KE Holdings, which operates a network of well-known green “Lianjia” property brokerage shops, suffered in the resulting slowdown due to its dependence on transactions to drive revenue.

FAST NEWS: KE Holdings’ revenue falls, as new businesses shine

The Latest: Residential real estate broker KE Holdings Inc. (BEKE.US; 2423.HK) on Thursday reported its revenue fell 19.2% year-on-year to 16.4 billion yuan ($2.27 billion) in this year’s first quarter, while its non-GAAP…

CHINA BULLETIN: More Trade Contraction

In this week’s issue exports keep falling, another new chip fund and China’s answer to Irish coffee. On a scale of 1 to 100, we give the week a 45 for offshore-listed China stocks.