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Businesses can unlock $12 trillion via key development goals: Davos study

Companies could unlock at least $12 trillion in market opportunities by 2030 and create up to 380 million jobs by implementing a few key development goals, according to a study by a group including global business and finance leaders.

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Allianz’s El-Erian says strong U.S. dollar biggest risk in 2017

Global growth could be better than expected in 2017, though many uncertainties remain that could impact expansion, with the biggest of them being steep gains in the U.S. currency, Allianz's Mohamed A. El-Erian said on Monday. The outlook for the global economy in 2017 will be similar to that for 2016, but with an upside risk, with the world expanding below 3 percent and the U.S. economy outperforming that…

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Blackstone’s Schwarzman launches ambitious scholars program in China

When Blackstone Group Co-founder and Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman was asked by the president of China's elite Tsinghua University to design a major initiative for the school, the private equity billionaire decided to aim high. Schwarzman hit upon the idea of creating a one-year Master's …

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Media mogul Redstone says he ‘no longer trusts’ Viacom CEO

Sumner Redstone said he “no longer trusts” Viacom Inc's board or Chief Executive Philippe Dauman to act in the media company's best interests, according to a spokesman for the 93-year-old mogul. The comments from Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS Corp , are the latest…

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China’s PBOC flags stimulus restraint but says policy should be flexible

By Xiaoyi Shao and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China's central bank won't resort to excessive stimulus to bolster growth but will keep a flexible stance in the event of an economic shock – domestic or global, Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said while reiterating the authority's prudent monetary policy. Under the banner of prudent policy, the Chinese central bank has cut interest rates six times since November 2014 and has also reduced the amount of …

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Exclusive: Apollo Global nears deal to acquire Fresh Market – sources

The deal would underscore Apollo's confidence that it can turn around companies in the highly competitive U.S. grocery sector. The New York-based buyout firm's past investments include Sprouts Farmers Market and Smart & Final Stores Inc . Apollo has prevailed in

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Barclays fined for lax crime checks in ‘deal of century’

By Steve Slater and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's financial watchdog has fined Barclays 72 million pounds ($109 million) for cutting corners in vetting wealthy customers in order to win a huge transaction described by one senior manager as potentially the “deal of the century.” Barclays arranged the 1.9 billion pound transaction in 2011 and 2012 for a number of rich clients deemed by the regulator to be politically exposed persons (PEPs), or people holding prominent positions that could be open to financial abuse. “Barclays did not follow …

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Thanksgiving shopping crowds ‘good not great’; online sales strong

PITTSBURGH/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Retailers across the United States offered early Black Friday discounts to lure bargain-hunters on Thanksgiving eve, but initial checks showed crowds in brick-and-mortar stores were subdued even as online sales jumped. “It's still early, and from what we are seeing so far the crowds are good but not…

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Two-decade Pfizer mission pays off for Guggenheim’s deal king

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alan Schwartz knows how to play a long game. The executive chairman of boutique investment bank Guggenheim Partners spent almost 20 years cultivating Pfizer boss Ian Read as a client. Schwartz, 65, had been working with Read since 2013 to find a European-registered company with which U.S. firm Pfizer could combine and shift its headquarters to a country with a lower tax rate, so

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