E-book

E-book: WeWork, disrupted

2 October 2019

The shared-office provider, once valued at a lofty $47 bln, has abandoned its IPO and ditched its loopy leader. Yet even a slowed-down WeWork will still burn cash. A new Breakingviews e-book recaps the company’s rise and fall, and explores the consequences.

E-book: Predictions 2019

2 January 2019

Equities look overvalued, economies are slowing, and the world’s two biggest economies are at loggerheads. In 2019 there will be high flyers, high jinks, and more people getting high. But there are too many high-stakes situations for there not to be plenty more left high and dry. Read online or download the PDF.

E-book: A year in the life of MbS

26 October 2018

In October 2017, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman outlined a more liberal and market-friendly vision in Riyadh. A year on, the kingdom is under fire after the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Breakingviews explains what happened in between.

E-book: Ten Years After

21 September 2018

A decade since Lehman’s collapse, Breakingviews presents a multimedia collection reflecting on the 2008 financial crisis and what’s changed, including new columns and graphics as well as audio and video interviews with key figures like Gary Cohn, Barney Frank and Sheila Bair.

How Sergio Marchionne saved Fiat and Chrysler

30 July 2018

The automakers’ former boss, who has died at 66, rescued both from the wrecker’s yard. His push for breakups and consolidation also helped produce better shareholder returns than his main rivals. A new selection of Breakingviews columns offers a taste of his 14-year tenure.

Breakingviews predicts a frothy, frustrated year

5 January 2018

Money is cheap, the global economy is motoring, and tech is reshaping the world. Populism is still driving discord and uncertainty, but markets are ebullient. From elections to electric cars, we offer a series of insights into what 2018 has in store for companies and economies.

Breakingviews predicts a shaken-up world in 2017

3 January 2017

After the upheavals of 2016, governments, companies and investors face unfamiliar terrain. Once-unthinkable scenarios, good or bad, now seem possible. From the U.S. economy to European elections, from M&A to magic mushrooms, our financial insights offer a guide to the year ahead.

Trump’s four phases will guide next four years

18 November 2016

The reality-TV star is upending the global order in real time. As CEOs, world leaders and investors try to interpret what's in store, a new Breakingviews e-book chronicles Trump the businessman, candidate, populist and president-elect. Who he surrounds himself with is paramount.