Estée Lauder, The Beauty Giant
The company was founded by Estée and Joseph Lauder in 1946 in New York. They started by selling only basic oils and skin solutions and opened their first department store account with Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in 1948.
Go Deeper (8 min read)Hot Money Chasing Growth Stocks
In recent years, a key bright light for the hedge-fund industry has dimmed as stocks of technology and other fast-growing companies have sold off, resulting in substantial losses for some big investors.
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In 1990, Marc Bürki and Paolo Buzzi founded Marvel Communications SA, an enterprise that focused on financial software and web applications. Marvel would form the foundation for Swissquote (founded in 1996), an enterprise that promised to be the world’s most pioneering and intuitive online bank.
Go Deeper (8 min read)Stock Pickers' Weak Performance
The January meme-stock mania and a rally in smaller and cheaper stocks boosted optimism that active investing would make a comeback this year. However, as the year comes to a close, most professional stock pickers are finding themselves at the same spot, again: lagging the S&P 500 index.
Go Deeper (2 min read)Starboard Takes A 6.5% Stake In GoDaddy
activist investor Starboard Value LP has purchased a 6.5% interest in web services provider GoDaddy valued at around $800 million and accounting for around 10,000 shares. This became Starboard's largest holding.
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As the global economy improves and fears about new Western sanctions recede, Russian IPO activity is heating up. By the end of the year, the Moscow Exchange aims to have 10 share listings.
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PayPal's $ 45B Bid For Pinterest
PayPal Holdings has made an offer to purchase digital pinboard site Pinterest Inc for $45 billion, a combination that may presage additional financial technology and social media mergers in e-commerce.
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Futu And Tiger Brokers Under Pressure
Futu Holding and UP Fintech Holding (the company behind Tiger Brokers), both U.S.-listed Chinese online brokerages, face regulatory concerns when China's new personal data privacy law takes effect on November 1, according to an analysis on the People's Daily website.
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All Eyes On India
Investors have been directing money into India's stock market, which Goldman Sachs predicts could rise to more than $5 trillion in three years, making it the world's fifth largest.
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Meituan Hit With $ 534m Antitrust Fine
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced on Friday that Meituan had abused its monopoly in the country's online food delivery market.
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Twitter Sells MoPub To AppLovin For $ 1.05B
MoPub was purchased by Twitter for $350 million in 2013 and will be sold for $1.05 billion in cash. According to Twitter, MoPub helped the business generate $188 million in revenue last year. Twitter had previously stated that it wanted to double its yearly revenue by 2023.
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