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The frenzy over the Hong Kong initial public offering of Blocks Group, the popular Chinese maker of Ultraman and Transformer figurines, has created a new billionaire.

Founder and chairman Zhu Weisong was catapulted into the ultra-rich ranks after the company’s $215 million debut Friday drew overwhelming demand from individual investors. More: https://bloom.bg/3Ps5rXN

📷: Bloks Group Ltd.


🚨 LIVE NOW: Deflation in China is showing signs of spiraling and its impact on markets is worrying for both the country’s policymakers and investors.

Join our reporters for a Live Q&A discussion: https://bloom.bg/4j7Hy5c


China took the unprecedented step of easing visa requirements for scores of countries in 2024, now throwing open its doors to 1.9 billion would-be visitors. Only a fraction of the hoped-for tourists have come. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4fPKEbd

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🎙 China’s pension system is in danger of running out of money in a decade.

Now it faces a new threat: Tens of millions of mostly young workers are refusing to pay into it.

Listen to the Big Take Asia podcast ⤵ https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy


Toyota plans to move in the first 100 residents of a futuristic city at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan by as soon as this fall. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4a3VitP

📷: Toyota


Dell is rebranding its PC line in a bid to make its computers cool again. If you're an iPhone user, the new names may sound familiar: https://bloom.bg/4092wIi

📷: Dell Technologies Inc.




A former hedge fund manager whose firm made billions during the global financial crisis is ready to pounce on volatility again, as he sees threats to market stability at a level not seen since 2008. Read more: https://bloom.bg/3W8won4

📷: Steve Diggle


"Emilia Pérez" and "The Brutalist" won the best picture in their respective comedy and drama categories at the Golden Globes film and television awards. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3PplMwj

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Elon Musk's growing US political influence is causing global resistance to his Starlink satellite network to crumble. Read The Big Take here. https://bloom.bg/40cG9Tv

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Jimmy Carter, the former Georgia peanut farmer who as US president brokered a historic and lasting peace accord between Israel and Egypt in a single term marred by soaring inflation, an oil shortage and Iran’s holding of American hostages, has died, the Washington Post reported. He was 100. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3DzZJQV

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Trump's tariff threats are setting off a global supply chain "freakout" that’s leaving companies prone to bottlenecks — and more vulnerable to economic shocks. Read the latest Big Take here: https://bloom.bg/4fCba7O

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Babies exposed to Covid in utero may face a higher risk of autism, a study shows, adding to a list of long-term health consequences from the virus. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4iLITPf

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🎙From video games to a reality TV spinoff, Netflix has been trying to turn its Squid Game series into a global franchise. Rebecca Choong Wilkins speaks with Sohee Kim and Lucas Shaw about its big bet and the new season on The Big Take Asia podcast. https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy


How natural disasters and price-fixing crashed the world's fourth-largest insurance market. Read The Big Take here: https://bloom.bg/4fuRQt7

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Masayoshi Son surprised the world with a $100 billion AI investment plan in the US. But can SoftBank be the next Nvidia? Read The Big Take here: https://bloom.bg/3VRNxBi

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President Joe Biden signed funding legislation to keep the US government operating until mid-March, avoiding a year-end shutdown and kicking future spending decisions into Donald Trump’s presidency https://bloom.bg/4gNdOsp


China's Pop Mart has been on a tear this year, beating global peers like Disney and Sanrio. The secret: collectible dolls.

Here's how the company turned a cult following among China’s Gen Z into a global phenomenon: https://bloom.bg/3VQ4o7A

📷: Na Bian/Bloomberg


Elon Musk is turning to a Boring Co. executive and tech loyalists to help hire staff for the Department of Government Efficiency under Trump. More here: https://bloom.bg/49IjS32

📷: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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