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Tax-avoiding firms face higher investment costs due to lack of transparency

Companies that engage in aggressive tax avoidance may be saving money in the short term, but they are paying a hidden price in the eyes of investors. According to a new study by the University of Portsmouth, tax transparency is rewarded in capital markets while secrecy raises the cost of finance.

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Israel Approves $37 Billion Deal to Deliver Gas to Egypt

Israel’s granting of an export permit is the final step to allow the deal, first announced by energy companies in August, to proceed.

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My petty gripe: office parties feel like work because that’s what they are

And don’t get me started on office Secret SantasAs we head into the so-called silly season – that sun-drenched summer of drinks and parties, barbecues and socialising – there’s a shadow looming over the festivities.The office Christmas party. Continue reading...

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Ford Has Steered Its Former EV Truck and Plant Plans in to a Ditch

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Goldman Seeks to Buy Part of Hong Kong Builder New World’s Loan

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has sought to purchase a portion of New World Development Co.’s loans at a discount, an indication of how one potential investor would value the debt of a builder that’s become a poster child of Hong Kong’s property woes.

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Changing the Game: Hasbro's Strategic Transformation

Chief Financial Officers now play a critical role in shaping corporate strategy and positioning organizations to meet future challenges. This episode profiles Gina Goetter, CFO and COO of Hasbro. She's the architect of the company's transformation, while diversifying its manufacturing footprint and …

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Japan’s $580bn hidden asset? In the back of the cupboard

The country has stored goods worth roughly the combined market cap of its three most globally known corporate names

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Financial Markets Have Best Regulatory Tools: Tenev

Robinhood rolls out updates to its AI assistant and prediction market offerings. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev addressed concerns about integrity and consumer protection in prediction markets. He said that sports-prediction markets are regulated entirely differently from sports betting, and have had the …

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CVS Health's Chaguturu on Oak Street, Tech Investment

Sree Chaguturu, CVS Health Executive Vice President and President of Health Care Delivery, says the fee for service model is broken and that value based care is critical to the future of health care. He speaks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on “The Close.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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OpenAI reportedly could raise $10B+ in funding from Amazon

OpenAI Group PBC is in talks to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon.com Inc., The Information reported late Tuesday. The retail and cloud giant is no stranger to investing in large language model startups. It’s the biggest backer of Anthropic PBC, OpenAI’s top rival. A few weeks ago, Amazon Web S…

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Apples 13-inch M4 MacBook Air is back on sale for just $749 ahead of the holidays

The 13-inch M4 Apple MacBook Air is on sale for just $749 at Amazon and Best Buy (or $250 off). That's a record-low price for most of its colorways.

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announces departure of AI exec Rohit Prasad in leadership shakeup

Prasad's exit comes after Amazon struggled to show its internal AI efforts could match those of rivals—and just as reports surface that Amazon is discussing a big investment into OpenAI

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Medline’s IPO underscores broad investor appetite for a sleepy corner of the healthcare business

Medline’s stock soared more than 40% above its IPO price on Wednesday, its first day of trading.

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How Hasbro's Meeting the Tariff Challenge

Tariffs on imports from China have hit US toy and game companies hard, with Hasbro estimating a $60M impact on net profit in 2025. On Bloomberg Chief Future Officer, CFO/COO Gina Goetter tells Matt Miller how the company has been diversifying its manufacturing base to counteract these headwinds. (So…

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ANZ shareholders reject executive pay plan for second year in a row

More than 32% of shareholder votes oppose executive pay report at heated Sydney AGM, after a year when bank was fined $240m by the financial regulatorANZ shareholders delivered a “second strike” against the bank’s executive pay plans at a heated annual general meeting on Thursday, amid simmering ang…

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Eli Lilly’s stock has crushed Nvidia’s in recent weeks. What history has to say about that.

“History suggests Nvidia should modestly beat Eli Lilly over the next roughly two months,” notes a DataTrek analyst — but there are some caveats

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Instacart’s AI-driven pricing tool attracted attention — now the FTC has questions

In an economy where everyone's feeling squeezed, AI-driven price testing of kitchen essentials was bound to attract attention.

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Activist investor Elliott reportedly takes $1 billion stake in Lululemon, eyes new CEO

Activist investor Elliott Management has taken a sizeable stake in Lululemon Athletica and has a potential CEO candidate in hopes of turning around the company’s fortunes, according to a new report.

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South Korea’s market moonshot is a model for other economies

Corporate governance reforms are spurring a sharp re-rating of local shares with the Kospi index up 69% this year

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Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's bid, accuses it of "consistently misleading" shareholders

Warner Brothers Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid, saying it carries many risks and is inferior to Netflix's offer. The company's board said the Ellison family that controls Paramount "consistently misled" them about guarantees and urged shareholders not to sell them …