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The solid market debut of Macau’s Studio City resort belies bigger problems in the Asian gambling hub. Katrina Hamlin and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss how the trade war, and American tycoons who have Donald Trump’s ear, could be factors for investors to consider.
Posted: October 19, 2018, 4:43 pm
Cannabis is legal for recreational use in Canada from today, but investors started celebrating long ago. Valuations have popped, deals are being struck and there are shades of last year’s bitcoin boom. John Foley and Jen Saba sift through the hype.
Posted: October 17, 2018, 5:00 pm
Oct 16 - New boss David Solomon takes the helm with the Wall Street firm humming along nicely. But Antony Currie and John Foley point out that post-pay revenue per employee is stuck at its 2012 level, while doubling at rival Morgan Stanley. It’s crying out for a Solomon remix.
Posted: October 16, 2018, 5:02 pm
Oct 15 - Jen Saba explains how bad things have become at famed but faded U.S. retailer Sears, which has filed for bankruptcy protection. Major investor and chairman Eddie Lampert may be at the end of the road.
Posted: October 15, 2018, 5:56 pm
Chinese stocks slumped to multi-year lows this week, part of a global swoon. The decline has led to calls for officials to stabilise markets. Robyn Mak and Christopher Beddor discuss what’s driving the selloff and what it means for foreign investors.
Posted: October 12, 2018, 3:15 pm
Antony Currie and Richard Beales discuss a Financial Times report that James Murdoch may become Tesla’s independent chairman, Chief Executive Elon Musk’s Twitter denial – and what both say about the kind of chairman the company really needs.
Posted: October 11, 2018, 4:49 pm
The $900 bln e-commerce giant scrapped a recruitment computer program that sidelined women candidates. Antony Currie and Jennifer Saba explain that algorithms are only as good, or as flawed, as their programmers. It takes people, not tech, to change that.
Posted: October 10, 2018, 5:04 pm
The pharma group’s third CEO of 2018 is a former tobacco-industry executive – a sector usually shunned by drugmakers. That suggests a decisive turn toward consumer goods. It’s a sensible enough idea, but the company’s timing might be off, Robert Cyran suggests.
Posted: October 9, 2018, 4:49 pm
It’s nearly a year since Saudi Arabia’s crown prince hosted a big conference and talked of liberalizing investment in the kingdom and its society. Rounding up royals and, recently, the disappearance of a prominent journalist undermine the case for showing support this year, as Rob Cox explains.
Posted: October 8, 2018, 4:40 pm
A wild case of tax evasion involving Chinese movie star Fan Bingbing has ended with a whopping $129 mln in charges. Chris Beddor and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss the possible implications for Beijing’s broader tax policy.
Posted: October 5, 2018, 4:22 pm