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Can international FIDIC contracts make Ukrainian construction projects appealing to investors?

International standards could make the Ukrainian construction industry more transparent but a range of implementation issues demand attention

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Uber’s Travis Kalanick Starts Fund to Invest in Tech Startups

Travis Kalanick, the former chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., said he’s forming an investment fund to back technology startups.

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How Buffett Won His $1 Million Bet
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Naspers raises $9.8 billion from Tencent stake sale

South Africa’s Naspers has raised $9.8 billion from the sale of a 2 percent stake in Chinese investment Tencent to strengthen its balance sheet and fund growth in its e-commerce businesses,...

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Advent to invest $485 million in Walmart operations in Brazil

Advent International, the private equity firm that acquired 80 percent of Walmart Inc‘s Brazilian operations, is going to invest 1.9 billion reais ($485.66 million) in the existing stores as...

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In cash: Jeff Bezos has grown rich on $ 2,8 billion after opening Amazon Go and has broken a personal record

The state of the founder of Amazon exceeds $ 113 billion, but given the inflation of the richest in history, there remains Bill Gates

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Goldman Sachs Investing in Startup That Makes Paper From Stones

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is buying a stake in TBM Co., a startup that’s become known for its technology that turns limestone into paper.

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Nissan to pump $9.5 billion into China business, eyes top three spot

Nissan Motor Co plans to invest 60 billion yuan ($9.5 billion) in China over the next five years with its joint-venture partner as it seeks to become a top three automaker in the world’s big...

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Goldman Sachs to buy Capital Vision Services in $2.7 billion deal: WSJ

The merchant-banking division of Goldman Sachs Group Inc is set to buy Capital Vision Services LP, which manages MyEyeDr. optometry centers, in a deal valued at $2.7 billion including debt,...

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Korean Investor Hana in Talks to Buy WeWork London Landmark

Hana Financial Group Inc. is in talks to buy a landmark office property opposite the Bank of England that’s being transformed into a major WeWork Cos. co-working space, according to people w...

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Goldman Sachs buys personal finance start-up Clarity Money

Goldman Sachs Group Inc bought Clarity Money, a personal finance startup, to bolster its Marcus online lending business, it said Sunday.

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U.S. oil prices hit highest since 2014, but analysts warn of overheated market

U.S. oil prices hit their highest since 2014 on Wednesday due to ongoing production cuts led by OPEC as well as healthy demand, although analysts cautioned that markets may be overheating.

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SoftBank's Vision Fund nearing $1.5 billion investment in SE Asia's Grab: source

SoftBank Group Corp is nearing a deal to invest $1.5 billion in Grab, three times a previously expected $500 million, as Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing firm looks to expand, a person...

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Lilly to buy Loxo Oncology in $8 billion cancer push

Eli Lilly and Co. said on Monday it would buy Loxo Oncology Inc. for about $8 billion in cash, buying into a portfolio of targeted medicines to treat cancers caused by rare gene mutations.

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Altria to buy $12.8 billion minority stake in e-cigarette company Juul

Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group Inc will buy a 35 percent stake in Juul Labs Inc for $12.8 billion, a marriage between an old-line tobacco giant and a fast-growing electronic-cigarette...

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Infineon to buy Cypress Semiconductors in $10 billion deal

Infineon has agreed to buy Cypress Semiconductors in a deal valuing the U.S. maker of microchips used in cars and electronic devices at 9 billion euros ($10.1 billion), including debt, the G...

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The legend is leaving. Billionaire Warren Buffett named probable successors

The change of leadership in Berkshire is one of the most important topics of the financial world

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Bitcoin got a battery. Crypto currency fell below $ 14,000

The rate of the crypto currency fell against the backdrop of the ban on mining in China and South Korea's intention to ban the work of crypto-exchange

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The Cafe Metro Cafe. How not to lose money by allowing customers to set the price for coffee themselves

Coffee Cafe Metro Cafe from California's Santa Monica (one of the most expensive cities in the state) has offered its customers to choose how much they will pay for drinks and meals on the m...

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Digital reality. How bitcoin has become a part of our life and an investment asset

The blockade and the crypto-currencies broke into our life truly with cosmic speed. A year ago, at about the same time, only a narrow circle of professionals knew about digital assets. How t...

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