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xFusion IPO 2026: Can China’s State-Backed AI Server Powerhouse Sustain Growth Amid Sector Hype?

Asia Markets Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing

xFusion, a Huawei-spun China server maker, hi...

The Henan-based firm is China’s top AI server...

It was valued near US$9 billion in 2023 and i...

The move fits China’s push for tech self-reli...

China’s 2025 Investment Banking Fees Rebound: Trends in M&A, ECM & DCM

Asia Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

China’s 2025 investment-banking fees rebounde...

Debt capital markets dominated with roughly U...

China-involved M&A rose about 63% to US$474bn...

Cross-border activity stayed subdued, with in...

Corporate Bonds Shine as Spreads Tighten — But How Much Gain Can You Still Grab?

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. corporate bond spreads have tightened to...

Moderating inflation, steady jobs, and solid ...

Reduced new issuance amid high borrowing cost...

With spreads already near historic tights, an...

China’s 2025 Interbank Debt Hits ¥10.1 Trillion as Private Issuers Surge

Asia Markets Depository Credit Intermediation

China’s interbank market debt issuance reache...

Outstanding interbank debt instruments exceed...

Average issuance rates fell to roughly 2.05%,...

Issuance broadened to new and private firms, ...

US IPO Market Roars Back: Medline’s $6.3B Deal & the High-Stakes of Pricing in 2026

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. IPOs have rebounded in 2025, led by Medl...

Big debuts like Figma, Circle and Chime have ...

Issuance and proceeds are up year over year, ...

Bankers are already positioning for a potenti...

Medline’s $6.26B IPO Reshapes Healthcare Supply Chain: Key Moves and Market Debut

Americas Markets Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

Medline closed an upsized IPO on Dec. 18, 202...

Gross proceeds were about $7.2 billion, the l...

Medline plans to use proceeds from 179 millio...

Proceeds from roughly 69.4 million shares wil...

Fast Food’s Value Playbook: How $5 Deals & Free Fries Are Shaping 2026

Americas Markets Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Fast-food chains are ramping up value offers ...

Value-menu traffic rose about 1% in Q2 2025 e...

Consumers are trading down within fast food, ...

Heavy discounting risks margin compression, p...

Africa’s Agrifood Investment Shifts Toward Sustainable, Unit-Economics Startups

Global Markets Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

African agrifood VC is pivoting from grant-le...

Investors are prioritizing defensible unit ec...

Specialist funds like CRAF are placing small ...

A $75–100B annual finance gap and rising trac...

Record VC Funding for Female-Founded U.S. Startups in 2023, But Deal Volume and Equity Still Lag

Americas Markets Other Investment Pools and Funds

In 2023, U.S. startups with at least one fema...

All-female founding teams remain severely und...

In 2024, deal value involving female founders...

Women remain underrepresented among VC decisi...

Medline & 2025 IPO Boom: Why Oversized First-Day Returns Signal Risks for 2026 Listings

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Medline’s $6.3B IPO, the biggest U.S. listing...

Huge first-day pops in 2025 deals like Figma ...

A 2026 wave of large candidates (e.g., SpaceX...

Many IPOs that surge at debut later fall belo...