It’s been 10 years since we’ve seen a horror comedy quite like Zombieland (2009), which made waves by cleverly combining gore with humor. A decade later, the zombie apocalypse is back, with more zombie kills and survival rules than ever with its sequel, Zombieland: Double Tap(2019).
The original cast returns as Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) joins forces with Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) to embark on another adventure in zombie-littered America. Read More...
Boyu Capital to buy Hong Kong-based medical device maker Quasar from Longreach Group in US$600 million deal
Buyout firm Boyu Capital has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Quasar in a deal that values the medical device maker at more than US$600 million, people familiar with the matter said, marking another transaction in the healthcare sector which has become a rare bright spot for deal makers.
Boyu has emerged as the buyer for Quasar after beating out other suitors including companies in the industry and other private-equity firms, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. Read More...
A lack of stimulus for demand in China could send prices toppling lower and pile more pressure onto China’s already faltering economy, researchers said this week.
Without official measures to motivate spending, consumers may cut back on purchases, leading merchants to slash prices and earn too little income to expand their business. That cycle could add deflationary pressure and hit the wider economy.“Without powerful policy interventions, the deflation expectation may become entrenched and start to hurt consumption and investment demands,” the Institute for International Finance said in a research note on Monday. Read More...
