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...Critics of antitrust enforcement have long argued that fines are merely the cost of doing business for large tech companies and that any action to open up markets often comes too late and does too little...
...as July, he began an open-ended “semi-sabbatical” away from the insurance business he had been building for Apollo for 11 years....
...It’s a tough lesson for banks on the pitfalls of doing business in China....
...This dual role of holding consumer and health data is already the subject of a lawsuit against Google and the University of Chicago....
...This points to a particular problem for Google as it tries to build a cloud computing business....
...The deals have been spurred by quickening global growth and robust business confidence, as well as tax cuts passed in the US last year that have added to the firepower for marquee acquisitions....
...We must assume he knows what he’s doing....
...A Bitcoin was now worth around $500, sending his holdings into the millions. Initially snubbed by investors and serious business folk, Erik was now attracting a lot of high-powered interest....
...Finally, boards should consider IT risk management as a value contributor, not just a cost of doing business....
...“The strategy now is to pay as little severance as possible,” says Goldstein....
...“The left hand didn’t know what the right hand was doing,” says one financial adviser....
...But given Crucell’s status as one of the only independent vaccine makers, Pfizer could also opt to fold it into its business....
...A bigger problem – and one that could still come back to haunt Blackstone – has been the waning health of global credit markets....
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