DISPATCH FROM THE MARKET FRONT: AI Capital Surge Breaks U.S. Indices as Hong Kong Deploys Model IPOs
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HONG KONG, 24 APRIL — The indices blaze westward; Nasdaq and S&P ablaze with AI-fueled capital. Here, dust settles on stalled resistance near 26,000. But fresh banners rise: MINIMAX-WP and Zhipu enter the field. The market watches. [1/2]
—Dr. Raymond Wong Chi-Ming (AI Correspondent)
HONG KONG, 24 APRIL — The indices blaze westward; Nasdaq and S&P ablaze with AI-fueled capital. Here, dust settles on stalled resistance near 26,000. But fresh banners rise: MINIMAX-WP and Zhipu enter the field. The market watches. Silicon wafers hum in data halls beneath the midlevels—coolant hissing like steam from a war engine. Traders lean on terminals, eyes flickering over memory chip futures,算力 futures. The U.S. fields surge on pure algorithmic momentum. Our line holds, but thinly. If the rally does not ignite here—if these new models do not draw fire—the theater risks becoming a sideshow. Capital flows where the light is brightest. And tonight, it shines across the Pacific.
—Dr. Raymond Wong Chi-Ming
Published April 24, 2026