#Alibaba stock surges after founder Jack Ma resurfaces

#Alibaba stock surges after founder Jack Ma resurfaces

“#Alibaba stock surges after founder Jack Ma resurfaces” Jack is back — and investors are relieved. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s stock price surged Wednesday after billionaire founder Jack Ma made his first public appearance in nearly three months. Alibaba’s US-listed shares jumped 6.8 percent in premarket trading to $268.81 as of 7:03 a.m. after Ma…

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#James Simons steps down as chairman of Renaissance Technologies

#James Simons steps down as chairman of Renaissance Technologies

“#James Simons steps down as chairman of Renaissance Technologies” Legendary investor James Simons has stepped down as chairman at his secretive hedge fund Renaissance Technologies. The 82-year-old Simons — a former math professor who became one of the most successful investors in history by pioneering computer-based stock trading — notified investors in December that he…

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#COVID-19 pandemic making healthcare leaders billionaires

#COVID-19 pandemic making healthcare leaders billionaires

“#COVID-19 pandemic making healthcare leaders billionaires” COVID-19 has helped turn dozens of healthcare leaders into newly-minted billionaires, according to a report. Fifty doctors, scientists and healthcare entrepreneurs earned billionaire status this year — the majority of whom are from China, where the virus first emerged in December 2019, Forbes reported. Of the new cohort, there…

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#Airbnb IPO makes CEO Brian Chesky .5 billion richer

#Airbnb IPO makes CEO Brian Chesky $6.5 billion richer

“#Airbnb IPO makes CEO Brian Chesky $6.5 billion richer” Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky was at a loss for words when his company went public Thursday — but he wasn’t at a loss for wealth. Chesky got $6.5 billion richer as the vacation-rental giant’s stock price more than doubled in its blockbuster market debut, putting him…

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