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Wednesday, 14 April, 2021

Goldman Sachs Group
Goldman Sachs: a stellar ROE, an even better ROA Premium
US bank enjoys return to form even if it may be fleeting
Wednesday, 14 April, 2021

LVMH
LVMH: the unstoppable rise of luxury’s €299bn behemoth Premium
Europe’s most valuable company is just as much of a pandemic winner as US tech giants
Wednesday, 14 April, 2021

Coinbase Inc
Coinbase: supersize listing rests on bitcoin price
Investors must be crypto believers — or speculators cynically hitching a ride
Wednesday, 14 April, 2021

Executive Pay
Executive pay: pandemic sheds harsh light on excesses Premium
Heavy taxpayer support for business and markets leaves boards and investors with a challenge
Wednesday, 14 April, 2021

Special purpose acquisition companies
Letter from Asia: Spac gold rush lures region’s unicorns to New York Premium
Deals offer lucrative, prestigious and convenient way to list but signs of cooling are emerging
Wednesday, 14 April, 2021

Technology sector
TSE/Appier: retail investors may spark a tech renaissance Premium
The record of foreign start-ups in Japan has been underwhelming but this trend could be about to change
Tuesday, 13 April, 2021

Grab Holdings
Grab: superapp secures superior price Premium
Spac deal arms start-up in battle for dominance in Asia
Tuesday, 13 April, 2021

Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM: come fly the Balkanised skies Premium
The political pressure created by financial strain will continue
Tuesday, 13 April, 2021

Babcock International Group PLC
Babcock: positively buoyant with rights at bay Premium
Attack may be the best form of defence
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Tuesday, 13 April, 2021

China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd
China bonds/Huarong: debt manager heal thyself Premium
Unless the Chinese government intervenes, the sell-off is set to widen
Tuesday, 13 April, 2021

TJX Cos Inc
TJX/off-price retailers: US retail bargain hunters buck ecommerce trend Premium
A focus on the in-store ‘treasure hunt’ has served the sector well
Tuesday, 13 April, 2021

Americas economy
Latin American markets: shot in the arm required Premium
Rise in competition from China has cut back EM investor interest in the region
Monday, 12 April, 2021

Microsoft Corp
Microsoft/Nuance: voice recognition deal is software giant’s latest random acquisition Premium
Tech group’s interest makes sense but such bets could draw scrutiny from competition authorities
Monday, 12 April, 2021

Hammerson PLC
Hammerson: offloading assets a necessary survival strategy Premium
More disposals will be needed to strengthen balance sheet of UK mall owner
Monday, 12 April, 2021

Alibaba
Alibaba: record fine means more spending on corporate good deeds Premium
Ecommerce group will have to continue working hard to remain in Beijing’s good books
Monday, 12 April, 2021

Telecoms
Euskaltel/MasMovil: little consolidation gain in Spain Premium
The merger is unlikely to boost returns for long-suffering telecoms investors
Sunday, 11 April, 2021

Coronavirus economic impact
Coronavirus/cash: why the public is using less but hoarding more Premium
Growing demand for cash predates the pandemic
Saturday, 10 April, 2021

Crocs Inc
Footwear: Crocs give dress shoes a kicking Premium
While they may not be easy on the eyes, Crocs have been attractive to investors
Friday, 9 April, 2021

Trade unions
Amazon: union stymied but labour costs are rising anyway Premium
Warehouse staff vote down membership suggesting tough future for collective bargaining
Friday, 9 April, 2021

Frasers Group
Frasers: the political capital of write-offs Premium
Other retailers, while indubitably struggling, have not doubled impairments
Friday, 9 April, 2021

Companies
Best of Lex: automation, innovation, exaggeration Premium
Robots, SoftBank/AutoStore, Vaccitech/AstraZeneca, solid-state batteries, air taxis; international tax, and more
Friday, 9 April, 2021

Golf
Golf/country clubs: the drive for $1m memberships Premium
The loftier the bar, the greater demand will be from the status-conscious wealthy
Friday, 9 April, 2021

Tencent Holdings Ltd
Block trades: a short walk to price discovery Premium
A monster block trade of a Tencent stake by Prosus is a credit to the old-fashioned accelerated book build
Thursday, 8 April, 2021

KKR & Co LP
Box/KKR: private equity group is not quite a white knight Premium
Boardroom dynamic at online data storage company just grew more complicated
Thursday, 8 April, 2021

Property sector
Offices: homeworking will save employers billions Premium
Expect bosses at companies already suffering margin pressures to cut workplaces down to size

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