Ant, Biggest IPO In Years, To Pop On Debut Day

Jack Kouzi, Director of Strategy, VFS Group

28-Oct-20 07:07

Ant, Biggest IPO In Years, To Pop On Debut Day

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Microsoft has reported a stellar set of earnings with The A-Team - Alphabet and Amazon - likewise also releasing results this week.

But the real action is happening over at Ant Group, the biggest global IPO in years, and more valuable than JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs.

Jack Kouzi, Director of Strategy at VFS Group in Sydney, discusses.

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Categories: Personal Finance, Investments, Financial Literacy, Technology, Medical Innovation and Technology, Tech, Business Analysis, Trends and Forecasts, Markets

Tags: ant, ipo, china, jack ma, microsoft, amazon, alphabet, bigtech,

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