CATL, the world’s largest maker of electric-vehicle batteries, is expanding production, while Honda is cutting spending plans. Oddly, both stocks are up.

With total assets of $53.7 billion, FWD Group has launched its fourth IPO attempt in Hong Kong, tapping into surging investor interest following battery giant CATL’s landmark listing.

Robin Zeng, the billionaire founder and chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., pushed back on US accusations the Chinese battery giant’s technology poses a threat to national security,

Investors are shunning US equities, and Hong Kong Stock Exchange can now claim the biggest IPO of the year. Plus, some western countries are pressuring Israel to end its new Gaza offensive, but . . . Neri Zilber Only one foreign power matters, and that’s the United States, especially under this current US president.