Viewsroom: Trump goes hog wild on trade
The U.S. president rejected hard-liners’ calls to ban China investing in sensitive U.S. tech. Yet he’s pushing for tariffs that could cost carmakers $45 bln and is livid Harley-Davidson will no longer...
28 Juni 201819min
Viewsroom: Disney, Comcast go from zero to berserk
The Magic Kingdom and the cable company are driving up the price for parts of Twenty-First Century Fox in a global M&A battle that throws financial logic out the window. But does it make sense strateg...
21 Juni 201818min
Viewsroom: AT&T win is unlikely to muzzle watchdogs
The telco firm prevailed against the DOJ and can now legally buy Time Warner for $85 bln. The green light doesn’t mean that regulators will roll over for other deals however. T-Mobile US and Sprint ma...
14 Juni 201814min
Viewsroom: Are tech investors lemmings?
Despite Facebook’s mounting problems, only a third of independent shareholders refused to reelect Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg to the board. Tesla and Netflix owners tend to follow the leader, ...
7 Juni 201825min
Viewsroom: Who will win the World Cup?
Germany may not be the bookies’ clear favorite to lift the trophy. But a data dive into player values, population and other factors predicts the team will emerge victorious. Meanwhile, Italy stages an...
31 Maj 201824min
Viewsroom: America sees red on China trade deal
Getting Beijing to force companies to buy more U.S. soybeans and oil may help the Trump administration claim a numbers victory. But it reinforces China’s statist instincts while ignoring most U.S. bus...
24 Maj 201817min
Viewsroom: 1MDB rears head in Malaysian election
The $5 bln sovereign-wealth fund’s scandal played a role in voters replacing Prime Minister Najib Razak with nonagenarian Mahathir Mohamad. Its resurgence could mean bad news for Goldman Sachs and Naj...
16 Maj 201818min
Viewsroom: What’s eating at Elon Musk?
Tesla’s CEO berated analysts for asking “boring, bonehead questions” after the electric-car maker reported a record quarterly loss. He then taunted Warren Buffett, suggesting his idea of corporate “mo...
10 Maj 201814min
