Zeekr’s buyout stalls, and Chagee’s returns cool
A group of early investors in NEV maker Zeekr have protested a recent privatization bid for the company, saying it's too low. Will the buyer heed their complaints and raise its offer? And Chagee's maiden quarterly results show its revenue grew at just half the rate of its new store openings. What's behind the evaporting returns?
NEWS WRAP: Auntea Jenny passes listing hearing, paving the way for Hong Kong IPO
The premium tea chain’s listing would be the final one in a recent string of similar IPOs that will collectively raise nearly $2 billion By Doug Young Auntea Jenny…
NEWS WRAP: Chagee raises $411 million in Nasdaq IPO
The listing was the first in the U.S. by a Chinese premium tea drink maker, which prides itself on the simplicity of its products and focus on the country’s ancient…
Forget the pearls and cheese, Chagee says, offering up simpler milk teas for U.S. investors
The premium tea chain has filed to list on the Nasdaq, reporting its revenue rose more than 20-fold between 2022 and 2024 Key Takeaways: Chagee has filed for a New…
New solar policy support, and a stock market cleanup
It’s too soon to think that the bottom for the solar sector is there. But if you're a long-term investor and you're patient, you may have to wait a year or so before you start getting some meaningful appreciation in the stock price.
Can Haidilao learn from a busboy-turned-bubble tea magnate?
The regrouping former hotpot highflyer has named a 30-year-old premium tea sensation to its board, after reporting its profit fell in the first half of the year Key Takeaways: Haidilao…