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Divya Balji

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Managing Editor, Breaking News Americas for Bloomberg News Previously: Team Leader, Equities Americas; Senior Editor; Team Leader, Asia Equities; Reporter

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Joined May 2009
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Interesting analogy @SheilaBair2013 makes to the classic movie "It's a Wonderful Life" nyti.ms/3T5K9jw
Silicon Valley Bank Fails After Run on Deposits (Published 2023)

Silicon Valley Bank Fails After Run on Deposits (Published 2023)

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation took control of the bank’s assets on Friday. The failure raised concerns that other banks could face problems, too.

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My worlds are colliding.. straitstimes.com/singapore/c…
Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons is coming to Singapore

Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons is coming to Singapore

Often cited as Canada’s favourite coffee spot, Tim Hortons is best known for its coffee and doughnuts. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Stock pickers who successfully navigated the 2022 bear market are having a harder time making it through the 2023 faltering recovery... by @lena_popina bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A One-Way Market Foils Stock Pickers as Fed Trounces Everything

A One-Way Market Foils Stock Pickers as Fed Trounces Everything

Stock pickers who successfully navigated the 2022 bear market are having a harder time making it through the 2023 faltering recovery.

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I am one lucky lady! Thank you to the Bloomberg Equities team for such a sweet (pun intended) treat as a parting gift. 🥰 Love you loads! @celesteperri @geoffreymorgan @Matt_Turnerr @EricJWeiner1
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Global warming is wreaking havoc on the world’s longest ice skating rink by @ScanlanDavid (Also, who knew we had ICE dragon boat racing?!) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
World’s Longest Ice Rink to Stay Shut for the First Time Since 1971

World’s Longest Ice Rink to Stay Shut for the First Time Since 1971

Mild temperatures in Ottawa keep Rideau Skateway closed

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"Do a lot, get in trouble for a lot. Do less, get in trouble for less. Do nothing, get in trouble for nothing."  bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Anti-Graft Crackdown Pushes Vietnam’s Fearful Bureaucrats to 'Do Nothing’

Anti-Graft Crackdown Pushes Vietnam’s Fearful Bureaucrats to 'Do Nothing’

Vietnam’s Communist Party is growing alarmed about a new mantra taking hold among bureaucrats: Do a lot, get in trouble for a lot. Do less, get in trouble for less. Do nothing, get in trouble for...

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“The most comments I ever received were not for months in Baghdad or Afghanistan, or any story, but when I let my hair grow gray — bar none,” Ms. LaFlamme said nyti.ms/3S7qVcP

After Going Gray, a News Anchor Found Herself the Focus of the Story (Published 2023)

Lisa LaFlamme was dismissed after a decades-long TV career, not long after she stopped dyeing her hair, setting off debates across Canada about sexism, ageism and going gray.

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Shopify is drawing good reviews from Wall Street analysts after its fourth-quarter results. Yet the stock is getting pummeled... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Shopify Analysts Shrug Off Weaker Outlook as Stock Drops 15%

Shopify Analysts Shrug Off Weaker Outlook as Stock Drops 15%

Shopify Inc. is drawing good reviews from Wall Street analysts after its fourth-quarter results. Yet the stock is getting pummeled anyway.

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By 2030, Vietnam officials aim to turn Ho Chi Minh City into a magnet for tech funding and target a digital economy that represents 40% of the city’s gross domestic product: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Silicon Valley Talent Is Helping Grow Vietnam's Startup Hub

Silicon Valley Talent Is Helping Grow Vietnam's Startup Hub

An abundance of inexpensive engineers coupled with a fast growing economy makes Vietnam an attractive spot for startups, founders say. There are challenges ahead.

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Cannabis, healthcare, Big Tech: what stock investors will need to keep an eye on for the US midterm elections bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A Stock Trader’s Guide to the US Midterm Elections

A Stock Trader’s Guide to the US Midterm Elections

Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are staking out bullish positions on equities as voters cast their ballots in midterm elections that are expected to end Democrats’ control of the legislative...

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This is why I love covering the stock market:
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Honouring the bureau tradition of buying timbits after a big market event. Bets on market moves may or may not have been placed. @decloet @kevinorland @geoffreymorgan
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Five months after disclosing a stake in Bed Bath & Beyond, activist shareholder Ryan Cohen wants out, sparking a selloff in the shares of the home goods retailer bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets @divyabalji @BTLipschultz
Ryan Cohen’s Plan to Sell Bed Bath & Beyond Stake Fuels Rout

Ryan Cohen’s Plan to Sell Bed Bath & Beyond Stake Fuels Rout

Five months after disclosing a stake in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., activist shareholder Ryan Cohen has tapped out, sparking a selloff in the shares of the home goods retailer.

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Recession fears and surging inflation sent foreign investors fleeing from Canada's stock market. They dropped Canadian equities at the fasted pace since 2007. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #TSX

Foreign Investors Dump the Most Canadian Stocks Since 2007

Foreign investors pulled the most money out of Canadian stocks in 15 years amid fears that recession would hit an equity market that’s highly sensitive to changes in the economic cycles.

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Soaring natural gas prices have propelled Tourmaline Oil CEO Mike Rose into the ranks of Canada’s billionaires bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @wealth
Tourmaline Surge Propels Mike Rose’s Stake Past C$1 Billion

Tourmaline Surge Propels Mike Rose’s Stake Past C$1 Billion

Soaring natural gas prices have propelled Tourmaline Oil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mike Rose into the ranks of Canada’s billionaires.

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Some companies that went public via a merger with a SPAC have fallen so far that they’ve been bought by private companies or competitors at far lower prices bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BTLipschultz
The SPAC Era Comes to a Whimpering End

The SPAC Era Comes to a Whimpering End

Newly public companies are getting bought out—for far less money—while blank-check promoters prepare for a more skeptical market.

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Gun stocks are surging this morning 👇 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @divyabalji @business
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Mounting losses in the crypto market have even some of the most steadfast investors looking like they’re bailing out by @VildanaHajric bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Crypto Market Starting to See Even Old-Timers ‘Panic Selling’

Crypto Market Starting to See Even Old-Timers ‘Panic Selling’

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At least equity investors can pack it up for three days (sorry crypto world)
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Hillary Clinton: ‘We are standing on the precipice of losing our democracy’ - on.ft.com/3n45w5v via @FT
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