Economy

Meet Tesla's new bondholder: Billionaire George Soros   The investment firm founded and chaired by billionaire George Soros took a stake in Tesla Inc bonds during the first three months of the year, giving the electric...

Zurich Five reasons to live in Zurich, Switzerland By Simon Brandon The city offers an enviable quality of life, with outdoor adventures on its doorstep. Zurich has a beautiful location and a thriving financial sector — just...

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis makes capital comprehensible By Mark Haskell Smith   Yanis Varoufakis, center, when he was Greece's finance minister in 2015. His new book is 'Talking to My Daughter About the Economy,...

Shrink to fitEuropean universal banks can succeed. But can Deutsche Bank?   Germany’s troubled leading lender is abandoning any aspiration to be a global investment bank. AFTER just 18 days as Deutsche Bank’s chief executive, Christian Sewing...

BMW, Ford, GM: World's Largest Automakers Form Blockchain Coalition Ian Allison   Four of the world's largest carmakers have joined tech providers and startups to form the biggest-ever consortium focused on applying blockchain tech in the automotive...

 The Money Issue Cryptocurrency Is Not Just a Boys' Club  By Morgen Peck Meet nine women who are changing the game. When dinner conversations turn to cryptocurrency, as they often do these days, I brace for a grilling,...

Financing Infrastructure with Value Capture: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly   President Trump’s infrastructure investment program was circulated recently. Page 24 of the program states that “value capture” financing will be required for any...

Bitcoin Is The New Flight Capital   Clem Chambers , Contributor Bitcoin has replaced gold as a safe haven Most people love gold. It is simply an emotional commodity where there is a...

Walmart Looks to Scale Back in U.K. and Brazil, With an Eye on India By Sarah Nassauer in New York, Luciana Magalhães in São Paulo and Newley Purnell in New Delhi     Retailer in discussions to give up control of...

Economic crisis crippling progress at Venezuelan universities  Rachael Pells   University leaders introduce three-day timetables as teachers struggle to pay bus fares to get to class. University lecturers in Venezuela are being encouraged to seek secondary sources of...