WeWork Works Their Way to the Top

The Morning Run Crew

25-Aug-17 07:45

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The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:

0:10 - Shared-office startup WeWork, becomes the 4th most valuable startup in the US after Softbank's recent investment

6:00 - Hong Leong rules out M&As including the rumoured HL-AFG merger, to focus on organic growth

8:07 - Malaysian-listed companies are suffering from the "lazy balance sheet" phenomenon, according to Bain&Co

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Tags: WeWork, billion dollar club, unicorn, office sharing, sharing economy, startup, Softbank, Japan, Hong Leong Bank, M&A, Alliance Financial Group, mergers, lazy balance sheet, Bain & Co

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