PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

We dive into PayPal's installment options, consumer trust in digital banking, and Walmart and Amazon's battle for the digital consumer. Airbnb Rejects Blank-Check Offer To Go Public. Still, the online vacation rental marketplace has not ruled out a merger with Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd. Airbnb Inc.

Banking 70

Banking Retail eCommerce Leverage 70

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

From Alfred Sloan at General Motors to Jack Welch at General Electric to Steve Jobs at Apple, there is a history of CEOs being tagged as superstars (and indispensable to the organizations that they head), in successful companies.

Valuation 113

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 23, 2023

Then suddenly in the ensuing weeks, you get tagged to be CEO. My dad was a public GP, you know, in the National Health Service in England and my mom was a public school teacher. GREW: So, I got a call and this one was ultimately from a recruiter who’s working for Lehman Brothers, an investment bank, a bond house.

Investments 61

Investments Finance Construction Technology 61

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Given his long history of rather exuberant public appearances, it seems fair to assume that most days are pretty good days to be Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma. Tough sell, maybe, as comp-store sales were down double digits in the fourth quarter and visits may have been down double-digit percentages. This is Ant’s second big U.S.

Economics 40

Economics Valuation eCommerce Forecasting 40

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Can I just tag along? So it was like a lot of public health in Africa. But if you actually feel something different, hold onto that feeling and explore it. Alameda had a pre-existing bank account so you could wire money into Alameda and then they’re supposed to move it over to F T X. What could go wrong?

Math 61

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 20, 2022

To lead the bank’s efforts in investing in sovereign debt restructurings and to bring our clients along was a great experience. KOENIGSBERGER: — you know, when I got to Merrill in 1995, and you looked at the trade blotter of who you were trading with, it was basically banks trading with each other. KOENIGSBERGER: Yeah.

Restructuring 61

Restructuring Investments Marketing Banking 61

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 25, 2023

RITHOLTZ: Because it means we don’t really know why we’re slamming these two companies together other than the fees, the banking fees. They’re kind of holding steady. RITHOLTZ: None have gone public yet, right? Go, you know, go public. HAMBURGER: Really? They’re almost a billion dollars in assets.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 61

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Compliance Investments Finance 61