> I'm such a buffoon
Agree, completely agree.
Evergrande missed it's Bond payment and is not paying "some" salaries. A couple of excerpts:
"Silence on Bond Payment; EV Staff Not Paid: Evergrande Update"
Thu, September 23, 2021, 9:28 PM
"Evergrande Bondholders Say Yet to Receive Interest (10:15 a.m. HK)
Three holders of a China Evergrande dollar bond with a coupon that was due Thursday said they hadn’t received payment as of 8 a.m. Friday Hong Kong time. There was no immediate reply from Evergrande to questions about the interest payment. The holders asked not to be identified because the matter is private"
"Evergrande’s EV Unit Has Stopped Paying Staff, Factory Suppliers
China Evergrande’s electric-car unit missed salary payments to some of its employees and has fallen behind on paying a number of suppliers for factory equipment, according to people familiar with the matter, evidence the stricken property developer’s debt woes are having an impact beyond its core business."
Sauce: https://news.yahoo.com/silence-bond-payment-ev-staff-005215481.html