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HSBC’s $14B Hong Kong Bet, Israel & Hamas Strike Hostage Deal | The Opening Trade 10/9
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1:36:10Now PlayingIsrael and Hamas have agreed to terms for the release of all hostages held by the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, a major breakthrough in the US- and Qatari-brokered negotiations to end their two-year war. The deal is expected to see Hamas free the roughly 20 people taken during the October 2023 attacks that are still alive, alongside the remains of more than two dozen who died in captivity. Israel would release almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners along with the troop movement, while aid to Gaza will be resumed. Trump, in a Fox News interview, said he expects the hostages to be released “probably” on Monday.
HSBC proposed taking its troubled Hong Kong subsidiary Hang Seng Bank Ltd. private in a deal representing a major bet on the Chinese financial hub. The British lender’s shares plunged. HSBC, which owns about 63% of Hang Seng, will spend about $14 billion buying the shares it doesn’t already hold. The HK$155 offer price, which values the unit at $37 billion, represents a 30% premium to Hang Seng’s closing share price on Wednesday.
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