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A-Star: Small Bets Still Crucial for VC-Style Returns

A-Star co-founder and General Partner Bennett Siegel says the firm is able to make outsized returns because of its commitment to writing smaller checks to a limited group of early-stage startups. A-Star raised $450 million, which may be dwarfed by the latest fund from larger competitors, but Siegel says his firm is sticking to its strategy. He speaks to Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

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Boeing Bets Comeback on Trump, China and an Elusive New Plane

When Richard Nixon landed in Beijing in 1972 to end a quarter-century of Chinese diplomatic and economic isolation, his hosts were so enthralled with the US president's airliner that within months they ordered 10 Boeing Co. 707 jets. That purchase kicked off one of the most consequential commercial relationships in the planemaker's 110-year history and helped turn China into the world's second-largest aviation market after the US. Now Boeing is poised to reprise that moment when President Donald Trump heads to China this week in search of his own breakthrough with his counterpart, Xi Jinping. Boeing Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg is expected to join the US delegation to China and has dangled the prospect of a major deal, saying Trump's visit would be "a meaningful opportunity for us." We get more from Bloomberg's Sid Philip.

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EBay Spurns GameStop's Offer as Not Credible, Attractive

EBay Inc. rejected a $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen, describing the unsolicited bid as "neither credible nor attractive." EBay's board turned down the offer after taking into account "uncertainty" around the financing plan, the operational risks involved and GameStop's governance, Chairman Paul Pressler said in a letter addressed to Cohen. Pressler also cited GameStop's executive incentives and a takeover's potential impact on eBay's long-term growth. Bloomberg's Cecilia D'Anastasio joins Bloomberg Intelligence Radio for a closer look.

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