Slideshow ( 2 images )NEW YORK (Reuters) – Millennium Management’s Israel Englander earned $3.8 billion last year, landing him the biggest payday of any hedge fund manager in 2020, showed data from Institutional Investor. Englander more than doubled his $1.5 billion payday in 2019 and made $2 billion more than the previous year’s rich list […]
FILE PHOTO: A man works at a desk in the Lloyd’s of London building in the City of London financial district in London, Britain, April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File PhotoLONDON (Reuters) – Fewer than half Black Lloyd’s of London staff believe senior leaders in the insurance market create opportunities for everyone and only two-thirds think […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares turned mixed on Monday as expectations for faster economic growth and inflation globally battered bonds and boosted commodities, while rising real yields made equity valuations look more stretched in comparison.FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average […]
Opinion: When I went to live in the US in the 1990s, Mike Wallace was still one of the biggest names in TV journalism. The ornery 60 Minutes star was close to 80 at the time, but regularly came up with knockout interviews that shot into the headlines. Little did we viewers know what a […]
The Housing Board resale market has had an amazing year, with sales volume for the full year hitting an eight-year high last year. The strong demand bolstered resale flat prices, which rose 5 per cent last year, the steepest annual price hike recorded since 2012. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full […]
OPINION: “Covid-19 can feel like a roller coaster that you haven’t actually bought a ticket for,” said Dr Ashley Bloomfield as he addressed the psychological impact of the latest lockdown at the Monday press conference. It was an endearing and light-hearted moment of empathy, from a senior bureaucrat. For me, the idea of being forced […]
So who now takes the place of Rush Limbaugh as the media ringmaster of the right? The answer, most likely, is nobody. That is not because Mr. Limbaugh, who died on Wednesday at 70, was uniquely talented among conservative broadcasters, although his popularity and influence on American politics surely rank him in the highest tier. […]
FILE PHOTO: The BlackRock logo is seen at the BlackRock Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toru HanaiBOSTON (Reuters) – BlackRock Inc will beef up its process to investigate workers’ concerns and expand training after former employees shared accounts on social media of racial and sexual harassment. Manish Mehta, BlackRock’s global head of […]
For the second “Hauliday by Cosmo x Klarna” virtual shopping event, livestreaming has been added to make the experience more immersive. Cosmopolitan Magazine and Klarna, the buy now, pay later payment and shopping platform, launched Hauliday last year. It’s geared just for Gen Z and Millennials in the U.S. This year, the biannual 48-hour event will […]
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission logo adorns an office door at the SEC headquarters in Washington, June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday suspended trading in more securities that have seen jumps in both prices and trading volumes since late January amid social […]