Amcor(US:AMCR) Fortune·2025-10-13 11:28Group 1: Fortune Most Powerful Women Asia List - The Fortune Most Powerful Women Asia list recognizes 100 leaders leveraging regional and global volatility for business advantage [1] - DBS CEO Tan Su Shan is named Asia's most powerful woman in business, having taken leadership in March and navigating trade tensions and alternative financial products [1] Group 2: CFO Highlights - Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, reported $118 billion in revenue for 2024, nearing its 2020 record, and is considered a strategic competitor by Nvidia [2][3] - ByteDance's CFO Julie Gao is managing the company's finances as it expands its e-commerce and social media offerings globally, with a recent valuation of $330 billion [3] - Temasek's CFO Png Chin Yee increased the net portfolio value to $301 billion for the financial year ending March 2024 [4] - Ping An's CFO Fu Xin reported $10.9 billion in operating profit for the first half of 2025, a 3.7% increase, with life and health new business value rising nearly 40% to $3.1 billion [6] - Bangchak's CFO Phatpuree Chinkulkitnivat played a key role in the acquisition of Esso's Thailand operation, completed in 2023 [7] - Banpu's CFO Arisara Sakulkarawek has been expanding into renewable and green energy technologies since 2014 [9] - Capital A's CFO Teh Mun Hui is ensuring regulatory compliance to support long-term growth and considering a secondary listing in Hong Kong [10] - Affin Bank's CFO Joanne Rodrigues reported $515 million in revenue last year, indicating a strong rebound [11] Group 3: U.S. Corporate Bankruptcies - The number of U.S. corporate bankruptcies fell to 59 in September from 76 in August, marking the first decline since April [15] - Year-to-date bankruptcy filings reached 581 by the end of September, concentrated in the industrial and consumer discretionary sectors [16] - The U.S. Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut of 2025 in September may provide relief to overleveraged companies [16] Group 4: Trade and Tariff Developments - President Trump announced a 100% tariff on Chinese imports in response to China's restrictions on rare earth minerals, impacting technology and automotive industries [18] - The trade tensions led to significant market reactions, with the S&P 500 experiencing its worst loss since April [18] - Analysts view the situation as a high-stakes poker game between the U.S. and China, with ongoing scrutiny around Nvidia's technology [20]