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PPL Increases U.S. Energy Presence With A Pair Of Multi-Billion Dollar Deals
In an effort to make a strategic shift towards being a United States focused energy company, PPL has announced a deal to sell its U.K....
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Mar 20, 20211 min read


Baidu And Bilibili To List In Hong Kong As Risk Of U.S. Delisting Persists
Recently, two US-listed Chinese corporations with combined market capitalizations of $130 Billion, Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Bilibili Inc...
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Mar 20, 20211 min read


Is It Finally Time To “Fight The Fed” As Rates Continue To Rise?
On Thursday, the 10-year yield topped the 1.7% mark for the first time since January 2020 as the 30-year yield also rose sharply. Rising...
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Mar 19, 20211 min read


Chubb Offers To Acquire The Hartford In $23B Insurance Merger
Insurance giant Chubb has announced an offer to acquire The Hartford insurance group for $23 billion. The price represents a 26% premium...
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Mar 19, 20211 min read


Snap Buys Fit Analytics To Help Reduce Its Reliance On Ad Dollars
Snap (NYSE: SNAP) has acquired Fit Analytics, a Berlin-based firm, in order to work on a long-term push towards bringing more e-commerce...
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Mar 18, 20211 min read


Plug Power’s Accounting “Mistakes” Cause Shares To Plunge 8%
Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG), an American company developing hydrogen fuel technology, has skyrocketed up to 2,100% in the last year,...
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Mar 18, 20211 min read


Growth Beyond the Year of SPACs
SPACs saw an incredible rise in popularity throughout 2020, with SPAC Initial Public Offering (IPO) proceeds to outpace...
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Mar 17, 202112 min read


Volkswagen Jumps 11% On Plans To Outmaneuver Tesla In The EV Industry
The German car manufacturer Volkswagen (XETRA: VOW.DE) has laid out an ambitious plan to dispute Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) leading role in...
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Mar 17, 20211 min read


International Regulators Set Their Sights On Pharma Consolidation
A working group has been formed between the European Commission, the United States Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission, the...
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Mar 17, 20211 min read


Coursera Files To Go Public As Demand For Online Education Surges
Last week, the online learning platform, Coursera filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission to go public. Coursera is a...
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Mar 15, 20211 min read


Viela Bio Closes Sale To Horizon Therapeutics For $3.05B
Horizon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HZNP), a pharma company focused on rare, autoimmune and severe inflammatory diseases, has announced it has...
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Mar 15, 20211 min read


DocuSign Revolutionizing How Agreements are Done
In our brand new report format, we take a deeper look at DocuSign, a San Francisco based organization that allows companies to manage...
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Mar 15, 20211 min read


Cardinal Health Sells Cordis To Hellman & Friedman For $1B After Paying $1.94B
Cardinal Health, a provider of medical products, pharmaceuticals, and solutions that enhance supply chain efficiency, has announced the...
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Mar 13, 20211 min read


Ant Group CEO Simon Hu Steps Down Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
Ant Group CEO Simon Hu has resigned from his role due to “personal reasons,” according to a spokesperson of affiliated online retailer...
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Mar 13, 20211 min read


Bentley Systems Announces Deal To Acquire Seequent For $1.05B
Bentley Systems, a maker of software for design, construction, and the operation of infrastructure, has announced it will acquire...
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Mar 12, 20211 min read


Coupang Surges 81% On Biggest IPO Since Alibaba In 2014
The South Korean online retailer Coupang (CPNG) surged over 81% on it’s NYSE debut this Wednesday, temporarily valuing the company at...
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Mar 12, 20211 min read


GE To Sell GE Capital Aviation Services To AerCap For $30B
General Electric (NYSE:GE) has announced an agreement to sell GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to AerCap Holdings N.V. (AerCap) in a...
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Mar 11, 20211 min read


Roblox’s Highly-Anticipated $29B Direct Listing Debuts On Wednesday
Roblox is a California-based online games company founded in 2004 that allows users to play games created by other users. It has 164...
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Mar 11, 20211 min read


Dominance of WeChat Pay and Alipay in the Chinese Digital Payments Industry
Two of China’s ‘Big Tech’ players, Tencent and Alibaba, owners of WeChat Pay and AliPay respectively, have revolutionised the payment ...
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Mar 10, 20218 min read


Nasdaq Rallies 3.7% As Tech Stocks Rebound After Brief Correction
After sliding into correction territory, shares of technology companies rallied on Thursday, marking the biggest single day gain of the...
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Mar 10, 20211 min read
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