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Bogliolo To Add Some Glimmer To Tiffany & Co
The luxury jewelry brandhas hiredveteran luxury industry executiveAlessandra Bogliolo as CEOhoping to revive its past lustre
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Accounting Rules Leave US Companies Guessing
US companies are scrambling to adjust to a change in accounting rules that has been more than a decade in the making.
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Goal For GE’s New CEO: A Profit Turnaround
Hopes are high that GE insider John Flannery will further streamline the still-sprawling behemoth.
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Unprofitable Tesla Achieves Record Market Cap
Elon Musk, profitless billionaire first it surpassed Ford, then GM, then went head to head with Honda and flew past it.
Features
New Tool Mines Quintillions Of Data Points
New data-crunching platform from Nasdaq mixes everything from central bank statements to celebrity Tweets to uncover actionable investment trends.
Features
Rich Kids Don’t Trust Robots
Study of wealthy Millennials finds more interest in private equity than robo-advisory, and a desire to “do good” as well as get good returns.
Features
No Longer All In The Family At Ferrero
Ferrero chocolates' new CEO, Lapo Civiletti, is the first non-family head in the company’s history.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
More Rules, More Fines, More On Balance
Lenders have paid more than $300 billion in fines since the 2008 financial crisis; the growing regulations are slowly forcing stronger balance sheets.
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GM Sells Europe Ops Back to Europeans
GM sloughs off its European brands to focus on Asia and US markets, boosting PSA Group to second-largest automaker in Europe
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
China Retailers Bet Big On Online Banking Service
Chinese Web giant Baidu has obtained regulatory approval to establish, in collaboration with China Citic Bank, a direct-banking firm named Baixin Bank that will operate online rather than through brick-and-mortar outlets.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Jack Ma Pledges US Jobs. Sort Of
Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma stood side by side with president-elect Donald Trumpon January 9 to tout Alibaba plans that would “create one million [US] jobs.” Turns out, the plans are to support exporters, which may or may not create jobs in the US.
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Kiwi Prime Minister Inherits Strong Economy
The new prime minister of New Zealand has his work cut out for him, despite a relatively strong economy.