Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
His firm’s collapse wiped $100 billion in market value, prosecutors said. Source link
BUSINESS
With tariffs in mind, Donald Trump picks Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to lead the Department of Commerce. The businessman and long-time friend of Trump’s is slated to lead the incoming administration’s efforts to implement wide-ranging tariffs on goods entering the United States, in a bid to boost local manufacturing. Also in this edition: we bring … Read more
Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on CaixaBank, Computershare, Manulife Financial and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. Source link
Donald Trump names TV star Sean Duffy as transport secretary
He’s been a lumberjack athlete, MTV star, attorney, Fox News regular and US Representative for Wisconsin. Now, Sean Duffy’s been named the next Transportation Secretary by President-Elect Donald Trump. Source link
Why French farmers oppose the EU-Mercosur free trade deal
As French farmers take to the streets to oppose a potential free trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc in South America, we take a closer look at what the agreement entails and why the French agricultural sector and government are so strongly opposed. Also in this edition, Donald Trump nominates … Read more