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Elon Musk offloads nearly $5bn in Tesla shares

Elon Musk sold nearly $5bn worth of his Tesla shares in the first three days of this week, shortly after promising he would cash in 10 per cent of his stake if Twitter users voted for him to make the sale. The Tesla chief executive has been silent on the possible share sales since he…
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11 November 2021 0

Factors Underlying Insurtech valuations

Insurers seemingly don’t attract the adulation they deserve from investors. Despite a core subset of insurers delivering strong operational results, share-to-price performance has largely lagged other financial companies. The KBW Nasdaq Insurance Index (KIX), which reflects performance of US carriers, has trailed performance of the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF), which tracks financial-services companies,…
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11 November 2021 0

Big business and COP26: are the ‘net zero’ plans credible?

With the greatest respect, Prince Charles told world leaders at the COP26 summit last week, the private sector offered the only prospect of achieving the fundamental economic overhaul needed to avert a climate disaster. The heir to the British throne was in Glasgow to bestow some royal favour on businesses he saw leading that change…
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11 November 2021 0

Why should I let my landlord spy on my finances?

Demanding online access to your bank accounts for 90 days to scrutinise your income and expenditure. Calling your boss to verify your salary. Asking for an accountant’s reference and copies of your tax returns. No, I’m not talking about the level of financial scrutiny people can expect when applying for a mortgage. These checks are…
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11 November 2021 0

Elon Musk offloads $1.1bn in Tesla shares

Elon Musk sold about $1.1bn worth of his Tesla shares on Wednesday, days after promising he would cash in 10 per cent of his stake if Twitter users voted for him to make the sale. The disposals, revealed in a regulatory filing late in the day, were made under the kind of blind trading plan…
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11 November 2021 0

US and China pledge co-operation over ‘existential’ climate crisis

The US and China made a rare joint declaration to co-operate on climate change, which the Chinese special envoy to the UN COP26 summit described as an “existential crisis”. In a high-stakes move during the final days of the summit, the Chinese and US climate envoys indicated they had found common ground on some of…
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10 November 2021 0

Electric vehicle start-up Rivian soars on stock market debut

Rivian, the electric vehicle maker that has yet to record any meaningful revenue, surged on its Nasdaq debut, with an opening market value of more than $100bn, greater than Ford and General Motors. The company’s shares began trading at $106.75 per share, 37 per cent higher than its initial public offering price and almost four…
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