Hints and tips:
...Ackman said on Thursday that his firm had put in a “Herculean-effort” but was ultimately unable to do so....
...“We still have some capacity to do some more, but it’s not unlimited. For instance, our retail team has the capability to probably do one more [deal],” he told DD....
...But isn’t that something for Congress to do? . . . These [justices] are not the nine greatest experts on the internet.”...
...In buying Politico, Axel Springer is seeking ways to do both....
...One example: Hewlett Packard Enterprise has just announced made-in-the-USA industry-standard servers, including “advanced security features that are built by vetted HPE employees in highly secure US facilities...
...In recent years, private companies in the telecoms and tech sectors have also opted to do share buybacks rather than invest in costly infrastructure. But money shouldn’t be an issue here....
...The case is the latest in an ongoing US crackdown on market manipulation — in which traders issue buy and sell orders they do not intend to fulfil in order to push prices up and down....
...Here’s UBS: While the review leaves several options open, "The Board believes that Ferguson's longterm listing location is in the USA"....
...That is reflected in the fact that the UNFI lawsuit targets three different entities — Goldman Sachs Group, Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC....
...But do not expect the insurance push to abate. Alternative asset managers have gathered significant assets from national wealth funds, pension funds and endowments....
...Perhaps, but between 86 and 88 per cent of Australians still do not buy Sundrop’s sustainably produced tomatoes....
...“We do believe the auto credit cycle is in the later innings, but a brightening economic picture likely puts this ball game into [an] extra innings,” she said....
...Banco do Brasil fell another 3 per cent on Friday, extending its loss for the week to nearly 10 per cent....
...The documents do not reveal whether JBS or Citadel knew who was behind strange patterns of orders made and cancelled, but show that traders are forced to respond....
...“The central bank is stuck in some ways in this position of having to deal with too many problems and of not having enough tools to do it,” said João Pedro Ribeiro, an economist with Nomura....
...“What sets us apart from other businesses is that adding value is based on the work you do and not your ability to climb the corporate political ladder,” the website says....
...We will continue to do that,” he told reporters on Wednesday at the FIA Expo conference in Chicago. Last year, futures exchanges also issued new rules formally proscribing spoofing....
...“Do well and you raise assets, do poorly and you lose assets.”...
...“They are a group of ambitious lawyers trying to do the right thing with inadequate resources and limited to no experience in trading. It’s a broken process....
...Delta National Bank is cited numerous times in the indictment, along with Banco do Brasil, through its New York and Paraguay branches....
...“In their estimation this merger would do more harm to consumers and not have many benefits,” said one person who was briefed. The deal’s failure is likely to have wider repercussions....
...“Now we’re going to do TV for the other stuff,” he said. shannon.bond@ft.com Twitter: @shannonpareil...
...“Basic principles of due process, however, do not permit a statute to sweep in a broad swath of conduct without a standard for separating the lawful from the unlawful,” the motion said....
...It promised to do better, to break even on what it terms “adjusted operating cash flow” in the third quarter, and did so, beating its own target by £9m....
...Regulators, operators and market participants alike have recognised them as potentially the new central points of systemic failure, but have not come to agreement on what to do if a clearing house fails....
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