The Chinese territory of Macau is set to elect as leader the only candidate for which it is allowed to vote: a Beijing-backed former legislator who is…… Read more “Don’t ‘mess up Macau’: gambling hub set to choose Beijing-backed leader”

for a role in Saudi Aramco’s planned stock market listing after a charm offensive by top executives including former Trump administration official Dina Powell. Goldman had failed…… Read more “FirstFT: Today’s top stories”

source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/press-digest-york-times-business-052730514.html?.tsrc=rss

(Bloomberg) — A dispute between Walt Disney Co. and Sony Corp. threatens to end their co-production of “Spider-Man” films, according to people familiar with the situation, putting…… Read more “Sony-Disney Spat Threatens Spider-Man’s Role in Marvel Films”

Chairman of the Board & co-CEO of Salesforce.com Inc (30-Year Financial, Insider Trades) Marc Benioff (insider trades) sold 5,000 shares of CRM on 08/20/2019 at an average…… Read more “Salesforce.com Inc (CRM) Chairman of the Board & co-CEO Marc Benioff Sold $727,200 of Shares”

IPO mania has been ratcheting up all year, but the buzz around WeWork is remarkably negative. source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wework-peak-ipo-050000333.html?.tsrc=rss

The Research Affiliates founder thinks “value” is cheap, sees shades of the 2000 tech bubble in today’s market, and takes issue with multifactor investing, among other matters.…… Read more “Rob Arnott: Don’t Sleep on Value Investing (Especially Emerging-Markets Value)”

HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has delayed its up to $15 billion listing in Hong Kong amid growing political…… Read more “Exclusive: Alibaba postpones up to $15 billion Hong Kong listing amid protests – sources”

Q2 2019 Insperity Inc Earnings Call source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/edited-transcript-nsp-earnings-conference-041431214.html?.tsrc=rss

The University of Maryland has reached a deal to plant its flag in Crystal City, opening the door to potential collaborations with Amazon.com Inc. as it establishes…… Read more “University of Maryland to open Crystal City center”