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...Hunterbrook accused UWS, a mortgage lender, of cultivating loyal mortgage brokers while telling customers they were independent....
...“The majority of SMEs are expat-owned and asset-light — import, export, trade, retail,” said Camarate. “It’s really difficult to lend to you because you can get on a plane and leave”....
...out steel imports from China....
...While the company once relied on imports from China, Tesla’s Berlin factory now accounts for almost three-quarters of the models it sells in the region....
...The company’s operating businesses, which span the BNSF railroad, Geico insurer and aircraft parts maker Precision Castparts, reported a 41 per cent rise in profits to $10.8bn....
...Does Donald Trump really want to be responsible for the downfall of the US auto industry?...
...Center for International Finance have attributed the structural decline in Korean exports to China to Beijing’s “Made in China 2025” strategy to use subsidies to boost its manufacturing of machinery and precision...
...The trader in his twenties, who first tried his hand in Russia as a property broker, said he wanted to get into the car import business himself, and this was his test run....
...One of Berkshire’s crown jewels, the Geico auto insurer, swung to an underwriting profit after six consecutive quarters of losses....
...The assembly process poses one of the biggest obstacles since layers of cathode–anode cells need to be stacked quickly and with high precision, without damaging the materials....
...The slide in the housing market hit Berkshire’s building products business, as well as its real estate broker and manufactured homes businesses....
...this year Huawei scraps expensive precision maps in self-driving cars...
...These prime brokers provide hedge funds with lending to boost returns and derivatives to protect against losses....
...Maga Inc, a pro-Trump super Pac, has booked just $6.5mn....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on October 18. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on March 23, 2023. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...“While the global auto industry was literally spinning its wheels creating the same dull product, Elon created an industry....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on August 17 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc....
...“Some people have said: ‘I can have some more precision in my exposure and take more control in my portfolio via ETFs,’” Lane said....
...Brokers said the close match with Berkshire’s known stake in BYD had triggered speculation that the conglomerate could soon sell out of its position, prompting a surge in selling by traders hoping to get...
...Harry Philips of broker Peel Hunt appropriately dubs them “Jacks in Giant Country”. They are not to be confused with Jacks-of-all-trades....
...In the pre-pandemic days, chipmakers could pick up legacy lithography machines or precision testing equipment in 6 months or less. Now the wait is a bruising year and a half for some equipment....
...It also means that Japan Inc now responds to changes in global financial conditions in unusual ways....
...He compares it to “the wave of Japanese imports that happened in the 1980s and 90s. I think we will see something similar with the Chinese car companies.”...
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on January 12 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc....
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