Bloomberg Business

Flash Coffee, a grab-and-go coffee chain backed by Delivery Hero SE, has closed its stores in Singapore to curb costs as it works toward profitability.

Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. was approved by the UK competition watchdog, removing the final major global regulatory hurdle that stood in the way of the biggest ever gaming deal completing.

Jim Ratcliffe is emerging as the frontrunner to buy into English football giants Manchester United Plc, people with knowledge of the matter said, with the British billionaire’s recently revised offer giving him the edge over a rival proposal from Qatari investors.

North Korea warned it’s ready to use its most powerful weapons in a strike after the US deployed an aircraft carrier group to South Korea, signaling a provocation while the Biden administration is occupied with the Middle East conflict.

The drop in China’s exports moderated further in September, adding to cautious optimism that some parts of the world’s second-biggest economy are stabilizing.

African Bank Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy two units from a South African financial services company to bolster its lending business before a proposed initial share sale in 2025.

SoftBank Corp. sold the first bond-type class shares in Japan’s public markets at the bottom end of the marketing range, pointing to strong demand from yield-hungry investors.

When US banks kick off the third-quarter earnings season Friday, it will mark the first in a long line of hurdles the group needs to clear in order to assuage investor fears.