Finance

Private Equity

Private Equity, Sports and Games Sidestep Frozen M&A Pipelines

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Dealmaking among private equity firms and in the sports and video games sectors has gone full steam ahead amid a global M&A freeze.

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Technology

Twilio CEO Resigns Amid Activist Push

Twilio CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson says he’s step down following a protracted battle with a pair of persnickety activist investors.

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Banking

Banks Have a Lot of Cash But Aren’t Ready to Use It

The lenders that survived last spring’s crisis throughout the industry are flush, but are still shy about spending.

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Finance

BlackRock Still Leads US ETF Market, But It’s Losing Ground

The asset manager’s rival Vanguard has captured investors’ recent interest in embracing cheap broad-market index funds.

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Markets

Coca-Cola Sees Glass Half Full Even as Trade War Drains Fizz From Pop Sales

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Coca-Cola was one of several companies whose earnings last week flashed positive signs, despite the hail of uncertainty around tariffs.

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Finance

Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities Has Some Tips for SEC

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Top of the list is a warning over the rise of 24-hour trading, just as the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange pursue it.

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Finance

Buffett’s $300B Cash Pile, Fed by Apple, Spurs Investment Guessing Game

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Buffett acolytes are primed to be receptive to new ideas after Berkshire’s more contrarian bets over the last decade have proven prescient.

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