Tiger Woods is backing a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that wants to raise US$150 million in an initial public offering (IPO) to acquire a sports technology firm.
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The global copper industry needs to spend more than $100 billion to build mines able to close what could be an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, Erik Heimlich, head of base metals supply at CRU said this week.
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Autograph, an NFT platform co-founded by professional football player Tom Brady, raised $170 million in a Series B funding round led by Silicon Valley investors Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins.
Tom Brady’s NFT Startup Gets $170 Million in Silicon Valley Funding Read More »
Amedeo Anniciello is Chief Executive of Standard Bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A seasoned banker with nearly 40 years of experience, Mr. Anniciello began his career with Société Générale in South Africa and then joined Credit & Savings Help Bank Ltd before becoming a Director of the Corporate & Investment Banking branch at
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John Rogers, the founder of Ariel Investments, speaks during an August 2017 interview. The Chicago-based firm was the first Black-owned money manager at the time of its launch in 1983. Image: Bloomberg News A trailblazing money manager is embarking on new territory for the firm while driving Congressional scrutiny into the largest fund firms’ racial
Ariel expands into new fields as an industry pioneer and force for change Read More »
Snaps of David Beckham in expensive cars were a tabloid staple during the footballer’s days as a star player, but now his interest has taken a surprising turn: bin lorries.
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KINSHASA, January 24th 2022 – A2k Advisory Sarl (“A2k”), a boutique strategic advisory firm with a focus on mining, will launch an original podcast series – the first of its kind in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – hosted by its Senior Partner Arthur Katalayi.
It took just 17 months for Apple Inc’s stock market valuation to surge from $2 trillion to $3 trillion. Shares of the iPhone maker briefly hit $182.88 during trading on Monday – enough to secure Apple the coveted crown of becoming the first publicly traded company on the planet to cross the $3 trillion market capitalisation mark.
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Sharon Bowen has been named board chair of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), making her the first Black woman to gain that prominent role.
Also called the “Big Board,” the NYSE calls itself the world’s largest stock exchange. A deep-rooted Wall Street fixture, it reportedly has a combined capitalization of $36 trillion and 2,400 listed companies.
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The energy transition is seen as marking a shift away from the “bad old” habits of the fossil fuel industry, but accessing the strategic resources pose their own often-overlooked problems.
Kinshasa’s hopes and the coming cobalt crunch Read More »
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