The potential of green bonds in emerging markets
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Sanofi boosts investment in mRNA to keep pace in vaccines
Sanofi plans to invest €400m a year to develop vaccines based on the novel mRNA technology that has disrupted competition among the world’s biggest vaccine makers since the pandemic began. The French pharmaceutical group will open a “dedicated vaccine mRNA centre of excellence”, with 400 employees spanning research and development, and manufacturing at sites in Cambridge in…
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Japan launches bid to regain its semiconductor crown
This article is an on-site version of our Trade Secrets newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every Monday to Thursday Greetings from Tokyo. Our strange state of purgatory continues: the Covid-19 situation is not too bad, but Japan’s vaccine rollout is only now gaining momentum, so normal life…
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Google debuts a new website and set of resources for Americans experiencing food insecurity
Google today is launching a new suite of resources for people struggling with food insecurity across the U.S. The project includes the launch of a new website, “Find Food Support,” that connects people to food support resources, including hotlines, SNAP information, and a Google Maps locator tool that points people to their local food banks,…
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Happy 7th Birthday Daily Fintech
7th Birthday is a big deal for a startup, because the data says it takes 7-10 years for startups to build real value. That data is from VC funded startups and as Daily Fintech is bootstrapped/self funded, it may take a bit longer; fortunately being bootstrapped means I own 100% of Daily Fintech so I can be…
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Nearly 70% of U.S. physicians now employed by hospitals or corporations, report finds
Almost seven in 10 U.S. physicians are now employed by hospitals or corporations like private equity firms and health insurers as the COVID-19 pandemic drove doctors away from independent practice, a new report finds. Between Jan. 1 2019 and Jan. 1, 2021, 48,000 physicians quit private practice to take jobs at hospitals or other companies,…
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Clayton, Dubilier & Rice raises bid for UDG Healthcare after investor pressure
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has increased its offer for UDG Healthcare after shareholders objected to the price originally agreed between the private equity company and the board of the London-listed healthcare group. The increase will be seen as a victory for investors, who are taking an increasingly tough stance towards takeover bids as private equity…
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Part 4 is it possible to create investable assets that are low cost AND active?
Part 1 (8 June), part 2 (15 June), part 3 (22 June). The short answer is yes, with the help (of course) of new technology. People investing for the long term (eg parents on behalf of new born babies or people who are decades away from retirement) need decisions that are Simple, Sensible, Set &…
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Coronavirus: US automakers say vaccinated workers can ditch masks – as it happened
A rush to beat the end of a tax reprieve and low interest rates have this month pushed UK house price growth to the fastest pace in nearly 17 years, the Nationwide Building Society has revealed. The UK Nationwide house price index rose 13.4 per cent in June compared with the same month last year,…
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Coronavirus latest: US automakers say vaccinated workers can ditch masks
A rush to beat the end of a tax reprieve and low interest rates have this month pushed UK house price growth to the fastest pace in nearly 17 years, the Nationwide Building Society has revealed. The UK Nationwide house price index rose 13.4 per cent in June compared with the same month last year,…
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