14.08.2025 10:3814.08.2025 10:54 Hg-backed software firm Visma has picked banks for a potential initial public offering next year, setting the stage for the buyout firm to monetize one of its most successful investments, people familiar with the matter said.14.08.2025 10:5714.08.2025 10:59 Standard Bank Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest lender by assets, reported first-half profit climbed to a record as fee growth and trading revenue helped offset a slowdown in interest income.14.08.2025 11:23 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. expects sales of servers to more than double this quarter while its consumer electronics business dwindles, underscoring how it’s relying on the AI boom to offset volatile iPhone sales.14.08.2025 11:26 Centrica Plc and Energy Capital Partners agreed to jointly purchase the UK’s Grain LNG terminal from National Grid Plc, in a ВЈ1.5 billion ($2 billion) deal that underlines the British utility’s long-term investment strategy.14.08.2025 11:3214.08.2025 12:10 The pound extended its recent outperformance versus major peers as UK growth data came in stronger than expected.14.08.2025 12:10 Japanese advertising company Dentsu Group Inc. said it will cut about 3,400 jobs in markets outside of Japan, equivalent to 8% of its headcount in the region after reporting operating losses in the second quarter.14.08.2025 12:42 JPMorgan Chase & Co. has lost two Hong Kong-based credit traders recently along with its local head of credit sales, according to people familiar with the matter, as competition for such talent heats up among global banks in Asia.14.08.2025 12:48 Azule Energy, a BP Plc and Eni SpA joint venture, is fast-tracking its Namibia oil operations as it competes with companies including TotalEnergies SE to be among the first to produce crude in one of the world’s newest hotspots.14.08.2025 12:50 Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. 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Our guests on this14.08.2025 13:02 Electronic market maker Optiver Holding BV is joining the London Metal Exchange, offering a vote of confidence in the 148-year-old exchange’s efforts to modernize in the wake of the 2022 nickel crisis.14.08.2025 13:03 Norway’s central bank kept borrowing costs steady after a surprise cut in June and reiterated its plan to extend easing later this year.14.08.2025 13:18 US short-dated bonds yields are near their lowest level in more than three months, reflecting conviction among traders that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.14.08.2025 13:19 Swiss Re AG has set up a task force to see how the tariffs installed by the United States against Switzerland and other countries is impacting the Zurich-based reinsurer.14.08.2025 13:2014.08.2025 13:37 CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s profit fell 92% in the first half of the year, due to a one-time and non-cash loss on account of the merger of its telecommunications arm with Vodafone Group Plc.14.08.2025 13:54 Victoria Clarke, UK chief economist at Santander CIB, examines the UK economy as gross domestic product rose 0.3% in the second quarter, beating the 0.1% forecast by both private-sector economists and the Bank of England.14.08.2025 13:5814.08.2025 14:01 Artists like Kendrick Lamar and Tyler, the Creator are pulling in huge audiences on the road, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again is preparing for his first-ever tour.14.08.2025 14:09 The Swiss government met with executives of Roche Holding AG and Novartis AG to discuss the pharmaceutical industry’s situation in light of US tariffs.14.08.2025 14:1314.08.2025 14:30 The slow and steady march higher in the US stock market has been a painful ride for traders expecting President Donald Trump’s tariffs to derail a rally that’s lasted for more than four months.14.08.2025 14:30 The AI cloud operator has soared since its IPO, but a coming flood of shares following a disappointing report could shift the dynamic. ... 14.08.2025 14:32 OQ Exploration & Production says 1H net profit fell almost 11% due to rising finance costs. The Omani energy company also reported revenue remaining flat despite lower oil price pressures. Jaber Al Noumani, CFO of OQ Exploration & Production spoke to Bloomberg’s Lizzy Burden on Horizons Middle East and Africa on the company’s resilience. (Source: Bloomberg)14.08.2025 14:3314.08.2025 14:4114.08.2025 14:47 Wei Li, global chief investment strategist at BlackRock, says her firm is risk on in the nearer term despite “a huge amount of uncertainty over the longer-term.”14.08.2025 14:54 Страницы: 1447144814491450145114521453145414551456145714581459146014611462146314641465146614671468146914701471147214731474147514761477147814791480148114821483148414851486148714881489149014911492149314941495149614971498149915001501150215031504150515061507150815091510151115121513151415151516151715181519152015211522
Hg-backed software firm Visma has picked banks for a potential initial public offering next year, setting the stage for the buyout firm to monetize one of its most successful investments, people familiar with the matter said.
Standard Bank Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest lender by assets, reported first-half profit climbed to a record as fee growth and trading revenue helped offset a slowdown in interest income.
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. expects sales of servers to more than double this quarter while its consumer electronics business dwindles, underscoring how it’s relying on the AI boom to offset volatile iPhone sales.
Centrica Plc and Energy Capital Partners agreed to jointly purchase the UK’s Grain LNG terminal from National Grid Plc, in a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) deal that underlines the British utility’s long-term investment strategy.
The pound extended its recent outperformance versus major peers as UK growth data came in stronger than expected.
Japanese advertising company Dentsu Group Inc. said it will cut about 3,400 jobs in markets outside of Japan, equivalent to 8% of its headcount in the region after reporting operating losses in the second quarter.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has lost two Hong Kong-based credit traders recently along with its local head of credit sales, according to people familiar with the matter, as competition for such talent heats up among global banks in Asia.
Azule Energy, a BP Plc and Eni SpA joint venture, is fast-tracking its Namibia oil operations as it competes with companies including TotalEnergies SE to be among the first to produce crude in one of the world’s newest hotspots.
Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business, finance, politics and culture. (Source: Bloomberg)
Electronic market maker Optiver Holding BV is joining the London Metal Exchange, offering a vote of confidence in the 148-year-old exchange’s efforts to modernize in the wake of the 2022 nickel crisis.
Norway’s central bank kept borrowing costs steady after a surprise cut in June and reiterated its plan to extend easing later this year.
US short-dated bonds yields are near their lowest level in more than three months, reflecting conviction among traders that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.
Swiss Re AG has set up a task force to see how the tariffs installed by the United States against Switzerland and other countries is impacting the Zurich-based reinsurer.
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s profit fell 92% in the first half of the year, due to a one-time and non-cash loss on account of the merger of its telecommunications arm with Vodafone Group Plc.
Victoria Clarke, UK chief economist at Santander CIB, examines the UK economy as gross domestic product rose 0.3% in the second quarter, beating the 0.1% forecast by both private-sector economists and the Bank of England.
Artists like Kendrick Lamar and Tyler, the Creator are pulling in huge audiences on the road, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again is preparing for his first-ever tour.
The Swiss government met with executives of Roche Holding AG and Novartis AG to discuss the pharmaceutical industry’s situation in light of US tariffs.
The slow and steady march higher in the US stock market has been a painful ride for traders expecting President Donald Trump’s tariffs to derail a rally that’s lasted for more than four months.
OQ Exploration & Production says 1H net profit fell almost 11% due to rising finance costs. The Omani energy company also reported revenue remaining flat despite lower oil price pressures. Jaber Al Noumani, CFO of OQ Exploration & Production spoke to Bloomberg’s Lizzy Burden on Horizons Middle East and Africa on the company’s resilience. (Source: Bloomberg)
Wei Li, global chief investment strategist at BlackRock, says her firm is risk on in the nearer term despite “a huge amount of uncertainty over the longer-term.”