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Raul Castro, 86, has stepped down as president in a bid to prolong the Cuban revolution. The creaking economy will make that hard, but radical change is unlikely. Martin Langfield explains why new boss Miguel Diaz-Canel, 57, may at least initially be much like the old boss.
Posted: April 19, 2018, 5:14 pm
Morgan Stanley’s first-quarter earnings topped expectations. Antony Currie and Richard Beales discuss whether improving performance under CEO James Gorman is sustainable, and how it compares with arch-rival Goldman Sachs.
Posted: April 18, 2018, 7:01 pm
As a trading rebound lifted Goldman Sachs’s first-quarter earnings, Antony Currie and Tom Buerkle explain why its upstart fintech arm is generating buzz. Marcus, as the unit is called, is growing online lending at a 50 percent pace and making a string of acquisitions.
Posted: April 17, 2018, 6:16 pm
Bank of America continued the run of solid bank results with nearly $7 bln of first-quarter earnings. Antony Currie and Tom Buerkle discuss how investors have already priced in gains from tax cuts and want to see stronger top-line growth before bidding up banks’ shares.
Posted: April 16, 2018, 6:09 pm
WPP shares slid as investors digest the sudden departure of its founder, legendary ad man Martin Sorrell. He leaves, following an investigation into alleged misconduct, at a time of sweeping change in the advertising industry.
Posted: April 16, 2018, 4:09 pm
The U.S. president may be warming to multilateralism, suggesting he’s open to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact he once campaigned against. Pete Sweeney and Chris Beddor talk about whether this is a move toward cooling down or heating up the trade war with China.
Posted: April 13, 2018, 3:13 pm
April 12 - Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has gone to jail for corruption. Martin Langfield explains the implications for October’s presidential election and why an outsider candidate may win – and then struggle to get much done.
Posted: April 12, 2018, 5:28 pm
Do the U.S. lawmakers grilling Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg know what the company does? Some of their questions suggest not. But that might be a warning in itself. If Facebook is too complex for regular folk to understand, the company ought to worry, argues Rob Cyran.
Posted: April 11, 2018, 5:05 pm
Ant Financial, the Alibaba affiliate, may be worth up to $150 billion in private markets. John Foley and Richard Beales suggest ways to value the financial conglomerate that could get investors there – if they want to be persuaded.
Posted: April 10, 2018, 5:24 pm
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg faces U.S. lawmakers this week to give his account of how the social network handled users’ data. It’s a chance to find out whether the $450 bln company has grown too big to manage. Jen Saba explains
Posted: April 9, 2018, 4:57 pm