China’s 26% Earnings Boom Lands With a Thud in the Stock Market
THE SO WHAT
A 26% earnings jump with no stock rally says investors don’t buy the durability of China’s profit cycle—especially around AI-heavy capex. If you’re exposed to Chinese demand or capital, treat AI-linked revenue projections as discounted by default and stress-test plans against a tighter local equity bid.
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