Private Pressure Mounts

Pressure mounts on VW to finally confront the reality of restructuring

The carmaker must overcome internal resistance to changes necessary to boost competitiveness

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Pressure is mounting on prosecutors to review Musk's $1M swing-state petition giveaway

Prosecutors are facing pressure around payments that Elon Musk's America PAC made to people who signed a petition supporting free speech and gun rights.

Germany appoints new finance minister as pressure for quick snap elections mounts

Jörg Kukies was appointed as the new German finance minister on Thursday, replacing Christian Lindner.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Boeing factory strike crosses 1-month mark as pressure mounts on new CEO

Boeing's CEO Ortberg will answer to investors in his first Oct. 23 earnings presentation as the aerospace giant faces swirling crises.

Business - CNBC - October 14

Boeing factory strike crosses 1-month mark as pressure mounts on new CEO

It’s been just over a month since more than 30,000 Boeing machinists walked off the job after overwhelmingly voting down a tentative contract.

The pressures on Britain’s state, in charts

Ageing population is a great policy achievement but the higher costs demand tax increases and improved growth

World - Financial Times - October 30

The inflation risk for emerging markets

Fiscal indiscipline looms as the biggest threat after central bank battles to slow rising prices

World - Financial Times - October 15

The bear who was a private in the Polish army

The bear was enlisted into the Polish army and served alongside soldiers during World War Two.

Mount Fuji Snowless For Longest Time In 130 Years

World - Yahoo News - November 1

Knowledge workers are leaning on generative AI as their workloads mount

A recent Thomson Reuters report found that the average knowledge worker expects AI to save them four hours per week.

Tech - VentureBeat - 3 days ago

Snow back on Mount Fuji after longest absence

One of Japan's most popular tourist attractions is once again donning its famed snowcap.

Hospital service 'under pressure' ahead of winter

A hospital chief says services already feel "strained" and expects to feel more pressure.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

How Cells Resist the Pressure of the Deep Sea

Cell membranes from comb jellies reveal a new kind of adaptation to the deep sea: curvy lipids that conform to an ideal shape under pressure.

Tech - Wired - October 20

UNESCO: Journalists being pressured through false allegations

World - Yahoo News - October 23

Maresca: No pressure from Chelsea for top 4 finish

Enzo Maresca has said he is under no pressure from Chelsea to secure Champions League qualification in his first season at the club.

Sports - ESPN - October 29

The start of a new round of gilt market carnage?

Parsing 101 words from the OBR

Business - Financial Times - October 31

'I was pressured back to work after fiancee's miscarriages'

Firefighter Oliver Dent says he was accused of "putting the service under strain".

Chronic Diseases Can Come With Chronic Financial Pressure

For millions of Americans, paying for the treatment needed to manage their diseases can become its own lifelong problem.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Inside the Nasty Rivalry Rocking the World of Private Jets

The head of a private-jet company has been involved in a massive, often secret campaign to undermine his bitter rival. Now it’s spilling out into the open.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 11

Salmond's body to be brought home on private flight

The former first minister died at a conference in North Macedonia on Saturday at the age of 69.

Don’t bring back traditional private-sector pensions

They’re not good for workers and distract from the key issue: continuous coverage

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

The Scandal of the Indonesian Leader’s Son and the Private Jet

It was a major blow to the Everyman image cultivated by President Joko Widodo, who stepped down on Sunday.

World - The New York Times - October 20

Can the private sector deliver Labour’s housebuilding boom?

Government still has to tackle how commercial incentives limit supply of new homes

World - Financial Times - October 23

‘Bespoke’ private banking: the ultimate in customer service?

Ultra-wealthy clients can pay for customised care in investments, tax and family governance. But they may not get everything they need

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Carried interest: private equity’s tax break

The lower-taxed performance fee has helped buyout firms’ executives amass personal fortunes

Business - Financial Times - October 27

Private equity eyes a deal with Reeves on carried interest

Labour’s agenda highlights tension between raising taxes and courting internationally mobile financiers

World - Financial Times - October 29

Private jets, carried interest and non-doms

Plus, Harvey Schwartz leaves a troubled fintech’s board and BHP sends mixed messages about interest in buying its rival

World - Financial Times - October 31

Cruise companies pour money into lucrative private resorts

Passenger numbers and profit forecasts are up as operators respond to a tourism backlash by building their own facilities

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

State Street says it is ‘shopping’ for a private credit manager

Money manager tries to catch up with rivals as investors shift into unlisted assets

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Why These Fast-Growing Companies Turned to Private Equity

PE firms get a bad rap. These CEOs partnered with them anyway.

Business - Inc. - 2 days ago

Ivy League endowments struggle with private market downturn

Some universities have issued bonds to meet funding needs as a dealmaking dearth weighs on investment returns

Business - Financial Times - 11 hours ago

Corporate debts mount as credit funds let borrowers defer payments

Use of payment-in-kind loan terms is growing as companies struggle with heavy leverage and high interest rates

Business - Financial Times - October 14

Foot of a famed Mount Everest climber is possibly found after 100 years

A National Geographic documentary crew may have found partial remains of the foot of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine, the famed mountaineer who disappeared on Mount Everest 100 years ago.

Insurers embrace climate change investments as catastrophe costs mount

Industry adopts low-carbon goals it once shunned as natural disaster losses exceed $100bn a year

Business - Financial Times - October 15

North Korea blows up roads to south as tensions mount

Symbolic detonations are first of their kind and come amid dispute over drones

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Navy aircraft with 2 aboard crashes east of Mount Rainier

A Navy aircraft with two crew members on board crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state Tuesday evening, and a search for the pair was ongoing, the Navy said.

2 Missing After Navy Fighter Jet Crashes Near Mount Rainier

The two crew members who were onboard the aircraft remain missing, Navy officials said, after it crashed during a routine training flight.

World - The New York Times - October 16

Search underway for Navy jet crew after crash near Mount Rainier

A U.S. Navy jet crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington state and a search was underway for the plane's two crew members, the Navy said.

Latest in Private Pressure Mounts

Pressure mounts on VW to finally confront the reality of restructuring

Pressure is mounting on prosecutors to review Musk's $1M swing-state petition giveaway

Germany appoints new finance minister as pressure for quick snap elections mounts

Boeing factory strike crosses 1-month mark as pressure mounts on new CEO

Boeing factory strike crosses 1-month mark as pressure mounts on new CEO

The pressures on Britain’s state, in charts

The inflation risk for emerging markets

The bear who was a private in the Polish army

Mount Fuji Snowless For Longest Time In 130 Years

Knowledge workers are leaning on generative AI as their workloads mount

Snow back on Mount Fuji after longest absence

Hospital service 'under pressure' ahead of winter

How Cells Resist the Pressure of the Deep Sea

UNESCO: Journalists being pressured through false allegations

Maresca: No pressure from Chelsea for top 4 finish

The start of a new round of gilt market carnage?

'I was pressured back to work after fiancee's miscarriages'

Chronic Diseases Can Come With Chronic Financial Pressure

Inside the Nasty Rivalry Rocking the World of Private Jets

Salmond's body to be brought home on private flight

Don’t bring back traditional private-sector pensions

The Scandal of the Indonesian Leader’s Son and the Private Jet

Can the private sector deliver Labour’s housebuilding boom?

‘Bespoke’ private banking: the ultimate in customer service?

Carried interest: private equity’s tax break

Private equity eyes a deal with Reeves on carried interest

Private jets, carried interest and non-doms

Cruise companies pour money into lucrative private resorts

State Street says it is ‘shopping’ for a private credit manager

Why These Fast-Growing Companies Turned to Private Equity

Ivy League endowments struggle with private market downturn

Corporate debts mount as credit funds let borrowers defer payments

Foot of a famed Mount Everest climber is possibly found after 100 years

Insurers embrace climate change investments as catastrophe costs mount

North Korea blows up roads to south as tensions mount

Navy aircraft with 2 aboard crashes east of Mount Rainier

2 Missing After Navy Fighter Jet Crashes Near Mount Rainier

Search underway for Navy jet crew after crash near Mount Rainier

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