Beijing arrested a pro-democracy media tycoon in Hong Kong — then his stock quadrupled
9:37am PDT - August 10th, 2020 jimmy lai - The Next WebHong Kong activists became stock traders on Monday in support of local media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whom authorities arrested for allegedly breaking the city’s strict new national security law. Shares in Next Digital, Lai’s tabloid media group, rose up to 344% in …