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Mastercard to buy subscription management startup Minna Technologies
BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 01: A view of the MasterCard company logo on their stand during the Mobile World Congress on March 1, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Joan Cros Garcia/Corbis via Getty Images)Joan Cros Garcia - Corbis |…
Charles Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger to retire at end of 2024, Rick Wurster to
Walter "Walt" Bettinger, president and chief executive officer of Charles Schwab Corp., speaks during the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty…
Mark Rutte will have to confront threats within and outside NATO
Mark Rutte, incoming secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), during a transition ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Mark Rutte, the affable and meticulous former…
Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC to buy Covestro for $16.4 billion
Covestro's headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany. The company has adjusted its full year guidance for 2022, citing a number of factors.Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty ImagesAbu Dhabi's state-owned oil firm ADNOC on Tuesday said it has agreed…
Obamacare’s future hangs in the balance in 2024 election
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) talks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) while attend an event to mark the 14 anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act at the U.S. Capitol on March 21, 2024 in…
Chinese EV brands Li Auto and Zeekr report record September deliveries
A Li L6 by Li Auto is displayed at its booth during the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024.Tingshu Wang | ReutersBEIJING — Chinese new energy vehicle brands Li Auto and…
Japan’s new leader Ishiba to face challenges dissenting from Abe’s legacy
Newly-elected leader and sitting chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference following his election in the party leadership elections on September 27, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.Pool |…
China’s stock surge has echoes of the 2015 bubble. What’s different
A customer watches stock market at a stock exchange in Hangzhou, China, on September 27, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — The rocket higher in Chinese stocks so far looks different from the market bubble in 2015,…
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint explores external funding as it eyes IPO
Sumit Dhawan, CEO of Proofpoint, took the reins as head of the cybersecurity company in 2022, a year after it was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $12.3 billion. He's been pushing the firm to consider strategic opportunities such as mergers…
East Coast ports strike, ILA union work stop strands billions in trade
Shipping containers sit stacked in the Port of Newark on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City. A massive strike shutting down ports across the East and Gulf coasts began at midnight as members of the International Longshoremen’s…