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Luxury Brands’ Stiffest Competition Is the Stuff They Have Already Sold

October 19, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Luxury Brands’ Stiffest Competition Is the Stuff They Have Already Sold
Sales of secondhand luxury goods are growing faster than in brands’ own stores.

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BBVA’s $19 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid for Sabadell Falls Through

October 19, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on BBVA’s $19 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid for Sabadell Falls Through
The development draws to a close a hostile pursuit by Spain’s second-biggest bank that dragged on for nearly 18 months. Shares in BBVA jumped.

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Smiths Group to Sell Smiths Interconnect to Molex in $1.75 Billion Deal

October 19, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Smiths Group to Sell Smiths Interconnect to Molex in $1.75 Billion Deal
The divestment is part of its strategy to become a more focused industrial engineering company.

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Bavarian Nordic’s Largest Shareholder Stands Firm Against $3.1 Billion Private-Equity Takeover Bid

October 19, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Bavarian Nordic’s Largest Shareholder Stands Firm Against $3.1 Billion Private-Equity Takeover Bid
ATP’s rejection of a sweetened bid from private-equity firms for the vaccine maker casts doubt over whether the deal will go through.

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Lone Star Funds to Buy Hillenbrand for About $2.25 Billion

October 19, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Lone Star Funds to Buy Hillenbrand for About $2.25 Billion
Hillenbrand has agreed to be acquired by private-equity firm Lone Star Funds for about $2.25 billion.

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Gucci Owner Kering Nears $4 Billion Sale of Beauty Unit to L’Oréal

October 18, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Gucci Owner Kering Nears $4 Billion Sale of Beauty Unit to L’Oréal
A deal would be an early move by new Kering CEO Luca de Meo to revive the luxury giant’s fortunes.

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How a Handyman’s Wife Helped an Hermès Heir Discover He’d Lost $15 Billion

October 17, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on How a Handyman’s Wife Helped an Hermès Heir Discover He’d Lost $15 Billion
Nicolas Puech says his wealth manager isolated him from friends and family and siphoned away a massive fortune. Then came the clue that began to reveal the deception.

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The A-List Turned on Marc Benioff. Now He’s Sorry.

October 17, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The A-List Turned on Marc Benioff. Now He’s Sorry.
The Salesforce CEO apologized for his comments on the National Guard.

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Marc Benioff Apologizes for National Guard Comments

October 17, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Marc Benioff Apologizes for National Guard Comments
The Salesforce CEO had called for President Trump to send the National Guard to San Francisco.

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Tesla Shareholders Urged to Reject Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

October 17, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Tesla Shareholders Urged to Reject Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package
Proxy adviser ISS recommends investors reject moonshot pay deal and investment in xAI However, investors have blessed Musk’s prior pay packages despite similar opposition.

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