Month: October 2023

How SoftBank played it safe in pricing Arm’s IPO

Reuters was first to report that SoftBank Group (9984.T) CEO Masayoshi Son was in San Francisco on Wednesday when he joined a call with his bankers in New York to make a final decision about his company’s most valuable asset: chip designer Arm Holdings (ARM.O). Arm’s blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) was oversubscribed by 12 […]
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ECB’s crucial 2024 projection to put inflation above 3%

Reuters scored two major victories in its reporting this week of the European Central Bank’s cliff-hanger interest rate meeting. First, on the eve of the meeting, it exclusively reported that the ECB would revise upwards its inflation forecasts, acknowledging that inflation would remain above 3% next year – well above target. That was seized on […]
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Country Garden secures bondholder reprieve, shares soar

Shares in Country Garden jumped as much as 10% on Tuesday after Reuters first reported that the cash-strapped Chinese property developer secured approval from its creditors to extend the maturities of six onshore bonds. The stock was the third-biggest percent gainer in Hang Seng Composite Index, which tracks properties and construction stocks. Reuters reported, citing […]
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