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Years After Monsanto Deal, Bayer’s Roundup Bills Keep Piling Up

Juries recently awarded plaintiffs more than $2 billion in damages tied to Roundup, the weedkiller that has been linked to cancer. Bayer is fighting back.

Warring Billionaires, a Rogue Employee, a Divorce: One Hedge Fund’s Tale of Woe

Two Sigma, the $60 billion quantitative trading firm, has been beset by troubles this year that have tarnished its image and could hurt its future.

A ‘Shadow’ Lending Market in the U.S., Funded by Insurance Premiums

Apollo was the first to use annuities to build a major financing business. Others followed, driving the growth of the private lending market and worrying...

How Short Seller Nathan Anderson Beat Carl Icahn “at His Own Game”

After a short seller targeted Icahn Enterprises, the activist investor made changes. At 87, he insists he’s not going anywhere and will refocus on rattling...

Larry Fink’s Bet on Saudi Oil Money Is Also His Latest E.S.G. Woe

Mr. Fink finds himself on the back foot once again, with BlackRock appointing the head of Saudi oil giant Aramco to its board. Analysts say...

Inside the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

While its leader extolled innovation and the future of tech, the bank paid less attention to risk management and was caught flat-footed by economic change.

Pentagon Gives Cloud Contracts to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle

Contracts that could total $9 billion were awarded to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle. An earlier effort, won by Microsoft, was scrapped after rivals objected.

Chamath Palihapitiya, The ‘SPAC King,’ Is Over It

Chamath Palihapitiya, once a relentless cheerleader of special purpose acquisition companies, blames the Federal Reserve for the end of SPAC mania.
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