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Discussions over a multi-billion dollar investment that would have made Blackstone the largest shareholder in New World Development have slowed after the Cheng family resisted surrendering control. The proposed structure called for roughly $2.5 billion from Blackstone into a special-purpose vehicle and a family contribution of $1 billion to $1.5 bi…
South Korea’s KOSPI fell sharply over two sessions, sliding 8.1% on Wednesday to 5,322.93 points and triggering a 20-minute trading halt under a sell-side circuit breaker. The decline followed a 7.2% fall on Tuesday as investors, citing heightened geopolitical risk from the U.S.-Iran war and concerns over energy-driven inflation, engaged in heavy p…
Goldman Sachs’ departing chief legal officer, Kathryn Ruemmler, will testify before the U.S. House Oversight Committee after Justice Department documents revealed she accepted gifts from Jeffrey Epstein and provided him advice on responding to media inquiries. Ruemmler has denied wrongdoing and said she had no knowledge of any ongoing criminal acti…
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told a Sydney business summit that financial markets have so far reacted surprisingly calmly to the widening conflict in the Middle East, but it may take a 'couple of weeks' for investors to fully assess short- and medium-term implications. He noted markets often remain muted to geopolitical shocks unless growth is d…
U.S. officials are examining whether Tencent should be permitted to retain its equity in several prominent videogame companies. The discussions focus on potential security concerns tied to Tencent's holdings in Epic Games, Riot Games and Supercell, and form part of a prolonged review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIU…
Senior administration officials have invited executives from major U.S. defense firms to a White House meeting to push for accelerated weapons production as the Pentagon works to rebuild inventories depleted by recent operations, including strikes on Iran. A preliminary supplemental budget request of about $50 billion is being prepared to finance r…
DBS Group said its China unit has been granted a principal underwriting licence from China’s National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII), enabling it to lead-manage non-financial corporate bond issues in the country’s interbank bond market. DBS highlighted its dominant role in 2025 panda bond issuance and noted prior s…
U.S. equity futures declined Tuesday evening following broad losses on Wall Street as a widening conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran entered its fifth day. Investors are increasingly worried that a protracted confrontation could push energy prices higher, feeding global inflation and complicating central bank policy. Attention also turned…
GalaxyEdge Acquisition Corp has priced an initial public offering of 10 million units at $10.00 per unit, generating $100 million in gross proceeds. Each unit comprises one ordinary share and a right to receive one-fourth of a share upon completion of an initial business combination. The units are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exc…
Defense contractors are preparing to excise Anthropic's Claude AI from projects tied to the U.S. military following a federal agency-wide ban announced by President Donald Trump and a subsequent Department of Defense pronouncement that labeled the company a national security supply chain risk. Legal specialists say the administration's legal footin…
CrowdStrike on Tuesday projected fiscal 2027 revenue that exceeds analysts' consensus, pointing to persistent demand for its AI-driven cybersecurity offerings. The company also raised first-quarter revenue guidance and reported fourth-quarter results that beat estimates, while noting elevated but narrowing costs tied to a July 2024 Windows outage. …
Shell's Brazil unit has committed to invest 3.5 billion reais ($667.84 million) in Raizen, the sugar and ethanol producer that has posted consecutive losses and rising net debt. The investment is intended as part of a broader recapitalization plan, with Shell expecting another shareholder to provide an equivalent sum. Company leaders say a potentia…
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has been awarded a $1.9 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by the U.S. Department of War to continue production, modernization, sustainment and support of C-130J training and maintenance systems. The work spans multiple U.S. and international bases and is scheduled for completion by F…
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI completed a priced initial public offering of 20 million units at $10.00 per unit on March 3, 2026, raising $200 million. Units are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KCAC.U on March 4, 2026, with the offering set to close March 5, 2026, subject to customary closing cond…
Meta Platforms has reached a multiyear licensing arrangement with News Corp that will provide the social media company with access to News Corp content from the United States and the United Kingdom. The deal, which runs for at least three years, may pay News Corp as much as $50 million annually and permits Meta to use the material both to refresh A…
Equity moves in after-hours trading tracked a mix of legal resolution and earnings updates. Moderna, Roivant Sciences and Arbutus Biopharma rallied following a $2.25 billion global settlement tied to lipid nanoparticle delivery technology used in COVID-19 vaccines. Retailer Ross Stores and cloud storage company Box gained after quarterly beats, whi…
U.S. stock indices closed lower on Tuesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average recording a new one-month low. Losses were concentrated in Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumer Goods, while market breadth favored decliners across both the NYSE and Nasdaq. Volatility climbed and commodity prices moved sharply, with gold falling and crude oil ri…
Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC closed Tuesday lower, falling 2.94% as declines in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples weighed on the market. Market breadth favored decliners, and major commodities and FX moves accompanied the equity drop, with oil rising and gold futures falling.
Canada's main stock index closed lower Tuesday, driven by losses across the Materials, Clean Technology and Financials sectors. The S&P/TSX Composite fell 2.19% while market breadth showed more decliners than advancers. Notable individual moves included gains in Paramount Resources, Thomson Reuters and Constellation Software, and steep drops in Pet…
Colombia's main equity gauge, the COLCAP, closed modestly higher on Tuesday, advancing 0.06% as gains concentrated in Industrials, Services and Agriculture. Market breadth favored decliners by the reported ratio, while individual movers included Ecopetrol and several large-cap declines. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with notable shifts i…
Shares of Arbutus Biopharma jumped sharply after markets as Roivant and Moderna also rose following a $2.25 billion global settlement resolving patent litigation over lipid nanoparticle delivery technology used in Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The deal includes a $950 million upfront payment, a conditional $1.3 billion payment tied to an appellate ru…
The MOEX Russia Index finished Tuesday's session down 0.42%, pressured by losses across the Telecoms, Mining and Power sectors. Oil majors and affiliated energy names posted gains, but declines were widespread on the Moscow exchange, with regional bank Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank hitting three-year lows. Volatility eased, while commodities moved in m…
A Wells Fargo analyst told clients that President Donald Trump’s announcement to halt trade with Spain could complicate U.S. regulatory approval for Banco Santander’s $12.2 billion acquisition of Webster Financial. The analyst downgraded Webster’s stock, and both banks’ shares fell on the news. Escalating trade tensions could lengthen the approval …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued 30 warning letters to telehealth companies for making false or misleading claims on websites about compounded GLP-1 products. The action is the second wave of letters since an enforcement campaign began in September, and follows thousands of notices sent over the past six months to pharmaceutical and tel…
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating multiple incidents in January involving Waymo self-driving vehicles that passed stopped school buses with activated lights in Texas, adding to a cluster of prior events that led to a December recall. Federal and local authorities, as well as the company, are examining circumstances surroundi…
