Uber’s Chinese robotaxi romance, and Webull’s strong debut

Uber has signed new alliances with Chinese robotaxi operators Momenta and Pony AI, and fortified an existing partnership with WeRide. Why the sudden embrace of Chinese robotaxis? And Webull's stock has charged from the gate with massive gains following its SPAC listing. What's driving this company, which is an unusual hybrid of a U.S.-based business with strong China ties?

BRIEF: Synagistics forms AI partnership with ByteDance

E-commerce company Synagistics Ltd. (2562.HK) said on Tuesday it will use AI infrastructure supplied by Chinese internet giant ByteDance to create tools to help its merchants boost their productivity. The…

A hydrogen listing, and a new China toy story

A young company called Scage is close to listing in New York through a backdoor SPAC merger. Is it really worth the high valuation it's seeking? And 52Toys has hired an investment bank for a Hong Kong IPO. Will it be able to sell investors on its toy story of rapid expansion and hot collectibles?
Illustration of apple's commission that may lead to an anti-trust probe

An Apple Anti-Trust Probe, and Hong Kong’s Second SPAC Merger

China is reportedly preparing to attack Apple on anti-trust grounds related to its app store operation. What's driving this probe? And steel trader ZG Group nears a Hong Kong listing through a SPAC merger, only the second since the city launched its SPAC program three years ago. Why has progress been so slow?