August 2019 – Page 204

What’s behind the buzz about “decentralized finance”?

DeFi is more of a concept than a specific thing. It's a loose collection of ideas popular among the crypto crowd to reshape banking, lending, and derivatives.…… Read more “What’s behind the buzz about “decentralized finance”?”

What to do now that the heads of 181 major companies have decided that maximizing shareholder value is no longer the main purpose of the modern corporation.…… Read more “Costco Is the Most ‘Woke’ Company Out There”

(Bloomberg Opinion) — Since getting burned in the financial crisis, HSBC Holdings Plc has been in sell rather than buy mode. But now that it’s out shopping, the bank…… Read more “HSBC’s Biggest Bid in Years Could Get Even Bigger”

(Bloomberg) — Indonesia is pushing its domestic airlines to halt purchase of Airbus SE planes in retaliation for curbs imposed by the European Union on use of…… Read more “Indonesia Threatens to Halt Airbus Jet Orders Over Palm Oil Feud”

A global economic growth slowdown is well underway as corporate sentiment and investment, as well as global trade and manufacturing, have fallen to multiyear lows. source https://finance.yahoo.com/m/4f27da12-12d5-3115-a34b-5e0f14336825/recession-risk-%E2%80%98high-and.html?.tsrc=rss

British tech firms brought in a record amount of funding in the first seven months of 2019, and over half was from the U.S. and Asia. source…… Read more “UK Tech Sector Basks in Record Investments As Pound Weakens, Trade War Rages”