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A famous hedge fund bought Tesla stock before it surged 91% this year. It potentially raked in over $1.5 billion from the bet.
AP Renaissance Technologies possibly made around $1.5 billion in two weeks after buying Tesla stock . The hedge fund increased its position on 3.9 million shares, worth about $1.6 billion in the end of December. These stocks are now worth nearly $3.2 billion following Tesla’s 91% inventory rally this year. If Renaissance bought Tesla at…
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‘Why are you not Elon Musk?’: The new boss of an oil-and-gas titan isn’t leaving clean energy to Tesla
Getty Images British oil-and-gas titan BP stated on Wednesday that it intends to lower its overall emissions to net zero and shift investment. Bloomberg TV anchor Alix Steel asked BP CEO Bernard Looney why he doesn’t leave clean energy to companies like Tesla that can”think out of the box in a particular way” and aren’t”moving…
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Warren Buffett loves using Valentine’s Day to explain why See’s Candies is his ‘dream business’
Facebook/See’s Candies Warren Buffett often uses Valentine’s Day to spell out why See’s Candies is a”special” company. The billionaire investor says folks associate the boxes of chocolates with romance. Thus, See’s can increase prices and customers won’t switch to candy that is cheaper. “If you go to your wife or your girlfriend on Valentine’s Day…
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Motorola’s new foldable Razr solves a problem with smartphones we didn’t know we had
Motorola Motorola’s brand fresh Razr foldable smartphone is really a full-size smartphone that folds into something bigger and more streamlined. It is addressing an issue we do not know we’d — that smartphones take up as much space as they do when we utilize them once they’re not being used by us. The alternative: fold…
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Lamar Hunt, late owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, was one of 15 children and an heir to the Hunt family dynasty, one of the richest families in America
Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images The Hunt family is one of those richest families in America. Their luck came from H.L. Hunt’s early investments in American petroleum. H.L. had 15 children, a number of which are still very prominent in business now. His son, the late Lamar Hunt, was a founding member in the American Football League and…
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A senator wants to ban the US from sharing intelligence with countries using Huawei 5G — which is most of America’s allies
AP Photo/Ng Han Guan Republican Sen. Tom Cotton introduced a bill on Wednesday that would ban the US from sharing intelligence with countries that use Huawei 5G equipment. The US is in a long-running fight with Huawei, claiming the company acts as a conduit for Chinese government espionage. Huawei denies this. The US has been…
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Elon Musk and Grimes might be expecting a baby — here’s where their relationship began and everything that’s happened since
Jason Kempin/Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk and musician Grimes have been dating since 2018, when they made their debut as a couple at the annual Met Gala. The couple has weathered ups and downs, like Musk’s infamous “funding secured” tweet. Now, Grimes hinted that she may be pregnant. Here’s how their relationship has progressed…
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The world’s largest river cruise ship will sail in Spring 2020 — see inside
Victoria Cruises The world’s biggest lake cruise — Sabrina Victoria — will set sail from the spring of 2020 around China’s Yangtze River. The cruise, run from the America-based Victoria Cruise Line, unites Chinese-inspired decor elements with Western-optimized menus and amenities. China is estimated to become the world’s biggest railway market by 2030 with eight…
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The best leaders harness the power of intuition — and it helps them make smarter and faster decisions
Courtesy of Hortense le Gentil Hortense le Gentil is an executive leadership trainer who works with decision makers in the company world, including several C-suite executives from Fortune 500 firms. The following is the excerpt from her novel,”Aligned: Connecting Your True Self with the Leader You’re Meant to Be.” In it, she states leaders must…