Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper DealBook | DealBook Briefing: Your Davos Cheat Sheet DealBook Supported by Jan. 27, 2019 Good Sunday morning. (Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here .) Tim Cook, Matt Damon, economic worries and social unrest The week of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is a fire hose of news. Headlines, predictions, sightings and tidbits that months and years later are recognized as the flash point for much larger shifts and trends can often get overlooked. To help you sort through it all, we’ve put together this crib sheet of everything that we think was important that happened here in Davos. (Yes, I’m writing this from Davos on my way home.) Before we get into the substance, a couple of observations. The World Economic Forum has traditionally brought together the world’s top political and … [Read more...] about DealBook Briefing: Your Davos Cheat Sheet
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10 Things You Should Know About Billionaire Philanthropist George Soros
On Wednesday, he was named Person of the Year by The Financial Times. Entrepreneur Staff Published 1:51 pm CST, Thursday, December 20, 2018 Photo: Jasper Juinen | Getty Images Photo: Jasper Juinen | Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Jasper Juinen | Getty Images 10 Things You Should Know About Billionaire Philanthropist George Soros 1 / 1 Back to Gallery George Soros’s name is synonymous with a slew of adjectives: billionaire, investor, philanthropist and activist. (For many right-wing conspiracy theorists, that laundry list also includes political puppetmaster.) On Wednesday, however, Soros gained one more descriptor: The Financial Times’s … [Read more...] about 10 Things You Should Know About Billionaire Philanthropist George Soros
George Soros places £20m bet against Aston Martin
Billionaire financier George Soros has placed a £20m bet that the share price of Aston Martin will struggle to recover following its atrocious stock market debut. Mr Soros, the legendary Hungarian-American investor who “broke the Bank of England”, has shorted the James Bond carmaker’s shares after they shed a quarter of their value. Short-sellers have rushed to bet against the company as 2018’s most hotly anticipated initial public offering in London. Over 12pc of Aston Martin’s shares are in the hands of short-sellers looking to profit from a share price plunge, according to S3 Partners data. Around £1bn has been wiped off the car manufacturer’s value since the flotation after investors baulked... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium … [Read more...] about George Soros places £20m bet against Aston Martin
DealBook Briefing: Tune Into Today’s Live Coverage of Our Annual Conference
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper DealBook Supported by Nov. 1, 2018 Good Thursday morning. (Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here .) How will corporate America tackle tomorrow’s challenges? DealBook’s annual conference, Playing for the Long Term, kicks off this morning in New York City. With the midterm elections fast approaching and a trade war escalating among the world’s largest economies, some of the biggest newsmakers at the intersection of business and policy will join Andrew onstage to discuss how to navigate the challenges ahead. You can follow our live coverage of the conference on the NYT site. In the meantime, here’s a rundown of some of the biggest names that you can expect to hear from over the course of the day: • Larry Fink: Blackrock’s chief executive is the largest investor in the world, with his company … [Read more...] about DealBook Briefing: Tune Into Today’s Live Coverage of Our Annual Conference
Canada’s strong-willed foreign minister leads trade talks
Rob Gillies, Associated Press Updated 1:11 pm CDT, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2018, file photo, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference at the Canadian Embassy after talks at the Office of the United States Trade Representative, in Washington. As a liberal former journalist, Freeland is many things that would seem to irritate President Donald Trump. That makes her an unusual choice to lead her country's negotiations over a new free trade deal with an administration that is surprisingly hostile to Canada. less FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2018, file photo, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference at the Canadian Embassy after talks at the Office of the United States Trade ... more Photo: Jose Luis Magana, AP FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2018, file photo, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland … [Read more...] about Canada’s strong-willed foreign minister leads trade talks