Shuli Ren, Columnist

NYSE Just Gave China Inc. One More Reason to Leave

Listing this far from home has never been a good idea. Traders on both sides of the Pacific are flying blind.

January 5, 2021 at 6:39 AM UTC

Shuli Ren is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asian markets. A former investment banker, she was a markets reporter for Barron’s. She is a CFA charterholder.

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