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...If the US did order ByteDance to cut ties, the possible pool of buyers for a company this size could include consortiums or big tech companies....
...The cost is increasing the need for richer owners with access to deeper pools of capital....
...Armour argued that “one of the biggest predictors of success is fees” so, given the lower costs in the ETF world, “you pool that with star managers and you can have a great chance of success”....
...In turn, its elite clientele’s star appeal helped boost the company’s image....
...So begins Uncoupled, Netflix’s new comedy-drama by Sex in the City creator Darren Star and Frasier producer Jeffrey Richman....
...It was also a deeply gleeful movie, powered by a star who seemed — as he put it in a recent viral video — sincerely thrilled to be allowed to entertain us....
...But the streaming group still lacks its own Star Wars or Harry Potter....
...Which brings us to one star who’s notable by his absence from the Masters: Phil Mickelson....
...The deal is the latest sign of consolidation in the fragmented gold mining sector as companies look to improve operational efficiencies and access a wider pool of generalist investors....
...Bank of America said the percentage of 5-star ratings on Glassdoor had risen significantly over the past few years — a sign of potential gaming....
...“It aims to allow China Inc to increasingly bypass traditional investment banks in accessing vast pools of retail capital via companies like Alipay and [Tencent’s] WeChat Pay,” Mr Silvers said....
...Closing Ceremony If the Tokyo Olympics were concluding this weekend, as had been the plan before the coronavirus pandemic struck, US swimmer Katie Ledecky was set to be one of the stars in the pool....
...Instead, Mr Ellis believes today’s best traders have lower profiles, run smaller pools of money, and have learned to work better with technology....
...However, because of the “lack of liquidity in the marketplace” it had put a larger pool of assets up for grabs to see which drew “the most favourable prices”....
...British investors poured around $40bn into BlackRock’s funds last year, swelling its UK asset pool to $950bn (£719bn)....
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...In the wake of the 2008 crisis, struggling Japanese companies turned to Japan Inc for financial rescue rather than be taken over by foreign private equity firms....
...That will include involvement with the family office, Blue Pool Capital, which was formed in 2015 after Alibaba went public in New York....
...Investment bankers should count their lucky stars....
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...There’s a chance one of our DD readers may have hitched a ride or shared an Uber pool with Giacchi, who spent a few weeks using the ride-hailing app and driving around as part of his research....
...This winter it is due to get what will be only its second five-star, the 37-bedroom Daria-I Nor, offering a large spa, two swimming pools and a gastronomic restaurant led by chef Stéphane Tarabla....
...The most recent edition of INC. Magazine, however, offers even more insight into the breadth of the issue....
...For several years now, a group of former ministers and advisers who once occupied the top spots in British politics have provided a talent pool in which US businesses and organisations regularly fish....
...As it turns out, Stevens' retention bonus pool, called the Longevity Fund, has not worked as well as might have been hoped....
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