Technology
How Scale AI Founder Wang Won Meta’s AI Crown
Before Meta inked its $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI, its founder, Alexandr Wang, had already formed a close relationship with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Author: Anthony Noto
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Executive Interviews
Christopher Hodge, Natixis: Inside The Economic Crosswinds
Christopher Hodge, chief US economist at investment bank Natixis, shares his thoughts regarding the forces shaping the US economy. With a career spanning the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the US Department of the Treasury, and hedge funds, he offers a rare public and private perspective on today’s policy-driven landscape, the growing risk of an economic slowdown, and how recent policy decisions may be making it worse.
Transaction Banking
Will Reshoring Survive Trump’s Shifting Tariff Policy?
Can companies realistically pivot their manufacturing based on policy winds, or is this strategy more complicated than policymakers suggest?
Executive Interviews
McKinsey’s Koller: Valuation Isn’t Broken—Expectations Are
Global Finance: To what extent does geography play a role in affecting a company’s valuation? Koller: It applies to most...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Appeals Court Pauses Ruling That Blocked Trump’s Tariff Plan
A federal appeals court on Thursday paused the US Court of International Trade’s (CIT) ruling that struck down President Donald...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
US-China Tariff Truce Triggers Transpacific Rush—But Uncertainty Lingers
A brief easing of tariffs between the US and China has set off a burst of transpacific trade activity, but deeper tensions and long-term supply chain disruptions continue to cloud the outlook.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Is Musk Done With DOGE? Tesla Investors Hope So
Tesla just posted its worst quarterly results in years. Net income plunged 71% to $409 million in the first quarter.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Anti-Bribery Backpedal
Trump’s pause of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has left companies confused and cast doubt on US leadership of anti-corruption efforts.
Banking
M&A Booms Globally, But Tariffs Freeze US Deals
M&A activity got off to a strong start in 2025, with global deal value surpassing $1.2 trillion through April, according...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
AE Industrial’s ‘Captain’ Kirk Konert On Firefly Beating Musk’s SpaceX, PE Space Race
Global Finance: Congrats on Firefly’s Blue Ghost, which completed its lunar mission in March. Kirk Konert: It was a little...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
US Investors Swarm Italy’s Football Clubs And Stadiums
Serie A, B, and C teams are all in play as private equity firms join the “mad rush” to buy...
Awards
World’s Best Investment Banks 2025: Overview
Investment bankers hope to keep the momentum going after an active 2024. For the investment banking industry, 2024 was a...