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Back to news homeTime to Take a Pledge: No Stocks if You’re a Member of Congress
The nation’s balance of power is at stake as both senators from Georgia face runoff elections in early January. The campaigns have been bitter, and they stand to get more […]
While the Pandemic Wrecked Some Businesses, Others Did Fine. Even Great.
The pandemic has turbocharged profits at some big businesses, like Amazon, which reported a 70 percent increase in earnings in the first nine months of the year. But it has […]
Why China Halted Ant’s I.P.O., Dealing Jack Ma a Blow
This was supposed to be the week that one of China’s biggest tech companies threw the most lucrative coming-out party in history, sending a swaggering message about the country’s economic […]
Ant Group’s I.P.O. Is Halted by Shanghai Stock Exchange
Ant Group challenged China’s state-dominated banking system by bringing easy-to-use payments, borrowing and investing to hundreds of millions of smartphones across the country. On Tuesday, Chinese officialdom reminded the company […]
Investing for the Future in the United States of Agita
Four years ago, I didn’t have a plan. Donald Trump was the surprise winner of the 2016 presidential election, and I wasn’t quite sure what to say to the people […]
Ant Group Set to Raise $34 Billion in World’s Biggest I.P.O.
Ant Group, the Chinese financial technology titan, is set to raise around $34 billion when its shares begin trading in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the coming weeks, which would […]