rise in quarterly revenue after China’s economic recovery boosted restaurants and whetted consumers’ appetite for takeout. The world’s largest meal delivery service posted sales of 35.4 billion yuan ($5.4 billion) during the July-September period, beating the average estimate of 34 billion yuan. It also logged net income of 6.3 billion yuan, versus a projected 435 ...

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Ma’s Ant sees slim chance of getting IPO done in 2021

Bloomberg The chances that Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co will be able to revive its massive stock listing next year are looking increasingly slim as China overhauls rules governing the fintech industry, according to regulatory officials familiar with the matter. Ant is still in the early stages of reviewing changes needed to appease regulators, who demand that its business comply ...

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World’s largest vaccine maker denies volunteer’s illness claims

Bloomberg The Serum Institute of India Ltd denied allegations that a Covid-19 trial volunteer in India suffered serious side effects from a vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University, and said it would take legal action over the claims. Serum, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, is conducting trials of AstraZeneca’s shot locally as part of a manufacturing agreement. It’s ...

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