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Tuesday, 6 June, 2023

Cryptocurrencies
SEC/crypto: the knives are out for exchanges Premium content
Binance and Coinbase will fight the regulator’s lawsuits but the damage has been done
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Tuesday, 6 June, 2023

Chemring Group PLC
Chemring: new capacity investment will deliver bang for the buck Premium content
Defence group’s underlying growth prospects reignite investor interest
2 hours ago
Tuesday, 6 June, 2023

UK tax
Private equity: tax reform is a job for MPs, not campaigners Premium content
Broader ramifications of tax treatment change cannot be properly assessed in judicial review
2 hours ago
Tuesday, 6 June, 2023

Property sector
Swedish property: rescue merger is best option for SBB Premium content
The struggling group is emblematic of a deflating price bubble in Swedish residential property
3 hours ago
Monday, 5 June, 2023

Apple Inc
Apple: Vision Pro headset looks good but offers no new ideas for VR Premium content
The company can afford to try out the technology without betting its future on it
Monday, 5 June, 2023

US banks
Commercial real estate: honeypot is not a pitfall trap for every lender Premium content
Monday, 5 June, 2023

Streaming services
Viaplay: Scandi noir fails to build a profits bridge Premium content
Costly international expansion leaves Swedish streaming group facing bleak picture
Monday, 5 June, 2023

Financial & markets regulation
Bank runs: rule changes ignore root cause of bank runs Premium content
If regulators need to tighten rules, they should start by limiting deposit concentration
Monday, 5 June, 2023

Opec
Opec+: Russian output leaves hawkish Saudis isolated Premium content
Russian crude trades $20 below benchmark prices and friendly refiners in countries such as India and China are slurping it up
Monday, 5 June, 2023

Artificial intelligence
AI: open-source models imperil profits of big tech’s contenders Premium content
Google and OpenAI face potential risk of losing their early mover advantage
Sunday, 4 June, 2023

Artificial intelligence
Mental health apps: the AI therapist cannot see you now Premium content
Unsupervised generative AI could harm users and no one should risk their mental stability with ad hoc experimentation
Saturday, 3 June, 2023

Renewable energy
Carbon counter: rooftop solar’s virtue is its main reward in cloudy UK Premium content
Those considering such lofty renewables should not count on great returns
Friday, 2 June, 2023

Cryptocurrencies
Coinbase: waning retail trade keeps platform in the doldrums Premium content
Shares in crypto exchange have jumped this year but investors are getting ahead of themselves
Friday, 2 June, 2023

Jonathan Guthrie
The Lex Newsletter: Humanity’s $20tn hydrogen challenge Premium content
Plus, Nucera, WE Soda, sodium, nuclear power, banking turmoil, Purdue Pharma, Dollar General
Friday, 2 June, 2023

Mergers & Acquisitions
Dechra/EQT: expect competition authorities to vet pet drug takeover Premium content
Regulators might put up an obstacle given the Swedish group’s sizeable footprint in the sector
Friday, 2 June, 2023

Lex PopuliPersonal Finance
Bloomsbury: survival of publishers points to AI prophecy overkill
Printed books continue to dominate sales over digital formats
Friday, 2 June, 2023

Cyber Security
CrowdStrike: slowing growth makes for cyber insecurity Premium content
Group has growing customer base and emerging profits, but the threat from Microsoft looms
Thursday, 1 June, 2023

Dollar General Corp
Dollar General: value chain’s woes undermine its defensive credentials Premium content
Retailer loses market value after cutting full-year guidance
Thursday, 1 June, 2023

Bankruptcy
US bankruptcies: Houston, we have a solution Premium content
Last month saw a surge in big cases
Thursday, 1 June, 2023

Management
The C suite: tough economy turns CFOs into finance defectors Premium content
Finance director merry-go-round is spinning faster than chief executive carousel
Thursday, 1 June, 2023

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA
AB InBev: culture war triggers Bud flight from diverse stock Premium content
Investors should not jump ship just yet
Thursday, 1 June, 2023

Chinese economy
China stocks: a strong Caisse for disinvestment Premium content
Canada’s second-largest pension fund is following others and retreating from China
Wednesday, 31 May, 2023

Bankruptcy
Sacklers/Purdue: judges do not want perfect to be enemy of good Premium content
A court ruling clears the way for swift payment for those affected by the US opioid crisis
Wednesday, 31 May, 2023

Fund management
ESG: war in Ukraine leaves ethical investors sitting on defence Premium content
While number of funds investing in armaments has ticked up marginally, managers in this space are still 70-90% underweight
Wednesday, 31 May, 2023

Commodities
WE Soda: IPO would help London’s dusty commodity franchise sparkle Premium content
Investors should challenge WE’s claims to be a marginal supplier that can control the market

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