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HSBC Launches $1bn Share Buyback Amid Calls to Avoid Split
HSBC Launches $1bn Share Buyback Amid Calls to Avoid Split

HSBC and Ping An executives plan to meet in mid-May to discuss the insurer's proposal for the bank to spin off its Asian business, according to a source.

Debt-Ridden Sri Lanka to Seek New Help From World Bank
Debt-Ridden Sri Lanka to Seek New Help From World Bank

The announcement follows news that Sri Lanka has extended a credit line with India by $200 million in order to procure emergency fuel stocks

Some China Refineries Buy Russian Oil Very Cheaply – FT
Some China Refineries Buy Russian Oil Very Cheaply – FT

The secretive deals put the spotlight on how importers keep off established routes to buy Russian oil at cheap rates

China’s Covid Curbs Brew Up Sales Trouble for Starbucks
Private Equity Making Huge Push Into Crypto Assets
Elon Musk Plans to Relist Twitter After Buyout – WSJ
China’s Tech Crackdown May Give it an Edge – The Diplomat
Outspoken China Analyst Has Social Media Accounts Shut Down
Asian Stocks Dip as Rate Hikes, Recession Threat Loom
HSBC Shares Climb on Ping An’s Call to Split Bank Up

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ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors