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Smilegate invests in GTA leader Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures

Smilegate has made a strategic investment in Absurd Ventures, a game studio founded by Rockstar Games cofounder Dan Houser.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

BlackRock expanding in private credit, buys HPS Investment Partners for $12 billion

The deal, which is expected to close in mid-2025, comes during a boom for the private credit space.

CNBC - Dec. 3

In Angola, Biden plans to tout US investments and visit a slavery museum

Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote Washington’s investments in the sub-Sahara African nation and to see a slavery museum where he’ll acknowledge the ...

ABC News - Dec. 3

Sanofi to Invest $1 Billion in New Insulin Manufacturing Base in China

The new base, which will be located in Yizhuang, Beijing, marks Sanofi’s second production site in the capital and its fourth in the country.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 3

Investors call for reform of Scotland’s ‘stamp duty’ to boost investment

Asset managers call for removal of ‘disincentive’ to property spending north of the border

Financial Times - Dec. 3

Trump picks investment banker Warren Stephens as UK ambassador

The billionaire donated millions to President-elect Donald Trump’s re-election campaign this year.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Trump Picks Warren Stephens, Billionaire Investment Banker, for U.K. Ambassador

Warren Stephens, an investment banker, gave $2 million in 2016 to a group aiming to block Donald J. Trump’s political rise. More recently, he backed Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and ...

The New York Times - Dec. 3

Trump taps investment banker Warren Stephens for UK ambassador

President-elect Trump announced on Monday that investment banker Warren Stephens would serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. “Warren has always dreamed of serving the United States full ...

The Hill - Dec. 2

Penix ready but believes Cousins will rebound

Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. said he'll be ready if he's called on to start but believes Kirk Cousins will bounce back from his recent struggles.

ESPN - Dec. 2

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