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UK carmaker Aston Martin isn’t a patch on Ferrari

Barely a year has passed since Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc listed shares in London and persuaded investors it deserved a premium valuation similar to that of Ferrari NV. The luxury carmaker’s preliminary yearly results were a reminder that its management badly misjudged both the strength of the brand and the resilience of its balance sheet. In reality Aston ...

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The not-so-irreversible Renault-Nissan allliance

Renault SA pledged back in February to make its 20-year-old Alliance with Nissan Motor Co. “irreversible,” after the shocking arrest of the French carmaker’s boss Carlos Ghosn on charges of financial misconduct exposed deep rifts on both sides. That goal now looks further away than ever, with Ghosn’s dramatic escape to Lebanon and his repeated denials of the charges reopening ...

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India’s prime minister is losing his political mojo

For the first time in years, the government of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is playing defense. Protests have sprung up across the country against an amendment to India’s laws — which came into effect— that makes it easier for members of some religions to become citizens of India. The government claims this is simply an attempt to protect religious ...

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