Revenue at Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent grew just 8% in the fourth quarter, the slowest pace since it went public in 2004.
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Share buybacks are emerging as the hottest trend among Chinese tech giants and industry leader Tencent Holdings may be the next to jump on the bandwagon.
Chinese authorities are considering requiring Tencent to include WeChat Pay in a newly created financial holding company.
Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings are preparing to cut tens of thousands of jobs combined this year in one of their biggest layoff rounds, sources said.
The JSE had a spectacular trading session on Wednesday after Tencent Holdings’ shares leapt more than 23% in Asian trading.
Investors punished Chinese shares again on Tuesday, inflicting further collateral damage on South Africa’s Naspers and its European-listed spinoff, Prosus.
Chinese technology stocks slid for a third session on Tuesday amid concerns over Beijing’s ties with Russia and a persistent regulatory overhang.
Shares in Naspers and its spinoff Prosus tumbled on Monday after a report said Tencent Holdings faces a record fine in China.
Digital bank TymeBank is expanding into the medical insurance space, with a plan to offer South Africans access to private healthcare starting at R139/month.
Tencent denied talk that it’s facing a major regulatory crackdown in China, issuing an unusually aggressive public response. Shares in Naspers still tanked.