BlackRock to buy Hong Kong firm's Panama Canal port stake amid Trump pressure

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : BlackRock completed the acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners for approximately $12.5 billion in cash and stock last October.
57% : The sale of Panama ports licenses held by the unit of billionaire Li Ka-shing's conglomerate to a consortium that includes BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners and Terminal Investment will give it control of an 80% interest in Hutchison Ports for an equity value of $14.21 billion.
44% : CK Hutchison is a publicly listed company not financially tied to the Chinese government, though Hong Kong firms are subject to state oversight.
39% : Trump refused to rule out military action to assert U.S. control over the canal, which is operated by the Panama Canal Authority, an autonomous agency overseen by the Panamanian government, and surrounded by several ports.

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