Khaled Ayoub

Khaled Ayoub covers business and finance for Beijing Times, reporting on markets, companies, and the economic developments driving the global economy.

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Trump Media Launches Paid Service Offering Faster Access to Truth Social Posts

Trump Media and Technology Group has launched a subscription service giving paying clients faster access to Truth Social posts, with tiers up to $100,000 a

South Korea’s KOSPI Posts Record Rally as Chip Giants Fuel Global AI Trade Optimism

South Korea's KOSPI logged its best-ever day as Samsung and SK Hynix surged on AI demand, while the Bank of Japan held rates steady.

Apple Faces $460 Billion Selloff as Chip Shortages Cloud Growth Outlook

Apple is heading for a $460 billion market value drop, its worst post-earnings slide in 13 years, after cautious guidance tied to chip shortages.

Analysts Downgrade Roblox as Platform Transition and Age Checks Slow Monetization

Analysts at BMO and Deutsche Bank downgraded Roblox as a platform transition and new age-verification system weighed on second-quarter monetization.

Citadel Acquires Bulk of Situational Awareness’s Stock Portfolio After AI Losses

Citadel has acquired most of Situational Awareness's stock holdings after the fund suffered heavy losses tied to a decline in AI shares.

Aschenbrenner’s AI Hedge Fund Faces Margin Calls, Drawing Comparisons to LTCM Collapse

Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI hedge fund Situational Awareness faces margin calls after a 439% surge, drawing comparisons to the 1998 collapse of LTCM.

Micron Shares Slide After Tim Cook Signals Push for More Memory Suppliers

Micron stock slid after Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled a push to diversify memory chip suppliers amid rising prices, unsettling investors betting on pricing p

Markets Read Warsh’s Fed as Dovish, but His Words Hint at Possible Rate Hike

A gap between how markets read Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and his own remarks raises fresh questions about the central bank's stance on interest rates and infla

Ferguson Enterprises Shares Surge on S&P 500 Inclusion, Edging Out Bigger Names

Ferguson Enterprises stock rallied more than 8% after the Virginia-based industrial distributor was named the newest addition to the S&P 500 index.

Jersey Mike’s Debuts on NYSE, Pricing $1 Billion IPO at $23 per Share

Jersey Mike's debuted on the New York Stock Exchange, pricing its IPO at $23 per share and raising roughly $1 billion as consumer-brand listings gain momen

Linde Shares Slide After Earnings, Prompting Debate Over Buying Opportunity

Linde shares fell sharply after quarterly earnings, one of the steepest drops in a year, prompting debate over whether the slide is a buying opportunity.

Short Sellers Target SpaceX as New Deal and Lockup Expiration Loom Ahead of Earnings

Short sellers are piling into SpaceX ahead of earnings and a share lockup expiration, even as a new mega deal draws market attention to the aerospace giant