Big investors like Apollo and Carlyle are clamoring for a piece of the $30 trillion ESG space. We spoke to 15 insiders about how they're ramping up hires, raising money, and striking data-driven deals.

Jeff Ubben's decision to leave ValueAct to focus on impact investing took the asset management industry by surprise, but it might be a turning point.

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Big investors like Apollo and Carlyle are clamoring for a piece of the $30 trillion ESG space. We spoke to 15 insiders about how they're ramping up hires, raising money, and striking data-driven deals. Bradley Saacks | Jeff Ubben's decision to leave ValueAct to focus on impact investing took the asset management industry by surprise, but it might be a turning point. Read More »

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Dozens of drugmakers are racing to develop coronavirus vaccines. Here's how they see 2020 playing out and when the first vaccines might be available. Andrew Dunn | Research is moving historically fast to produce a coronavirus vaccine. BI identified 30 experimental vaccines expected to start human testing in 2020. Read More »

Goldman Sachs has formulated a strategy that could triple the market's return within a year as volatility remains higher than normal — including 11 new stock picks for the months ahead Akin Oyedele | The median stock on Goldman's list is expected to deliver three times the S&P 500's absolute return over the next 12 months. Read More »

Salesforce's former chief recruiter says arrogance is the biggest red flag in hiring. Here's how the company spots it during the interview process. Joe Williams,Shana Lebowitz | The company also expects potential recruits to ask questions during the interview process that show they have the end customer in mind. Read More »

SoftBank-backed companies laid off more than 16,800 people in 2020 as the pandemic ravages startups Meghan Morris | Big funding and explosive sales growth didn't translate into a path to profits. Startups that burned through cash are now facing a reckoning. Read More »

Lululemon just spent half a billion dollars during a recession to acquire a startup that catapults it into the home-fitness arena — and analysts say it may be a bargain Mary Hanbury | Lululemon announced Monday that it was acquiring Mirror for $500 million after previously investing in its business. Read More »

Some Amazon merchants are selling their businesses for more than $30 million as COVID-19 boosts the value of online retail: 'It's a seller's market' Eugene Kim | Demand for acquiring third-party Amazon sellers is growing at an unprecedented rate, as more people are expected to shop online following COVID-19. Read More »

VCs no longer value a founding team's background as much as profitability, and that could be yet another blow to waning founder-friendly terms in Silicon Valley Megan Hernbroth | In a VC ecosystem that has long favored alums of successful unicorns and tech giants, profitability now counts more in investment deals. Read More »

One simple chart compares the daily routines of 26 historical icons like Mozart, Ben Franklin, and Maya Angelou to pin down what their success had in common Dominick Reuter,Libby Kane | An interactive infographic from Podio shows how successful people in history have spent their days, from early morning risers to midnight workers. Read More »

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