Finance
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1.1KThis chart shows the 17 US companies with the biggest piles of cash
American companies are hoarding cash like crazy. In the second quarter of 2017, twenty-four of the largest American companies are holding on...
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1.1KThe investment universe is divided over the future of banks
Mutual funds and hedge funds are divided over bank stocks.Reuters / Richard Drew Battle lines have been drawn between hedge funds and...
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1.0KGerman businesses ‘are already shifting investments away from the UK’ as a result of Brexit
Stefan Rousseau PA Wire/PA Images German business lobby warns that companies are already delaying investments in Britain. Joint statement with British Chambers...
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1.3KPeter Thiel is backing Berlin ‘InsurTech’ startup Coya in a $10 million round
PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel.REUTERS/Gary Cameron LONDON – Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel has led a $10 million seed...
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1.1KStarling spent £8 million building its app-only bank last year
Starling’s app.Starling LONDON — Startup bank Starling spent £8 million last year building its app-only banking platform, accounts revealed. Starling spent £8.3...
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1.5KThe amazing life of Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi — from refugee to tech superstar
Julie Bort Aug. 28, 2017, 8:58 PM 123 facebook linkedin twitter email print AP On Sunday, Uber’s board offered the top job...
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1.0KHere’s why one Wall Street analyst who has tracked Uber’s new CEO for years says he’s perfect for the job (EXPE)
Dara Khosrowshahi bring a lot of critical skills to the table as Uber’s new CEOThomson Reuters Dara Khosrowshahi, the man Uber chose...
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981Here’s why Gilead broke its dealmaking hiatus and splurged $12 billion on a cancer treatment
Promising trial data convinced Gilead that Kite had an edge over competitors.jovan vitanovski/Shutterstock Gilead Sciences bought cancer-immunotherapy company Kite Pharma for $11.9...
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933Uber investor Shervin Pishevar says he is ‘gratified’ a bombshell lawsuit didn’t hurt the CEO pick
Shervin Pishevar, an Uber investor.Michael Seto Photography Uber finally decided who will take over for ousted CEO Travis Kalanick. Dara Khosrowshahi, Expedia’s...
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1.3KThe US is raising warnings about Mexico’s tourist hotspots, but some in Mexico see a NAFTA-related gambit
A police officer stands outside the Blue Parrot nightclub after a gunman killed several people there, in Playa del Carmen, January 16,...