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Entrepreneurs rarely consider who will ultimately own their startups—and what that means for founders—when they court venture capitalists. New research suggests they should. A startup funded by VCs who tend to work with the same group of partners are more likely to seek a faster exit by selling the company to a larger one. In contrast, startups funded by a VC syndicate with less familiar co-investors are most likely to exit through a potentially splashy IPO that could let founders retain mo...

Samsung waits for US and Chinese challenges in global chip wars When Chinese leader Xi Jinping, U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced their intention to spend billions to reduce their dependence on computer chips abroad, it seemed that the global supply chain would be distorted. Analysts and Samsung, the world’s largest producer of memory chips, do not expect to replace the South Korean team soon. “I think we can maintain our market share...

Decline of the USA, Rise of the Struggles? The USA, as the world’s leading capitalist nation, is economically, politically and morally bankrupt. Resistance is picking up steam at home: in 2018 and 2019 there were more strikes, and more large ones, than at any time in more than two decades. In 2020, there were only seven strikes with 1,000 or more participants, but the country witnessed the largest wave of protests in its history. [1] Rising unemployment and poor health care during the pandemi...

"Hybrid" return-to-office models could create subcaste of workers By Megan Cerullo Hybrid work models could create divisions More than a year after companies across the globe sent workers scurrying home amid the spread of COVID-19, some employers are encouraging — and even ordering — people back to the office. An estimated 80,0000 municipal workers in New York City went back on the job on Monday, while JPMorgan Chase, the countrys largest bank, said it expects most of i...

 E-Mail Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America regularly publishes articles online ahead of print. For April, GSA Bulletin topics include multiple articles about the dynamics of China and Tibet; the Bell River hypothesis that proposes that an ancestral, transcontinental river occupied much of northern North America during the Cenozoic Era; new findings in the climatic history during one of the Earths coldest periods: The Late Paleozoic Ice Age; and the age an nature of the Chi...

China Passes Law Fining Restaurants for Serving Too Much Food ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images 30 Apr 2021 The Communist Party of China implemented a law Thursday extensively regulating how much food each citizen in the country can eat, requiring restaurants to fine individuals if they leave too many leftovers and banning social media videos showing people binge eating. Chinese lawmakers first proposed the law in December, after floods devastated 27 of the nation’s 31 provinces and threat...

IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startups Future IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startups Future by Rachel Layne To a cash-strapped founder, any funding seems like a win, but research by Rory McDonald and colleagues shows that much more is at stake when it comes to venture capital. Entrepreneurs rarely consider who will ultimately own their startups—and what that means for founders—when they court venture capitalists. New research suggests they should...

by Tyler Durden Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021 - 01:10 PM To everyone who said that it was only a matter of time before Beijing blinked in its latest encounter with the harsh reality of market logic... congrats, you were right. One day after the latest report - this time from Reorg Research - that China was considering options for bad-debt asset manager Huarong that included restructuring the debt of its offshore unit and which again sent Huarong dollar bonds tumbling, Beijing has had enough of the da...

Red lights flashing in China as Huarong plunge stokes market contagion fears We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss April 14, 2021 — 9.22am Save Normal text size Advertisement For decades, it’s been an article of faith in China’s credit market: Companies controlled by the central government will get bailed out if they ever run into trouble. Now investors aren’t so sure. There are rising fears about the financial health of Chi...