Discover what direct investment means, explore its types—vertical, horizontal, and conglomerate—along with key examples to better understand foreign business acquisitions.

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Why Psychologists Haven’t Agreed on the Basic Human Values—Until Now Personality traits are stable patterns in the way we think, feel, and behave (Johnson, 1997, p. 74). In a previous PT post, I ...

Lightstone DIRECT brings qualified investors the opportunity to partner directly with a $12B+ AUM real estate owner/operator. Lightstone DIRECT provides accredited investors access to carefully ...

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Lightstone is not new to real estate. The firm has been developing, owning, and operating property since 1986. The innovation is in the delivery model. Lightstone DIRECT is making this institutional ...

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In the weeks leading up to the Trump administration’s decision to kill Direct File, Merici Vinton held out a sliver of hope that the IRS’s free electronic filing tool would be spared. After all, Elon ...

As Real Madrid look to kickstart the new season this midweek, a layer of uncertainty remains surrounding the future of two of their Brazilian forwards in Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr. While Rodrygo has ...

The recent discovery of a potential gas giant circling the nearby star Alpha Centauri A has led to speculation that it may be orbited in turn by a habitable moon that could support life, just like in ...