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Friday, 22 November, 2019

Automobiles
Tesla: monster truck Premium
Revenues at the carmaker dipped last year, this beast is unlikely to reverse the trend
Friday, 22 November, 2019

Blockchain
Blockchain/chess: cheque mates sought Premium
World Chess does not seem like the business to pull off a grand masterly IPO coup
Friday, 22 November, 2019

Companies
Best of Lex: your weekly round-up Premium
Royal Mail, SmileDirectClub, tech start-ups, Schwab/Ameritrade, SIX/BME, China/MSCI
Friday, 22 November, 2019

Chinese business & finance
China property: lost in space Premium
Beijing is running low on options to prop the market
Friday, 22 November, 2019

Technology sector
Juno/ride hailing: emergency brakes Premium
The company’s demise bodes ill for start-ups that rely on cheap, gig economy workers
Thursday, 21 November, 2019

Financials
Schwab/Ameritrade: end run, end game Premium
Deal would create financial powerhouse with about $5tn in client assets
Thursday, 21 November, 2019

UK companies
Royal Mail: dead letter Premium
Only when Royal Mail turns round its UK business will it get a more cheering message across
Thursday, 21 November, 2019

Thyssenkrupp AG
Thyssenkrupp: catching a lift Premium
Interim CEO must move quickly and redouble efforts for a majority sale
Thursday, 21 November, 2019

MSCI Inc
China/MSCI: losing its marbles Premium
ArtGo’s spectacular fall undermines the stamp of approval of index inclusion
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Thursday, 21 November, 2019

TikTok Inc
TikTok: Byte me Premium
The video app must avoid becoming a casualty of merger-blocking officials before its parent can list
Wednesday, 20 November, 2019

Fidelity
Fidelity/cryptos: busting some moves Premium
Fidelity could use its offshoot to get ahead with block chain technology
Wednesday, 20 November, 2019

Financial services
HSBC/Samir Assaf: nudging out Mr Nice Premium
With another restructuring under way, investors can only hope it helps even up the numbers
Wednesday, 20 November, 2019

Insurance
Aviva: sniper site Premium
New boss Maurice Tulloch must hit his targets with a marksman’s accuracy and articulate a clearer vision
Wednesday, 20 November, 2019

Companies
Best of Lex Midweek: Resetting capitalism, Hong Kong-style Premium
Chaos on the streets has not deterred companies from bringing big-ticket IPOs to the local bourse
Wednesday, 20 November, 2019

Disrupters
SmileDirectClub: brace for impact Premium
Sales are rising quickly, but so unfortunately are costs
Wednesday, 20 November, 2019

Food & Beverage
Meat alternatives/China: hamming it up Premium
Size estimates of the plant-based meat products market in the next decade suggest opportunities in China exist but could easily end up a niche for hipsters
Tuesday, 19 November, 2019

Home Depot Inc
Home Depot/Kohl’s: the sharper tool Premium
Gap between retail winners and losers will widen as the holiday season begins
Tuesday, 19 November, 2019

Corporate earnings
Halma: health warning Premium
Investors would do better to double check their risk assessments on this one
Tuesday, 19 November, 2019

Venture capital investment
Tech start-ups: the WeWork non-effect Premium
As long as global interest rates remain ultra low, funds will keep arriving
Tuesday, 19 November, 2019

UK business & economy
UK business rates: toll tale Premium
The biggest winners from reductions would be large landlords
Tuesday, 19 November, 2019

easyJet PLC
EasyJet/CO2: that sinking feeling Premium
Shares rose because Tuesday’s annual results were decent, not because the planet has been saved
Monday, 18 November, 2019

Telecoms
T-Mobile/Sprint: shirt off his back Premium
John Legere to step down as chief of US’s third-largest phone carrier
Monday, 18 November, 2019

Deloitte LLP
Deloitte’s defence: NED shred Premium
Auditor will need to provide more transparency than it may wish to offer
Monday, 18 November, 2019

Stock exchange consolidation
SIX/BME: a Spanish acquisition Premium
It is the Swiss financial group that holds all the winning cards here
Monday, 18 November, 2019

Technology sector
SoftBank/Naver: app to no good Premium
Masayoshi Son’s legendary persistence will be needed to make deal work

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