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wealth
World's Richest Families Fuel Race for Lucrative Family Office JobsOn a sweat-laced evening in June, while much of Hong Kong dug into supper, two dozen students snaked their way past ginseng dispensaries and tailor shops to the third floor of an office tower to be schooled in finance’s hottest trend.The cohort was a white-collar jumble - some were private bankers with gym bags, others primly-dressed accountants. They’d come to study the ABCs of family offices - firms dedicated to managing enormous, secretive pools of generational wealth: from the perils of workJuly 30, 2023
business
Saudi Basic Industries Profit Rises 5.4% on Higher PricesFirst-quarter profit at Saudi Basic Industries Corp., the Middle East’s biggest petrochemicals producer, rose on higher prices and sales volumes, in spite of a 1.1 billion Saudi riyal ($290 million) charge for restructuring.April 29, 2018
markets
Dollar Drops to Low as Debate Over Transitory Inflation SimmersThe dollar fell to a fresh low for the week and was on track for its first weekly loss in five after U.S. September consumer prices rose less than forecast, curbing bets on a Federal Reserve rate increase in December.October 13, 2017