Therese Poletti"s Tech Tales: Luckin Coffee scandal demonstrates how risky Chinese IPOs can be, but investors are not getting the message

Over the last few years, investors have been warned by shareholder advocates, a few short sellers, this column on MarketWa.....»»

U.S. regulators are finally paying attention to the risky issues associated with Chinese companies publicly listed in the U.S., but the proposed solution could actually be more harmful to U.S. investors......»»

In China, the number 8 is a omen of good luck and prosperity. Indeed about 30 Chinese companies reaped over $9 billion in capital, going public in the U.S. markets in 2018, but the investors in many of these deals have not fared as well......»»

A new batch of Chinese companies hope to raise about $1.8 billion by going public in U.S. markets in the next few weeks, after a hiatus caused by trade war jitters......»»

Regulators and investors are finally figuring out the dangers of special-purpose acquisition companies, also known as SPACs, or blank-check companies......»»

Two seemingly different issues — the ongoing 5G network rollout and the coronavirus — are causing confusion and disappointment for many tech investors this earnings season so far and they are now becoming intertwined......»»

Blue Apron Inc. investors applauded the news that the company has hired a new chief executive, Linda Kozlowski, the chief operating officer of Etsy Inc. until last year, but her new job may be a tough and thankless task......»»

So far this year, most of the biggest and best performing tech IPOs are from companies you have probably never heard of, yet they have found outsize success in a market with pent-up demand for high-growth tech companies, no matter their age......»»

A stunning number of companies are trying to jump through the current hot market for initial public offerings, but investors would be wise to watch for rats hoping to sneak in amid the torrent......»»

In the last several years, the current tech boom in the public markets has differed from the dot-com bubble almost 20 years ago. Until now......»»

IBM Corp., like Oracle Corp., is giving investors confusing information about its cloud computing revenue, trying to show its business in the biggest, best possible light......»»

Tech giants across nearly every sector are expected to report solid earnings gains in both the coming quarter and the rest of 2021, as the pandemic accelerated nearly everything, from e-commerce to virtual work to cloud computing......»»

Many tech workers able to work from home have moved out of San Francisco, but are not going far. While San Francisco's economy could suffer temporarily, it's not the end of the City by the Bay, and is unlikely to spell its end as a tech epicenter......»»

Last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has led to the biggest reckoning in the history of the internet, and will likely be a tipping point for new regulation of American social-media companies......»»

Luckin Coffee Inc. (NASDAQ: LK) has confirmed the company is under investigation by a Chinese regulator. read more.....»»

Nothing will be the same whenever corporate America goes back to the office, and one casualty could be the open office, said longtime tech chief executive Carol Bartz.....»»

The Chinese chain’s business model was always a toxic brew......»»

As the U.S. goes into isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts on remote work are weighing in with tips and ideas to avoid going stir crazy and having the plot of “The Shining” become a reality at home......»»

The tech supply chain has begun to recover from the effects of COVID-19 in China, but don’t expect an easy return to normal......»»

More than 20 years after the first documented usage of the term “cloud computing,” the first cracks appeared in the spending patterns of big data center build-out by public cloud companies......»»