NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Vacation rental company Airbnb ( ABNB ) sees a huge opportunity to grow its long-term rental business as short-term rentals are under growing scrutiny in tourist hot spots like Athens and Barcelona. The company is focused on growing its long-term rental business, which refers to stays of 28 days or longer, CEO Brian Chesky...

(Reuters) - Hedge fund Two Sigma is likely to have to pay as much as $100 million to resolve a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probe into a trading scandal at the firm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The U.S. hedge fund is likely to be held accountable for how it oversaw an ex-employee at the center of...

* Mixue, Guming and Auntea sought IPO approvals earlier this year * Regulatory caution stems from poor performance of listed peers-sources * Chabaidao dropped nearly 27% on Hong Kong debut in April * Move highlights tighter scrutiny of offshore Chinese IPOs By Julie Zhu, Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG/SYDNEY, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Offshore share offering plans of...

HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Offshore share offering plans of at least three Chinese bubble tea makers have been put on hold by the securities regulator due to the dour market performance of peers in Hong Kong amid weaker consumer sentiment at home, said eight sources. Mixue Bingcheng, Guming Holdings and Auntea Jenny are among those whose offshore floating plans have...