Geneive Abdo wrote for Bloomberg last month that there is now lively debate and protest over the detention of Ayatollah Hussein Shirazi, a prominent cleric who has challenged the divine authority of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. As I reported this month, Iran's Nobel laureate and
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(Bloomberg) — The tech sector has been one of the strongest performing sectors globally over the last couple of years, but cracks are starting appear. That's according to Alasdair McKinnon, lead fund manager at the Scottish Investment Trust. Speaking to Daybreak Europe's Caroline Hepker and Markus
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In a statement to Bloomberg, a Wells Fargo representative said, “We do business only with companies that have demonstrated a strong, ongoing commitment to complying with all laws and regulations. Our total loan commitments to these customers represent a very small percentage of Wells Fargo's
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WeWork Cos. is tapping the bond market for the first time, seeking $500 million to help finance its aggressive global expansion. The co-working space company backed by SoftBank Group Corp. joins a wave of high-flying, but cash-burning, tech firms tapping debt markets just as interest rates start to
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Mercedes-Benz is considering extending its ultra-luxury Maybach badge with a crossover, complete with a porcelain tea service embedded in a heatable ebony-wood tray, to take on high-end competitors such as Bentley's sought-after Bentayga SUV. Aimed squarely at billionaires perusing the Beijing
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