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ANT GROUP

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 5, 2020
Derailing of Jack Ma’s Ant IPO shows Xi Jinping is in charge
For global investors, the episode is likely to reinforce the notion that the Communist Party calls all the shots when it comes to major business decisions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2020
China is planning a bigger Ant crackdown with bank funding curbs
China abruptly halted Ant's IPO after summoning Ma to a meeting earlier in the week to outline an array of concerns and new regulations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 3, 2020
Jack Ma gets a warning from China on Ant’s rapid expansion
Sources said Ant's leadership team was told the company will face increased scrutiny and be subject to restrictions on capital and leverage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2020
Jack Ma’s Ant set to raise $35 billion in biggest-ever IPO
The move will mean the fintech giant will have a market value of about $315 billion, about the same as JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2020
Secrecy and speed: Inside Ant Group’s unusual IPO process
The fintech giant is following a highly unusual process that draws on some of the tactics its former parent and affiliate Alibaba Group has previously used.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 21, 2020
Jack Ma’s Ant Group lifts IPO funding target to $35 billion
Ant's simultaneous listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai may mark the biggest IPO ever, topping Saudi Aramco's record $29 billion sale.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2020
Ant’s huge IPO sets up Jack Ma to escalate war with Tencent
Ant Group’s late-summer IPO filing drove home why the business — backed by 711 million active users that spent $17 trillion through its platform — is headed for potentially the world’s largest stock debut. Yet investors may do well to focus on the long-term threat to its core businesses from...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 31, 2020
Jack Ma’s Ant fuels tech IPO frenzy not seen since dot-com bubble
Jack Ma's Chinese financial titan aims to raise at least $30 billion in Hong Kong and Shanghai in October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2020
Ant Group cites U.S. risks in filing for dual Hong Kong-Shanghai IPO
The Chinese e-commerce and fintech giant cited possible U.S. export controls and trade sanctions as key expansion risks.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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