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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Western Private Banks Bail on Asias Wealth
"There are three principal ways to lose money: wine, women and engineers. While the first two are more pleasant, the third is by far the more certain", famously said baron Edmond James de Rothschild.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Developing Countries Ease Doing Business
According the World Bank Group’s Ease of Doing Business Index for 2017, a record-breaking 137 nations out of 190 have implemented key reforms to deregulate their economies.
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Samsung’s Heir Apparent Faces Heated Challenges
Samsung’s soon-to-be vice chairman and heir apparent, Lee Jae-yong,rises to face the challenge of leading the multinational tech giant ata difficult time.