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Deutsche Bank can’t hide from truth

No one said this was going to be easy. Deutsche Bank AG’s chief executive officer Christian Sewing is trying to shrink his company’s vast trading business and expand in lending, all while global economies sputter. But just three months into a three-year restructuring plan, he may have to rein in expectations of what it will achieve. That’s hardly reassuring. The ...

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Being good enough isn’t good for picky gamers

Video games usually give you infinite attempts to fail and respawn when trying to pass a level. Ultimately, though, you’d rather succeed at the first attempt. And the more time you spend playing just a handful of different games, the better you’ll get at them. That’s much like the gaming industry itself. If Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s latest flagship title proves ...

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US dithered too long on Nord Stream 2

Nord Stream 2, the controversial Russian natural-gas pipeline project, has received the last permission it needs to close the distance between the Leningrad Region and the Baltic coast of Germany. It’s now probably too late for the US to prevent Russia from finishing the project by the end of this year. Nord Stream 2 is part of Russian President Vladimir ...

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India hangs up on future

India’s growth this century has been fuelled by one sector above all: telecommunications. The connectivity revolution has powered India’s information technology behemoths and helped hundreds of millions of young Indians get onto the grid, giving them a chance to improve their prospects. If India is to become the sort of entrepreneurial superstar that its government hopes it will, then the ...

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Tesla is biggest battle on smallest battlefield

Tesla Inc.’s earnings can be viewed as the market’s most intense conflict fought on its smallest battlefield. The third quarter just gone is a prime example. The much-loved and much-shorted stock jumped 28% between last week’s earnings release and October 29 filing of the quarterly 10-Q statement. The $13 billion that added to the market cap was effectively balanced on ...

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Indonesia does its best to scare off investment

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, what is Indonesia playing at? The country announced an immediate halt to exports of nickel ore, sending prices gyrating as traders tried to gauge the impact of a measure that was originally slated for 2022. We’ve been here before: From 2014 to ...

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Pooling state aviation assets will unlock funds: Kenya Air

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc said the proposed nationalisation and its inclusion in a state-owned aviation holding company will enhance its ability to borrow funds for expansion. The new entity will comprise Kenya Airways, Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the Kenya Airports Authority, Chairman Michael Joseph said in an interview. The combination of the businesses is expected to create a ...

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Bombardier sells its Belfast factory to Spirit in $500m deal

Bloomberg Bombardier Inc agreed to sell a wing factory in Northern Ireland and two other facilities to Spirit AeroSystems Holdings for $500 million and the assumption of certain liabilities. The Belfast operation makes wings for Airbus SE’s A220 jetliner, an aircraft that cash-strapped Bombardier developed before handing control last year to the European planemaker. The deal also covers a plant ...

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Tiffany likely to play hard to get as LVMH awaits answer

Bloomberg Your move, Tiffany & Co. That was the message from LVMH, as executives from the French luxury group arrived in New York to sell the merits of its proposed $14.5 billion takeover of the storied American jeweller. After eyeing Tiffany for years, LVMH submitted an offer last month as it enjoys record cash flow and revenue while the blue ...

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Qantas grounds 3 Boeing 737s as wing cracks found

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd grounded three Boeing Co 737s after discovering cracks near their wings during industry-wide inspections of high-mileage models of the workhorse jets. The Australian airline found hairline cracks on a structure known as the pickle fork, which connects the wings to the fuselage. The planes will be back in service by the end of the year, Qantas ...

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