Investors are shunning US equities, and Hong Kong Stock Exchange can now claim the biggest IPO of the year. Plus, some western countries are pressuring Israel to end its new Gaza offensive, but . . . Neri Zilber Only one foreign power matters, and that’s the United States, especially under this current US president.

Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology’s shares soared Tuesday in their Hong Kong debut, marking the world’s largest equity offering so far this year. A successful listing of CATL, as the company is known,

Shares in Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology soared almost 17% on their first trading day in Hong Kong as investors brushed off geopolitical concerns to pile onto the largest listing so far in 2025.