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Viking Global Trails Rivals, Stock Market in 2025

Eleven months into 2025, $55 billion hedge fund Viking Global sits in an underwhelming position.The long-running Tiger Cub โ€” a nickname for the group of firms connected to the late Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management โ€” is up just 5.8% through November in its flagship stock-picking hedge fund after a 0.5%…

JPMorgan’s Middle Market Group Is Sitting on Its ‘Highest Backlog’

JPMorgan took a bet to build an investment banking machine outside Wall Street, and it tapped John Richert to do it.Under Richert’s watch, the business that serves founder-run companies with deep ties to their local economies has grown from four people to nearly 300 bankers, collectively generating more than $1…

Uber CEO Says One Market Will Lead the Trillion-Dollar Robotaxis Boom

Uber is preparing for a robotaxi surge, and its CEO says one market will drive it.Dara Khosrowshahi said in an interview with Bloomberg Television published Friday that robotaxis are a “trillion-dollar-plus” opportunity and Asia is a huge growth market for the ride-hailing giant.”I expect to be in 10-plus markets by…

Apple Rides the Success of iPhone 17 to Top of the Smartphone Market

The iPhone may feel ubiquitous, but Apple has consistently lagged behind rival Samsung in terms of global smartphone market share.Tim Cook’s newest iteration, though, is breaking through โ€” and returning Apple to the top of the industry.A new report from Counterpoint Research projects that Apple will be the leading smartphone…

How Gen Z Can Stand Out in the Job Market in the World of AI

Gen Z is graduating into a labor market reshaped by AI pilots, hiring freezes, and jittery managers.That doesn’t mean a jobs cliff is imminent, said James Ransom, a research fellow at University College London, who studies the impact of AI on work.But it does mean the rules of entry into…

Veteran-Owned Wagyu Startup Thriving in the .5 Billion Market Boom

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Patrick Montgomery, a former Army Ranger and the founder of KC Cattle Company, an American wagyu farm. It has been edited for length and clarity.I thought I’d spend my whole life in Special Operations as part of the First Ranger Battalion…

Sprouts Farmers Market Visit: Fast-Growing, Price-Competitive Grocery Chain

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Battle-Tested Ukrainian Weapons Are About to Hit Global Arms Market

Ukraine is moving closer to exporting its battle-tested weaponry for the first time.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that the country’s program for the controlled exports of domestically manufactured weaponry should start in November.Ukraine effectively froze the ability of any company making weaponry to export its tech after Russia’s…

Top China Watcher: EV Market Has Too Many Entrepreneurs and Engineers

China’s EV market is saturated with way too many car company founders who are deadlocked in a brutal battle for market share, says China analyst Dan Wang.Wang lived in China from 2017 to 2023, where he covered the country as a technology analyst for Gavekal Dragonomics, a financial services company.He…

How a 241% Tariff Helped America Take Over the Global Pistachio Market

When the United States slapped a 241% tariff on Iranian pistachios nearly 40 years ago, it set the stage for one of America’s biggest agricultural success stories.The trade barrier opened the door for small California farmers to build a new homegrown industry. Today, California supplies more than 60% of the…