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Naspers to Unlock Its Own Value By Selling Down $129B Tencent Stake

Naspers and its investment-holding company Prosus will sell down their Tencent stake and buy their own shares, with both companies trading at big discounts to NAV.

Will Omicron Hit Markets Hard?

We're in the early days of understanding Omicron, and signs suggest it's a variant with slightly different symptoms that are no more severe.

Variant's Grand Slam, Good Data, Going With the ETF Flow, Eye on Black Friday

Plus, a thought on how the Fed could approach tapering going forward.

We're Finally Seeing Jumia Technologies Breaking Above Downtrend Resistance

Shares seem bound to finally see the breakout in terms of price.

China, U.S. Locked in a New Battle: Low Fertility

China to announce the first decline in its population since the famine of the 1950s. U.S. population growth is at its second-lowest ever ebb.

I'm Looking Closely at Jumia Technologies

The price action is encouraging me to take a little more risk on beaten down names, and JMIA fits that bill.

Tyme for Asia as HSBC and South African Online Bank Expand

Europe's biggest bank, HSBC, is in an impossible political situation, caught between London and Hong Kong. South Africa's TymeBank will have it easier expanding into the Philippines.

Jumia CEO Sacha Poignonnec Responds to Citron's Incendiary Short Report

Executive slams short-seller Andrew Left's report.

'Amazon of Africa' Is More Like a Nigerian Prince Scam, Says This Shortseller

Shortseller Andrew Left says Jumia's post IPO stock jump is built on fraud.

Standing By Boeing Is Sinking Some Airline Stocks

Boeing's big demand driver is stinging the stocks of its biggest customers.