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BN Briefing: 2018's $5 bet yields $750m; Arrest warrant for Bristow; Musk for TikTok

BN Briefing: 2018's $5 bet yields $750m; Arrest warrant for Bristow; Musk for TikTok

Update: 2025-01-15

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In this episode of the BizNews Briefing, Life Healthcare’s CEO Peter Wharton-Hood shares how the company hit the jackpot with Life Molecular Imaging, a research business with one of the world’s top Alzheimer drugs; We also hear from our partners at The Economist (good news for Prosus); the Financial Times (on Musk and Tik Tok) plus an arrest warrant issued by Mali for South Africa’s most successful mining executive, Barrick CEO Mark Bristow.

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BN Briefing: 2018's $5 bet yields $750m; Arrest warrant for Bristow; Musk for TikTok

BN Briefing: 2018's $5 bet yields $750m; Arrest warrant for Bristow; Musk for TikTok

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