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He took on a role in the China-based version of Prince Andrew's "Pitch@Palace" events, in which entrepreneurs sell their ideas to investors.

Mr Cook told investors on Thursday the company was monitoring the situation.

Lab-grown meat falls into the "alternative protein" category, which includes plant-based burgers that bleed like real beef and has gotten heaps of attention from investors, nonprofits, and policymakers in recent years.

American firms may come under pressure from their investors to do more with less, rather than trying to do more with more.

A complication facing investors will be ownership stakes for firms attached to Russia, Iran, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and even the United Arab Emirates.