Frauds or false disclosures of a small proportion of listed firms could dent investor confidence in a wider range of firms and weigh on the long-term performance of the A-share market, said Liu.

But analysts were cautious about whether his departure would dent Alibaba's globalization ambition of serving 2 billion users and creating 100 million jobs by 2036 amid economic uncertainty and rising protectionist sentiment.

Even if the Intel acquisition turns out to be flop, it won't leave a major dent in Apple's finances.

Latest iPhone models unlikely to do so well in China due to absence of major upgradeApple Inc's dual SIM card design for new iPhones in the Chinese market will resonate well with local consumers, but the lack of a major upgrade is likely to dent their enthusiasm to buy them, experts said on Thursday.

Expensive valuations taking a dent as price shocks hurt earnings prospectsChinese technology companies are rushing to launch multibillion-dollar IPOs outside the mainland this year－an opportunity for investors, but one that has generated gloomy returns of late.

"More intensified tax and fee cuts, in the long run, will be conducive to the growth of smaller businesses and manufacturing upgrade, yet they are likely to dent local fiscal revenue in the short term.

Analysts have expressed concerns that the Omicron variant is likely to dent global economic recovery, and the pandemic's impact on global industrial and supply chains is set to continue.

Average rate in China higher than the minimum level levied for global firmsThe latest agreement reached among G7 economies over a possible minimum tax rate will dent the profits of leading global technology and pharmaceutical giants, said experts.

Lu said these measures will likely dent the recovery in the services sector, especially the hospitality industry, but may provide a small boost to industrial production and construction in south China in the holiday season, as workers would remain at workplaces.

China now has the second-largest billionaire group worldwide, despite COVID-19 putting a dent in global wealth accumulation, according to a recent report.

Although strict measures have been taken in Beijing to control COVID-19, they have failed to dent enthusiasm for visiting the Universal Studios park.

Remote work and extensive video conferencing will put a dent in business travel (expected to be down by around 20 percent from pre-pandemic levels).

China now has the second-largest billionaire group behind the United States, despite COVID-19 putting a dent in global wealth accumulation, according to a separate report this month by UBS and consultancy PwC.

Even though the coronavirus pandemic forced these brands to hit the pause button for two months, it has failed to dent their overall expansion ambitions.

Wu Kunlun, director of the provincial key laboratory of highland barley genetics breeding, said highland barley breeding research institutions in Qinghai have made a dent in yield and variety improvement.

Cinema houses in China rebounded strongly from the SARS virus which also put a temporary dent on earnings of the sector some 17 years ago.

But experts said they have exhibited somewhat similar strategies to entice new users or enhance user engagement, underscoring the saturation of China's mobile internet market that could put a dent on revenue growth over time.

"In its current form, the meat industry is unsustainable," Michael Dent said in a research report for IDTechEx.

Rising costs in sourcing raw materials from the mainland to dent fortunes of firmsFor Jason Cheung, who owns a 40-year-old family business that makes educational toys, it is difficult to imagine moving production out of China, where his company has manufactured its products since the firm's founding.

"Wang said gasoline demand, which already fell 0.02 percent from a year earlier in June, weakened by strong electric vehicle sales, is likely to moderate to 2 percent this year, due to a sales surge of alternative-fuel vehicles and fuel-efficiency gains, while bike-sharing is denting short-distance driving as well.

Diesel is the largest component of China's major oil products, so any slowdown in its use will dent demand for oil products, Wang explained.

Chinese technology companies have begun making their dent in the generative AI space.

This weakening was not a "short-term dent" that could be made up quickly, Denner told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

Analysts said withdrawing subsidies may dent sales in the short term but will benefit the industry in the long run as it will force out those over-reliant on financial stimuli.

JLR Chief Commercial Officer, Felix Brautigam, said this is partly due to ongoing global trade conflicts denting consumer confidence.

Electric and hybrid cars have emerged and are gradually making a small dent in a large market.

YIN LIQIN / FOR CHINA DAILYChina's passenger car market in April continued the lackluster performance seen in the first quarter, further denting the confidence of automotive industry players.

Epidemic and trade expo cancellation fail to dent enthusiasm of companiesAs the world's biggest show in the mobile communications industry, the Mobile World Congress, or MWC Barcelona 2020, was canceled this year amid concerns about the virus outbreak, Chinese company Xiaomi Corp unveiled its latest smartphone on Thursday.

"Several City Brain projects have made a dent, with application scenarios ranging from smart construction sites and water quality and pollution monitoring to the IoT for public utilities and security management of public rental houses based on facial recognition.

Such a lack of market liquidity, if it becomes a chronic phenomenon on the BSE, will raise transaction costs for investors, weigh on stock valuations, limit the financing ability of listed firms and dent the exchange's attractiveness for companies seeking IPOs.

Concerns related to trade frictions and slowing global growth are also denting appetite for high-risk financial products, according to experts.

But he expressed concern high volatility may dent regulators' determination to push forward the reform on other boards. "

"We believe the more CFA charterholders you have, the fewer of these issues (of denting clients' interests) you have," he said, citing that ethics is the core of the CFA curriculum, and CFA charterholders sign off annually that they follow the Standards of Professional Conduct, which requires they put clients' interests first.

Several online lending platforms, with weak management capabilities, could be swept out, said Yuan, adding that such moves will dent investor confidence, trigger bulk withdrawals and increase bankruptcy risks for the platforms.

The banks' 2017 performance sheets came up with some handsome figures — net interest margins on the rise, profits up and, most notably, nonperforming loans (NPLs), which have long been irking investors and denting stock prices, are on the mend.

Despite the overall positive economic outlook for the region, the report also lists several risks including faster-than-expected interest rate hikes in the US, monetary policy normalization in major advanced economies, and the growing threat of inward-orientation across the global economy, which will likely dent the momentum of global trade expansion.

This would put a dent in the books of China's internet firms, such as Ant Financial Services Group and JD Finance, which have issued securities backed by microloans.

"What we are suggesting are practical steps to ensure that the UK has reasons to be confi dent in the 'China brand'.

"-Xi backs stronger risk-reduction role for China central bank"The Chinese economy's better than expected performance over the past year has given financial officials an opportunity to rein in credit, which they previously worried could dent economic growth.