BlackRock is quietly building a team of 30 data scientists to create a next-generation stock-lending platform

Since BlackRock founded AI Labs last year, it's grown to 30 people. Job postings suggest what they're working on as they further expand the team.

May 07, 2019   |   View Online »

BlackRock is quietly building a team of 30 data scientists to create a next-generation stock-lending platform Meghan Morris | Since BlackRock founded AI Labs last year, it's grown to 30 people. Job postings suggest what they're working on as they further expand the team. Read More »

A buzzy new activist fund is pushing for change at Wyndham Hotels to save the company money and help the environment Bradley Saacks | Impactive Capital, a new activist hedge fund that incorporates environmental, social, and governance factors into its investment processes, has invested in Wyndham Hotels. Read More »

Jefferies helped a rogue hedge fund partner trade with tons of leverage that bankrupted his fund, a new ruling finds Bradley Saacks | Carbon Investment Partners closed after one of its partners, Lee Bressler, lost on extremely leveraged trades on Tesla and Amazon. An arbitrator found that Jefferies' prime brokerage helped him do it. Read More »

The stock-investing chief overseeing $235 billion at Charles Schwab breaks down his surprisingly bullish call on the market's least favorite sector Marley Jay | Omar Aguilar, the CIO for equities at Schwab's investment management business, says he's bucking the Wall Street trend of avoiding an unloved area. Read More »

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A top C-suite headhunter who's placed more than 100 execs in major companies shares his favorite job interview questions — and the answers he's looking for Richard Feloni | Boyden's Roger Duguay uses these questions to assess the personalities of potential leaders. Read More »

The past 4 years of WeWork's pre-IPO financials show just how important cash flow is to the company's growth Jim Edwards | Cash-flow management appears to be a key part of the WeWork business model. Read More »

Carta, the startup building a stock exchange for startups, says its own valuation increased nearly $1 billion in 5 months Megan Hernbroth | Asset management platform Carta raises $300 million from Andreessen Horowitz tied to $1.7 billion valuation months after closing $80 million round Read More »

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'Eerily similar': A Wall Street chief equity strategist explains why Trump's shocking trade U-turn is the perfect trigger for another stock plunge Akin Oyedele | There were red flags in the stock market before Trump's Sunday tweets, and his trade threats could trigger a meltdown similar to two last year. Read More »

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