Tesla's China Dream Threatened by Standoff Over Shanghai Factory

Without a local partner, every Tesla sold in the world's biggest EV market faces a steep import tax. Bruce Einhorn, Yan Zhang, Keith Zhai, Ying Tian and Haze Fan. February 13, 2018, 9:00 PM PST. From. A Tesla Model S parked at one of the U.S. company's electric charging stations in Beijing.
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Sure, the mega-banks offer opportunity; however, some smaller banks may offer even more upside. Bank of the Ozarks is a small bank with big aspirations. A unique business model drew me to learn more. BotO management is sharp, performance metrics are outstanding, and there's a long-term track
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The noose tightened on South African President Jacob Zuma as the ruling African National Congress said it's preparing to hold a vote of no confidence in him on Thursday, after the police raided the home of key allies. The ANC said it will vote Zuma out of office and hopes to elect a new president on
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“The next big thing, hopefully in my lifetime, will be supersonic travel coming back and people traveling around the world in next to no time,” Branson told Bloomberg Television in an interview in Washington Tuesday. “And hopefully in a relatively environmentally friendly way.” Branson's Virgin Galactic is
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Photos by KCII News Director Sally Y. Hart. Animals are known to share love unconditionally, and pet therapy is a routine part of activities at Lending Hands in Washington. This year, Valentine's Day falls on a pet therapy day and last week PAWS and More brought three kittens for participants to cuddle
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Larger lenders view the market conditions as a chance to snap up staff from shrinking rivals. Jay Farner, chief executive of Quicken Loans, which has become the country's second-largest mortgage lender by volume, told the Financial Times: “You'll see opportunity to acquire talent. As other companies
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At least three more Indian banks – two from the public sector and one private – are likely to have been caught in the Rs 11,000-crore fraud that hit the Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday. Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank and Axis Bank are said to have offered credit based on letters of
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… report puts Bozeman's median home price as of last year at $398,000. Most housing advocates and educators say people can afford to spend roughly 30 percent of their paycheck toward housing. By those standards, a Bozeman family needs to bring in $68,400 a year or $32 an hour to buy a house.
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In his December 21, 2017 statement announcing the reinstatement of the $3.0 billion capital reserve, the Director of FHFA noted that FHFA contemplates that going forward Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac dividends will be declared and paid beyond the $3.0 billion capital reserve in the absence of exigent
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Despite assurances sales of the 510-apartments have been strong, local industry insiders suggest the project has been hit by lending restrictions on overseas buyers. Incoming owners, the Yuhu Group-associate AWH Investment Group, are believed to be planning to implement their own sales and
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Advocates Want Restrictions On Car Title Lending. Natalie Moore. February 13, 2018. 00 min. Advocates for low-income families are pushing for a cap on interest rates for auto title loans in Illinois. More content below this sponsor message. Stay up-to-date with the latest news, stories and insider events.
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With the once-red-hot real estate market now looking less so, some say Toronto's reliance on those revenue to balance its books is a big gamble. In a crash or steep correction, Mr. Tory and city council could be forced to make service cuts or introduce larger property-tax hikes, city manager Peter Wallace
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DENVER, TORONTO & SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mount Elbert Capital Partners (“Mount Elbert”), GIC and OPTrust today announced the formation of EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC (the “Company”), an investment vehicle with fully integrated operational capabilities formed to develop,
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Purpose of Job. We are currently seeking talented Director Consumer Lending for our San Antonio, TX facility. Directly manages resources for the attainment of business goals and objectives, and/or may manage several units through subordinate managers. Fosters collaboration and leads employees
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Netflix signed Ryan Murphy, creator of hits such as American Horror Story and Glee, to a contract to make series and films, wresting him away from 21st Century Fox in a dramatic reordering of the TV business. Murphy and his production company will get $300 million over five years, according to a
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BUSINESS WIRE)–CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today announced that Pete Carroll has joined the CoreLogic Government Affairs team as executive, Public Policy & Industry Relations. Carroll brings housing finance and
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has done a review of the Guideline on Authorization of Virtual Banks that was first issued in 2000. In order to keep up with fintech development, Hong Kong's de facto central bank last week issued a draft of the updated version of the guideline for public
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Let's face it: Becoming a successful real estate agent is pretty difficult. Far more than a simple majority of real estate agents who start in this business will ultimately see their career fizzle out. It's a sad reality that we face, but according to the National Association of Realtors, the real estate sales industry
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(Reuters) – The only thing abnormal that the head of Prudential Financial Inc's asset management unit sees in the recent burst of stock market volatility is that it had not happened sooner. PGIM Chief Executive Officer David Hunt, whose unit manages $1.2 trillion, spoke with Reuters about the opportunity
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When payday lenders were kicked out of North Carolina in 2001, some used an illegal backdoor 'rent a bank' scheme to keep making 400% payday loans in our state for five more years. Our NC Attorney General and Commissioner of Banks were the first state regulators to put an end to this sham
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