South Africa has slipped into its first recession in nine years. It’s bad news for Cyril Ramaphosa, who only took over as president in February. Ed Cropley explains what went wrong, what’s at stake as elections loom, and why the White House isn’t helpi…
Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei and ZTE are running into political trouble around the world, leaving an opening for Samsung to make a move in a market where it currently has a tiny share. Robyn Mak and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss the challenges an…
Argentina jacked up interest rates and weighed fresh austerity measures after its currency tumbled anew. Martin Langfield explains that the crisis threatens President Mauricio Macri’s economic reclamation plan, and boosts the prospects that his Peronis…
President Donald Trump insists a trade deal be struck with the United States’ northern neighbor this week, or else. Antony Currie and Gina Chon explain how Ottawa must tread a fine line between cutting punitive dairy tariffs to appease D.C. and keeping…
Warren Buffett’s firm is taking a minority stake in Indian digital payments outfit Paytm. Tom Buerkle tells Jennifer Saba the deal reflects a new willingness by the value investor to dabble in tech, and the influence of younger lieutenants like Todd Co…
The electric-car maker isn’t going private after all. In the wake of the latest bombshell announcement, Antony Currie says the company run by Elon Musk should raise capital to ease financial pressure and ensure it can sustain higher production and chur…
Aug 24 – Chinese parenting site Babytree wants to list in Hong Kong at a mooted $5 bln valuation. Pete Sweeney and Robyn Mak discuss how demographics, Beijing’s fertility push and competition could actually work against the Alibaba-backed company.