Exclusive: Ant investor Boyu Capital targets $6 billion for new private equity fund

By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital, an investor in Chinese technology titans including billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group, is raising a new, China-focused fund targeting as much as $6 billion, three people with knowledge of the matter said. Its fifth and largest U.S. dollar-denominated fund is likely to close in the near term, said one of the people, who declined to be identified as the information is confidential. Boyu did not immediately respond to a… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Hockey: Wednesday Picks

In prior seasons, Wednesdays would often be light days in the NHL. There would be two or three games on the schedule, usually for national broadcast. This season is different, which is quite the understatement. One of the ways it has been atypical is busier Wednesday schedules, like this week when we have seven games on the docket. Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your daily fantasy lineup. By the way, two of the games start at 5:00 p.m. EST, so be prepared for an early… Source link

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Tesla Stock Performance And WallStreetBets Mentions Have A ‘Real’ Connection: Barclays

TipRanks 2 Artificial Intelligence Stocks Leading the New Wave Technology is changing our world, with results visible in real time. If you grew up in the 1980s, watching reruns of Star Trek, think for a moment about fantastic gadgets that have walked off the screen and into our lives: portable communicators, portable computers, voice-activated systems, to name just a few. Scotty once even automated the starship Enterprise, so that the ship could run with just five people on board. We don’t… Source link

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Apple buys a company every three to four weeks

Apple chief executive Tim Cook Apple has acquired about 100 companies over the last six years, the company’s chief executive Tim Cook has revealed. That works out at a company every three to four weeks, he told Apple’s annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday. Apple recently delivered its largest quarter by revenue of all time, bringing in $111.4bn (£78.7bn) in the first-quarter of its fiscal year 2021. Mr Cook told the shareholders meeting that the acquisitions are mostly aimed at… Source link

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Australian lawmakers expected to pass amendments to Facebook, Google law

By Colin Packham, Byron Kaye CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian lawmakers are expected to approve amendments to landmark legislation to force Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to pay media companies for news content, despite opposition from some minor political parties. FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with Google app icon is seen in front of the Australian flag in this illustration taken January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The government introduced amendments to the so-called Media… Source link

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‘Google withdrawal threats risk antitrust backlash’

European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager warned of potential antitrust action against Google or other U.S. technology giants if they threaten to pull out of markets. Vestager told the European Parliament’s economy committee on Tuesday that there could be scope for “investigating if it’s actually legal for a dominant provider to stop supplying” services, adding that the EU “would have a number of tools to use.” Also Read | Bitter home truths for… Source link

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A Ray of Light or a False Dawn?

For most people across the globe, the movie going experience appears a dim memory from a different era. However, New York cinema lovers will once again soon be sitting opposite the silver screen after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Big Apple theatres can re-open in the first week of March. As the biggest movie theatre operator in New York City, this is great news for AMC Entertainment (AMC). The beleaguered theatre chain has 13 locations in NYC, which it plans to open on March 5 in… Source link

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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance is rising — except among Republicans

Over the past few months, all of the available data from clinical trials and real-world studies has shown the approved COVID-19 vaccines are safe and extremely effective. Experts have emphasized again and again the inoculation represents America’s only way out of the pandemic. According to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, most Americans have absorbed this message and become more likely to say they will get vaccinated since the vaccine rollout began in the wake of last year’s presidential… Source link

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Yoán Moncada eyes return to 2019 form with COVID-19 ‘struggle’ behind him

Moncada eyes return to 2019 form with COVID ‘struggle’ over originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Yoán Moncada let everyone in on his “daily battle” with the aftereffects of his COVID-19 infection last season. Even if he wanted to, he wouldn’t have been able to keep it a secret for long. He was running the bases one night in Cleveland, and after scoring and returning to the White Sox dugout, there he was, being fanned with a towel by manager Rick Renteria. It looked like it took everything… Source link

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