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Are floating cities the answer to sea level rise?

  Thanks to climate change, sea levels are lapping up against coastal cities and communities. In an ideal world, efforts would have already been made to slow or stop the impact. The reality is that climate mitigation remains difficult, and the 40% of humanity living within 60 miles of a coast will eventually need to adapt. One option is to ...

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China’s Xi sends mixed messages to investors

  A company is in distress. Its financials are in shatters. Its brand value is being questioned. The chief executive officer has a broad blueprint to revamp and he has the support of some board members. But for a complete re-branding, he needs the approval of the chairman first. This is a process that distressed assets managers are all too ...

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Tencent backer Prosus to cut $134b stake to fund buyback

  Bloomberg Prosus NV is planning to sell more of its $134 billion stake in Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd to finance a buyback program, reversing a pledge to hold onto the full shareholding. Tencent erased earlier gains in Hong Kong as investors pondered the extent to which Prosus, the Chinese company’s biggest shareholder, will unload its stock. The ...

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