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Amir Efrati • Kalanick’s CloudKitchens, Ideal Bet for Pandemic, Hits Snags
At that moment, Sam was planning to give $15–$30 million to McConnell to defeat the Trumpier candidates in the US Senate races. On a separate front, he explained to me, as the plane descended into Washington, DC, he was exploring the legality of paying Donald Trump himself not to run for president. His team had somehow created a back channel into
... See moreMichael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Enfin, que dire de mon propre vécu : un ancien diplomate soviétique nourri, au départ, au biberon de la Pravda, et qui est devenu un « global professor of geopolitics », ayant un ancrage français et convaincu des vertus de l’économie de marché et de la démocratie libérale ?
Alexandre Melnik • Reconnecter la France au monde: Globalisation, mode d'emploi (French Edition)
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
According to Ivar, by 1932 he had 225 subsidiaries. He had operations in every civilized country except Russia, and he manufactured three-quarters of the world’s matches. Ivar had secured match monopolies in twenty-four countries. During seven years, he had loaned almost 300 million dollars to European governments. Ivar’s loans had helped borrower
... See moreFrank Partnoy • The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals
La Russie étant un état très décentralisé, le pouvoir d’un homme d’affaires influent pouvait, en province, rivaliser avec celui du ministère de l’Intérieur de Moscou. Mikhaïl était l’un des businessmen les plus importants de la région, et Édouard n’avait d’autre choix que de faire confiance à l’influence de son hôte.