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Klarna and StubHub have shelved their much-anticipated plans to go public as a fresh wave of market volatility triggered by President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement rippled through global financial markets. According to a CNBC report citing a source familiar with the matter, the companies are postponing their initial public offerings due to mounting uncertainty… Continue reading Klarna and StubHub delay IPO plans as Trump tariff shock rattles investor sentiment: report

Rioja, a wine-producing region in Spain, has seen its wine stockpiles grow since the pandemic. Wine producers in the region had hoped to increase exports of their tannic red wines to the US market, but those hopes were fading ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, which he referred to as “liberation day.” Trump’s tariff… Continue reading Rioja wine producers face uncertainty amid trade tensions and global demand shifts

Hedge funds pulled back from Asian markets last week, shedding stocks and reducing leveraged positions as they prepared for US President Donald Trump’s announcement of new reciprocal tariffs on April 2. South Korea, China’s onshore markets, and Taiwan saw the heaviest selling, while hedge funds also ramped up short bets in Japan, Morgan Stanley noted… Continue reading Hedge funds exit Asian markets ahead of US tariff announcement on April 2

The venture capital (VC) industry has started the year well, with OpenAI breaking a record this week when it raised $40 billion on Monday. Other companies like Elon Musk’s xAI and Anthropic have continued to do well. This article ranks the biggest VC-funded companies in 2025. Biggest US VC-funded companies in 2025 SpaceX  Elon Musk’s… Continue reading The biggest US VC-funded companies of 2025: titans of innovation

Dollar Tree Inc. has announced the sale of its struggling Family Dollar business for $1 billion to investment firms Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management. Dollar Tree Inc.’s stock climbed 3.4% early Wednesday to lead S&P 500 premarket gainers, however, at 9:08 am pre-market, it was up by only 0.55%. The deal, expected to… Continue reading Dollar Tree stock rises despite sale of Family Dollar at a huge loss: here’s why

When Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak, Yinon Costica, and Roy Reznik were riding a bus to their Israeli army base nearly a decade ago, they weren’t just swapping stories. They were shaping what would become one of the biggest exits in venture capital history. What started as a conversation among four Unit 8200 cyber operatives is… Continue reading Google’s record-breaking acquisition of Wiz: the story behind the deal