Bret Taylor: Salesforce Product Chief, Ex-google And Facebook
Salesforce Chief Product Officer Bret Taylor has climbed the ranks quickly since his start-up Quip was acquired two years ago, and now he's in Benioff's inner circle.
Citigroup Undergoes Significant Overhaul Amid Investor Frustration
Citigroup has undergone a slew of changes over the past five months, including the departures of senior executives and restructurings within their business lines. In aggregate, these are some of the most seismic changes to take place at Citi since Michael Corbat took the reins as CEO in 2012. The changes come amid investor frustration over the pace of Citi's progress, as well as the arrival of activist ValueAct Capital. But the bank has downplayed the significance of the changes, or their connection to pressure from investors. Don Callahan, Mike Murray, Jud Linville, Bill Mills, Jim Cowles, and John Gerspach.
Jones Raises $2.8M Seed Round
Insurance startup, Jones, has announced a $2.8M seed round led by Hetz Ventures alongside JLL Spark, MetaProp Ventures, GroundUp Ventures and 500 Startups.
Amid Real Estate Slump, Can This $18 Mn Penthouse In New York Find Buyers? | Business Standard News
The building will begin sales next week with prices that land squarely in the market's weak zone. : The developer Cary Tamarkin bought at the top of the market. His $50 million purchase in 2014 wasn't a luxury apartment though; it was a former Catholic school at 555 West End Avenue, on New York's Upper West Side. Tamarkin and his partner, CL Investment Group of China, decided to convert the building into 13 luxury condominiums. They later announced that the apartments' prices would start at $7.9 million, and construction began in late 2015.
There May Be 3.4 Billion Tons More Garbage On Earth By 2050
While 90 percent of waste in lower-income countries is left untreated and dumped openly, high-income countries produce 34 percent of the world's waste.
Oil Prices: Opec And Allies Struggle To Pump More Oil As Iran Supply Falls - The Economic Times
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Ensuring Gold Gets Back Its Prominence
Hedge fund billionaire and others join hands to prevent metal's value destruction. : Toronto: After almost a year of behind-the-scenes work, billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson has formed a coalition with 15 other investors aimed at curbing years of what his fund has called value destruction in the gold sector. John Hathaway -- who is a general partner at Tocqueville Asset Management LP -- and activist fund Livermore Partners are among those who have agreed to join the group, according to an emailed statement from the newly formed Shareholders' Gold Council.
Joe Duran Has A Game Plan, And Anyone Can Play
The CEO of United Capital built a formula for holistic financial planning that any firm can tap into -- for a price.
Punjab Minister Urges Real Estate Companies To Invest In State, Real Estate News, Et Realestate
He said an investment promotion bureau has been established to provide information regarding policies, laws and rules of the state to companies.
Ubiome Announces $83M Series C Financing
uBiome Will Expand World's Largest Human Microbiome Database and Advance Product Portfolio, Including Drug Discovery & Development SAN FRANCISCO, September 21, 2018-- uBiome, the leader in microbial genomics, today announced the Company has raised $83 million in Series C financing. OS Fund led the round, with participation from 8VC, Y Combinator, Dentsu Ventures, and additional new and existing investors. The microbiome plays a vital role in every aspect of health - it has been correlated with a wide range of conditions and can provide insights into predispositions to diseases ranging from inflammatory bowel disease to metabolic disorder to cancer.