Bloomberg · Mar 2, 2026 · Collected from RSS
The conflict in Iran threatens to disrupt a major fertilizer production and shipping hub, raising the risk of higher crop costs and food inflation.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. bought more than $200 million worth of Bitcoin, turning to common stock to finance the bulk of its acquisitions, despite promises to lean on its perpetual preferred shares.
Catherine O’Donnell, head of leveraged finance for North America at JPMorgan Chase & Co., says she expects to see a pickup in M&A activity this year. She speaks to Lisa Abramowicz at the JPM Leveraged Finance Conference in Miami Beach. (Source: Bloomberg)
South Africa’s stronger public finances have given the county a sizable cushion to absorb external shocks — such as the fallout from the conflict in Iran, according to the head of the National Treasury.
Brentford FC, the West London Premier League team, has secured backing from two new minority investors: Lucian Grainge, the head of Universal Music Group, and Prakash Melwani, a senior executive at Blackstone Inc.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is set to formally start the process next week of selling syndicated debt for the record leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter.
Stocks dropped Monday morning as traders weighed the market risks from an escalating conflict in the Middle East, with oil spiking and President Donald Trump saying the US and Israeli strikes on Iran may last weeks.