Category: Business
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Investors in South Korea looking to hedge their big US stock holdings or play their next wager are embracing a new type of trades: leveraged VIX bets. Source: Bloomberg Markets.
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China’s economy probably grew at the slowest in a year during the third quarter despite a boom in exports, in a disconnect the Communist Party may move to rectify at a key meeting in the coming week. Source: Bloomberg Markets.
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With its population shrinking and its labor force aging, Japan is turning to foreign workers in record numbers. From Toyota City to factory floors across the country, immigration is testing how much a traditional society can evolve without losing its identity. (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg Markets.
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Low-carbon steel startup Stegra AB was supposed to be a champion of Sweden’s green industrial ambitions. Now the company faces a funding crunch, and is seeking up to €975 million ($1.14 billion) in new financing to cover higher than expected project costs, fund infrastructure and fill a gap left by delays to state grant support.…
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This week, former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says that although bank profits are up, bigger risks are brewing in credit and in an unconventional US bet on Argentina’s currency. And, could Japan’s growing labor shortage finally make immigration a permanent part of its future? Plus, self-driving trucks promise to transform freight across the…
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Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Bailey Lipschultz. (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg Markets.
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Banks led by Morgan Stanley launched a $750 million leveraged loan as part of Comcast Corp.’s pending spinoff of cable-television channels. Source: Bloomberg Markets.
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France is widening its anti-money laundering checks on crypto exchanges, as regulators seek to determine which of more than 100 entities registered as offering crypto services in the country will be granted European Union-wide permits in the coming months. Source: Bloomberg Markets.
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Kaifu Zhang, Alibaba Group VP, oversees search, recommendation, and AI innovations at group’s e-commerce businesses. He talks exclusively to Bloomberg about how his company is forging ahead with AI in e-commerce. (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg Markets.
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On today’s episode of Bloomberg Businessweek Daily, Carol Massar and David Gura discuss Zions Bancorp and Western Alliance disclosing bad loans tied to alleged fraud, causing shares of each regional bank to tumble. Bloomberg’s Sally Bakewell joins the show to break it down. Also on today’s show, Bloomberg’s Lisa Abramowicz sits down with Bank of…