Illustration of an Uber robotaxi by WeRide running in UAE

PODCAST: WeRide’s Spin with Uber, and Starbucks’ New China CEO

Uber will offer WeRide robotaxi services starting in the UAE. Is this a big deal, or mostly symbolic? And Starbucks names a new China CEO to revive its flagging local operation. Will that be enough to tackle the challenge from low-price companies like Luckin and Cotti?

PODCAST: Relaxing Data Requirements, and a Big Dividend

China exempts most foreign firms from worrisome data requirements. But will it change its mind later? And a leading fintech lender offers a massive dividend. But shareholders worry more about its rapidly shrinking size.

What do stocks that doubled this year have in common?

A-shares that have doubled this year are mainly small- and medium-sized companies that institutional investors typically avoid   By Research-Select Investors buy stocks to make money, and buying stocks that…