Bloomberg Business

Emerson Electric Co. agreed to acquire measurement systems maker National Instruments Corp. in a deal valued at $8.2 billion following a long pursuit.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. told its managing directors that they now must be in the office every weekday, ending a hybrid-work practice that arose during the pandemic.

Some of the world’s top private equity firms are scooping up the debt of their own portfolio companies from banks at steep discounts as they seek juicy returns amid a lull in deal making.

French clean-power producer Voltalia SA plans to invest 4 billion reais ($800 million) in Brazil over the next four years to ramp up renewable energy in Latin America’s largest economy.

Oil and gas drillers in shale fields stretching from the Eagle Ford in Texas to the Duvernay in Canada say they’re finally seeing some relief from the rising costs that have restrained profits and production in recent years.

A key measure of US inflation showed hints of moderating in March, but likely not by enough to dissuade the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates again next month.

Zambia’s finance minister asked the International Monetary Fund to release about $188 million to the southern African nation even if its creditors aren’t able to reach agreement on how to deal with the nation’s debt.

The collapsed tie-up between Horizon Acquisition Corp. II — the SPAC started by billionaire Todd Boehly — and private plane service Flexjet will bring a rare double-digit return to investors during a tough period for blank-check firms.

Warren Buffett is leaving little to chance when it comes to winning a piece of one of the biggest American power deals.