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Coronavirus a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' for debt investors: Billionaire Marc Lasry

The downturn may spell misery for employees and business owners, but it presents a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” for debt investors to do “extremely well,” Marc Lasry, the billionaire co-founder and chief executive of hedge fund Avenue Capital, told Yahoo Finance. …read more […]

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7 Wealth Creation Tips to Grow Your Money Now

Wealth creation is the process of increasing assets and decreasing debts over time. If you are looking to build wealth but don’t know where to start, we here at Investment U have assembled some wealth creation tips that should help you build your money.
I prefer to call these wealth creation “tips” and not “hacks.” There is no easy way to wealth creation. It takes a lot of work and a lot of your most precious asset – and no, I’m not talking about money. I’m talking about time.
Short of hitting it big in the lottery – and you likely won’t …read more […]

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End of an era? Series of U.S. setbacks bodes ill for big oil, gas pipeline projects

A rapid-fire succession of setbacks for big energy pipelines in the United States this week has revealed an uncomfortable truth for the oil and gas industry: environmental activists and landowners opposed to projects have become good at blocking them in court. The latest setbacks have increased the difficulty for developers of billions of dollars worth of pipeline projects in getting needed permits and community support. The oil industry says the pipelines are needed to expand oil and gas production and deliver it to fuel-hungry markets, but a rising chorus of critics argue they pose an unacceptable future risk …read more […]

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National General Pops 69% In Pre-Market On $4B Takeover Deal By Allstate

U.S. insurer Allstate Corp. (ALL) has agreed to acquire National General Holdings Corp.(NGHC) for about $4 billion in cash, or $34.50 per share.As part of the takeover deal National General shareholders will get $32 per share in cash and closing dividends of $2.50 per share. The $34.50 total value per share reflects a 69% premium to National General’s closing price on Tuesday. National General shares spiked 69% to $34.39 in Wednesday’s pre-market trading.Allstate will fund the share purchase by using $2.2 billion in combined cash resources and issuing $1.5 billion of new senior debt. The insurer said it will maintain …read more […]

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Exclusive: Alibaba's Ant plans Hong Kong IPO, targets valuation over $200 billion, sources say

Ant Group, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, plans a Hong Kong float as soon as this year and targets a valuation of more than $200 billion, said two sources with knowledge of the matter. The world’s most valuable tech “unicorn” had been looking to sell shares in Hong Kong and mainland China simultaneously, but is now leaning heavily towards the Asian financial hub first because it would probably face a smoother listing process, the sources and a third person with knowledge of the matter said. It is looking at selling between 5% and 10% of …read more […]