The End of Coal, Stock Target, Halving Hit: Sunday Asia Briefing
A guide to the week ahead.
The Long Goodbye: Why coal isn’t going away soon in some of the fastest-growing energy consumers.
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It’s a weekend to consider where things will end, with predictions for the stock market this year, the future of coal and the prospects for one-time crypto boss Do Kwon among others. Here’s what you should know.
The big forum. China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has been busy in the run-up to the China Development Forum, which starts today, meeting a parade of tech execs including Apple’s Tim Cook and Kwak Noh-jung from South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, as well as CEOs of smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm and memory chipmaker Micron Technology.