China’s stockmarket nightmare is nowhere near over

economist.com Running China’s securities watchdog is a perilous job. A market rout can end your career, or worse. On February 7th, after weeks of stockmarket instability, Yi Huiman, the…

As China’s markets suffer, what alternatives do investors have?

economist.com Some foreign investors in China are most worried by the country’s souring relations with the West. Others fret about the unprecedented slump in its property market. Many are…

Is the tea bubble bursting? ChaPanda shares plunge in Hong Kong IPO

aol.com Shares in Chinese bubble tea chain Sichuan Baicha Baidao failed to pop during their market debut Tuesday, tumbling as much as 38% from their listing price. The company, also…

Asia markets extend gains as investors assess business activity figures from around the region

cnbc.com Muslim devotees are breaking their fast and having their meals on the last Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, also known as Jumat-ul-Vida, at the Jama Masjid in…

‘Don’t Let Them Out’: Emily Rios, Louis Ferreira And Bonnie Root Topline Horror Feature

deadline.com Emily Rios (Snowfall, Breaking Bad), Louis Ferreira (S.W.A.T., Breaking Bad), and Bonnie Root (Cruel Hearts, The Movie, Cold Case) will star in the new independent…

Tit-For-Tat Responses From Beijing To Trade Restrictions May Bring About A Full-Blown Trade War

zerohedge.com Tit-For-Tat Responses From Beijing To Trade Restrictions May Bring About A Full-Blown Trade War By John Liu, Zhu Lin and Abhishek Vishnoi, Bloomberg Markets Live reporters…

‘CSI: Vegas’ Stars React To Series Cancellation

deadline.com The CSI franchise’s return to CBS is coming to an end as CBS on Friday opted not to renew CSI: Vegas for a fourth season. On Saturday, CSI and CSI: Vegas star Marg…

China’s New Stock Champions Face Growing Waves of Trade Probes

finance.yahoo.com China’s most-promising industries are facing a growing threat of trade restrictions from Western governments, blurring the outlook for stocks that have the potential to fuel…

Charter School Founders Accused Of Massive Fraud

zerohedge.com Charter School Founders Accused Of Massive Fraud Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Prosecutors are accusing three men of bilking Oklahoma out…

‘Broker butcher’s’ bold steps to breathe life into China’s moribund stock market

scmp.com “We observe that the Chinese government is more determined to boost the stock market,” said Shi Jian Cortesi, a Switzerland-based investment director at GAM Investments,…

‘CSI: Vegas’ and ‘So Help Me Todd’ Canceled at CBS

thewrap.com Two CBS shows that have been on the bubble, “So Help Me Todd” and “CSI: Vegas,” have been canceled by the network. “So Help me Todd” is set to conclude its second and now…

‘CSI: Vegas’ & ‘So Help Me Todd’ Canceled By CBS

deadline.com CBS has canceled CSI: Vegas after three seasons and So Help Me Todd after two. The news is not surprising as Deadline revealed earlier this week that both dramas were…

‘So Help Me Todd,’ ‘CSI: Vegas’ Canceled at CBS

variety.com Both “So Help Me Todd” and “CSI: Vegas” have been canceled at CBS, Variety has learned. “So Help Me Todd” is currently airing its second season at the broadcaster, while…

‘FBI’ Showrunner Rick Eid Stepping Down

hollywoodreporter.com CBS’ FBI will have a new person in charge as it heads into a massive three-season renewal. Rick Eid, who has been showrunner on the series since for all six of its seasons…

‘Suits: L.A.’ Pilot Sets John Amos, Victoria Justice & Kevin Weisman As Guest Stars

deadline.com NBC‘s Suits: L.A. drama pilot will feature guest appearances by John Amos (Roots, Good Times), Victoria Justice & Kevin Weisman (Alias). The project is an expansion of the…

Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band To Perform Free Concert in Honor of Fourth Annual Wounded Heroes Day in Charlotte, North Carolina

benzinga.com CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Wounded Heroes Day in Charlotte, NC, Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band will perform a free concert on Sunday, April…

CBS Renews ‘Elsbeth’ For Season 2

deadline.com CBS has renewed the freshman series Elsbeth for the 2024-2025 season. In Deadline’s latest Renewal Status Report released on Wednesday, Co-Editor-in-Chief Nellie Andreeva…

Psst, hey. It's the NSA. You want some AI security advice?

theregister.com The NSA has released guidance to help organizations protect their AI systems and better defend the defense industry. The Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), titled,…

CBS Renewal Status Report: ‘The Equalizer’, ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’, ‘Elsbeth’, ‘CSI: Vegas’ & ‘So Help Me Todd’

deadline.com Third in a series on broadcast network series renewals. CBS will have some painful cancellation decisions to make this spring. With three new drama series, NCIS: Origins,…

Nikkei, Hang Seng Slide as US Data Dashes Rate Hopes

asiafinancial.com Asian stocks were in retreat on Tuesday after already fading hopes of US rates cuts anytime soon were dashed further, while tensions in the Middle East also weighed heavily…

Asia markets sell off amid Iran-Israel tensions; China's GDP beats expectations

cnbc.com A batch of cars are ready to be shipped to overseas markets at the port of Taicang, Jiangsu province, China, April 9, 2024. Asia-Pacific markets sold off as the world awaits…

Chinese Stocks Advance as Beijing Renews Regulatory Support

finance.yahoo.com Chinese stocks gained Monday as renewed regulatory support from Beijing shielded the market from a broader selloff hitting Asia. • None Israel Versus Iran — What All-Out War…

‘Cold Case’ Reboot From Creator Meredith Stiehm Eyed By CBS

deadline.com After bringing back CSI: Crime Scene Investigation with CSI: Vegas, CBS is looking to revive another Jerry Bruckheimer Television-produced crime procedural from the 2000s.…

Beijing issues unprecedented guidelines mapping out future of stock market

scmp.com It comes just two months after former Shanghai vice-mayor Wu Qing, dubbed the “broker butcher” for his tough approach to tackling market malpractice, was brought in to head…

Hong Kong stocks drop over 2% as Asia markets trade mixed ahead of China data

cnbc.com An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province. Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday after an inflation-fueled…

Asia markets largely fall as U.S. inflation stokes higher-for-longer rate worries; China CPI slows

cnbc.com Customers at a fresh food market in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Asia-Pacific markets largely fell after U.S. inflation for March came in hotter than expected,…

One of China's top bankers steps down after his brother, known as the 'broker butcher,' becomes the country's chief markets regulator

fortune.com The president of China International Capital Corp. has relinquished his post two months after his brother was named as the head of the country’s top markets regulator. Wu…