Brookfield Trumps Buyout Titans With $50 Billion Deal Spree
Canadian asset management giant Brookfield has emerged as the world’s most acquisitive investment firm this year, as the titans of private equity increasingly stay on the sidelines.
Canadian asset management giant Brookfield has emerged as the world’s most acquisitive investment firm this year, as the titans of private equity increasingly stay on the sidelines.
Nvidia Corp. led declines in tech stocks on a report that the US may further tighten chip-export restrictions, potentially denting sales in the world’s top semiconductor market.
Renault SA is closing in on an agreement for Nissan Motor Co. to invest in the French carmaker’s electric-vehicle arm, according to people familiar with the situation, a key step toward concluding a rebalancing of their troubled alliance.
Britain’s biggest water supplier, Thames Water, is in talks with officials over contingency plans including a temporary nationalization as concerns grow over its more than £13 billion ($16.5 billion) debt pile, according to people familiar with the matter.
Canada’s population growth set a fresh record in the first quarter as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government ramps up immigration to guard against the economic drag of aging demographics.
The world’s biggest producer of luxury goods has emerged as a favorite among fund managers marketing themselves as promoters of environmental and social goals.
Behind the scenes, Yi He is an influential power broker in the $1.2 trillion crypto market. Now, the firm she helped start with Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is under threat from regulators.
Vladimir Putin tried this week to show he was firmly in control after the dramatic attempted mutiny by mercenary commander Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Donald Trump is doubling down on his legal brawl with E. Jean Carroll, suing the New York author for defamation weeks after a jury held him liable for sexually abusing her.
The weather system with searing temperatures will soon shift east and north — but any relief where it started may be short-lived.