The UK was once Starbucks’ beachhead in Europe. But its European invasion may be crumbling as weak economic prospects call into question a consumer-discretionary business surrounded by thug-like...
Due Diligence
Doing homework on prospective investments lacks everyday appeal. It is often tedious, sometimes costly, and usually time consuming, perhaps leading to unsavory conclusions. As a process, due diligence runs the gamut from clarifying government regulations to spotlighting money-laundering concerns. Investors short-circuit this essential function to their detriment. Many failed deals are hastily buried out of embarrassment. Yet more thorough research could have prevented an outsized loss or exposed outright fraud.
The international outcry over Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has been so great that the major Hollywood studios had little choice but to abandon the Russian...
Bad Blood is the story of the rise-and-fall of Theranos, a Silicon Valley startup that was set on revolutionizing healthcare. As a case study, the book should...
Authorities in Hong Kong are seeing new twists on securities fraud. In the latest wave of “pump and dump” schemes involving micro-cap stocks, fraudsters appear...
Zoobia Shahnaz is a name that you may read about again. In December 2017, she was arrested in New York on a string of terrorist-finance charges. The federal...