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NEO and Silver Maple Ventures Inc. Introduce DealSquare to Disrupt Canadian Private Markets for the Better

DealSquare | Peter-Paul Van Hoeken | Oct 22, 2019 Launch of Canada’s first B2B centralized digital platform for private placements Toronto, October 22, 2019 – NEO is pleased to introduce DealSquare, Canada’s first centralized platform to simplify private placements in Canada, by digitally connecting capital raisers to dealers and their investment advisor networks. DealSquare is

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Exclusive: Blackstone, CVC seek to take Paysafe public - sources

Private equity firms Blackstone Group Inc and CVC Capital Partners Ltd are seeking to hire underwriters for an initial public offering (IPO) of Paysafe Group Ltd that could value the payments processing firm at more than $10 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.



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Bank of Canada rate cut bets sink as investors eye post-election spending

Investors are ditching bets that the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates over the coming months as the domestic economy shows resilience and the federal election result adds to prospects of growth-boosting fiscal spending next year.



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Pound, stocks slip as lawmakers reject Brexit law timetable

The pound weakened and stocks on world markets declined on Tuesday after British lawmakers rejected the government's proposed timetable for passing legislation to ratify its deal to exit the European Union.



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Boeing replaces senior executive as 737 MAX crisis grows

Boeing's top commercial airplanes executive, Kevin McAllister, is leaving the company as the planemaker grapples with the fallout from two fatal crashes of its 737 MAX, the company said on Tuesday.



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SoftBank clinches deal to take over WeWork: sources

SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to spend more than $10 billion to take over WeWork, doubling down on an ill-fated investment and paying off its co-founder Adam Neumann to relinquish control, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.



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U.S. Defense chief won't review $10 billion cloud computing deal due to conflict of interest

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has removed himself from reviewing a disputed $10 billion cloud computing contract because of a possible conflict of interest, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.



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Nike CEO Mark Parker to step down, John Donahoe to take over

Nike Inc's long-time chief executive officer, Mark Parker, will step down next year and be replaced by John Donahoe, the CEO of cloud computing firm ServiceNow Inc , the footwear and apparel maker said on Tuesday.



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Johnson & Johnson CEO testified Baby Powder was safe 13 days before FDA bombshell

Facing off against a plaintiff’s lawyer for the first time about Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder, the company’s Chief Executive Alex Gorsky earlier this month insisted that the company’s iconic brand was safe.



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Cramer says Biogen's Alzheimer's treatment could be 'the biggest drug ever' as shares soar nearly 30%

Drugmaker Biogen announced it is seeking regulatory approval for its Alzheimer's drug, months after it stopped testing the treatment.

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Exxon, New York prosecutors face off in climate change fraud trial

A lawyer for New York's attorney general on Tuesday told a state judge Exxon Mobil Corp used two sets of books to hide the true cost of climate change regulations from investors, while an attorney for the oil major assailed the claims as false and politically motivated.



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U.S. charges six investment bankers over insider trading scheme

U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday they had charged six members of an insider trading ring who worked for firms including Goldman Sachs Group , Moelis and Centerview Partners and allegedly booked tens of millions of dollars in illicit profits.



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Oil prices rise as OPEC mulls deeper output cuts

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after China signaled progress in trade talks with the United States and OPEC and its allies mulled deeper production cuts, but gains were capped by forecasts of a buildup in U.S. crude stockpiles.



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U.S. defense chief drops review of $10 billion cloud computing contract over conflict of interest

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has removed himself from reviewing a disputed $10 billion cloud computing deal because of a possible conflict of interest, a move that could further delay the contract-award process.



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Biogen resurrects Alzheimer's drug; shares jump 27%

Biogen Inc revived plans on Tuesday to seek U.S. approval for Alzheimer's treatment aducanumab, surprising investors and saying data from more patients in two discontinued studies showed the drug reduced the decline of patients suffering from the disease.



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