A Chinese EV giant’s financing reckoning, and a stockbroker’s commodities pivot
China's central bank is shutting down an IOU system used by BYD to pay its suppliers. Why is it taking this step? And revenue for a stock broker called GoFintech has soared more than 40-fold after it entered the commodities trading business. How should investors look at such a move?
Middle East expansion charges up Zhida’s stock
Shares of the EV charger maker, whose backers include BYD, jumped nearly 10% after announcing its latest expansion plan Key Takeaways: Zhida plans to enter the Middle East, targeting Saudi…
Cango looks past its bitcoin phase to a future as AI infrastructure operator
After booming for much the first year in its pivot to bitcoin mining, the company is looking ahead to a future of creating a ‘global, distributed AI compute grid’ Key…
From green energy to property woes, China turns to financial engineering
Solar and wind farm builder Xinte announces plans to start collateralizing its assets using asset backed securities. And China International Travel is spinning off its real estate business.
Xinte to spread clean power building burden using asset backed securities
The polysilicon producer and green power farm operator plans to issue ABS backed by two of its wind power projects, which will be traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Key…
Nasdaq gets tough on small Chinese IPOs, as an AI-fueled energy storage boom takes off
For a market that basically prides itself on protecting investors… I have to say I'm amazed that it has taken so long.
EHang tries to break from holding pattern with new longer-range aircraft
The electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft maker unveiled its second major model with a range of up to 200 kilometers, complementing its original model for short distances Key Takeaways:…