Credit Suisse in firing line after Archegos losses
Pressure was mounting on Credit Suisse on Tuesday over losses linked to the downfall of Archegos Capital, with analysts warning its dividend and share buyback plans may need to...
WeWork agrees $9 billion SPAC merger to finally get stock market listing
WeWork said on Friday it has agreed to go public through a merger with blank-check firm BowX Acquisition Corp, enabling the office-sharing company to complete a stock market listing...
Foreigners’ share in Russia’s government bonds nears five-year low as sanction fears increase
The share of foreign investors among holders of Russia’s OFZ treasury bonds fell in February to its lowest since May 2016, data showed on Thursday, and analysts warned it...
UK companies see orders boom on hopes of lockdown ending
Surging new orders before an easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions has prompted a stronger rebound for British companies than expected this month, although price pressures are rising sharply, too,...
Shares and oil slide as sanctions, virus fears strike
Shares slipped from a one-year peak, sovereign bond yields fell, and oil prices slumped as a wave of coronavirus infections, a fresh lockdown in Germany and U.S. and European...
Berlin hires Swiss FINMA chief to head up Germany’s finance watchdog
Mark Branson, the head of Switzerland’s financial markets regulator, is to become president of Germany’s finance watchdog BaFin, Germany’s finance ministry said on Monday, as part of a shake-up...
Nike set to overcome short-term shipping woes, most analysts say
The supply chain hiccups that dented Nike Inc’s third quarter sales are mostly behind them, analysts said on Friday, after executives said the sporting goods giant had adjusted inventories...
Nasdaq futures drop about 1% as bond yields spike
Nasdaq 100 futures fell more than 1% on Thursday as bond yields jumped to 14-month highs after the Federal Reserve pledged to look past inflation for a while and...
Countdown to the Fed: What the analysts say
Investors are laser-focused on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday and crucially the bond market’s reaction to the central bank’s policy-setting committee meeting, with benchmark U.S. Treasury yields...
Analysis: Private equity investors fret over record U.S. buyout prices
Private equity firms are paying more for leveraged buyouts to keep pace with soaring valuations of acquisition targets, making some investors leery of whether the industry can keep delivering...
