Bloomberg Markets

Trafigura Buys Seven Oil Tankers From SFL as Shipping Costs Rise

Trafigura Group bought seven oil tankers from New York-listed SFL Corp., in the latest example of how trading houses and state energy companies are acquiring vessels to ship crude and products.

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Ghana Raises $289 Million in First Cocoa Bill Sale Since Default

Ghana raised 3.39 billion cedis ($289 million) in its first sale of cocoa bills since a debt default, with the proceeds to be used to buy beans from farmers during the 2026-27 season.

business  Oct 7, 2026

NY Times Business

Chrysler Building Gets a New Owner With Big Renovation Plans

A large commercial landlord is planning to spruce up the office spaces and add amenities after the building lost its luster in recent years.

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

When 20% of Profits Won’t Do, Fund Managers Seek ‘Super Carry’

When Parthenon Capital Partners set out to extend its control of Kroll Bond Rating Agency, the private equity firm also sought a higher share of profits — known as “super carry” — to manage a new fund that would hold the prized portfolio company.

business  Oct 7, 2026

Financial Times

Global bond sell-off resumes as 30-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002

French, Italian and UK government bonds also come under pressure in volatile trading

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

US 30-Year Yields Return to 2002 High With Crude Back Above $100

US Treasuries resumed their retreat, lifting the 30-year yield back to its highest since 2002 as climbing oil prices raised concern about faster inflation and more central bank interest-rate increases.

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Emerging Stocks Halt Advance as Hormuz Tensions Come Into Focus

Emerging-market stocks halted their advance and an index gauging the asset class’s currency returns declined as a flare-up in Middle-East tensions boosted the oil price and the dollar.

business  Oct 7, 2026

MarketWatch

These two hard-hit stocks are poised for a comeback, says fund manager

CoStar and Duolingo are two stocks that have faced investor pessimism, but present potential, according to Baillie Gifford.

business  Oct 7, 2026

Financial Times

French central bank chief hits out at ‘Trump-style’ threats from far-left

Emmanuel Moulin also ruled out any need for ECB intervention to help ease debt sell-off

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Dalio Warns of AI Bubble, Hormuz Attacks Lift Oil

Billionaire Ray Dalio warned that artificial intelligence is a “classic bubble” that is nearing a bursting point thanks to rising interest rates and the need to turn wealth into cash. A rally in stocks came to a halt and global bonds fell as mounting attacks on tankers in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher. Futures for the S&P 500 stood pat after the index hit a record high in the previous session. Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 0.6%, ending a three-day run of gains. SK Hynix fell nearly 3% in S

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

South African Antitrust Body Seeks to Revoke Premier-RFG Deal

South Africa’s antitrust commission moved to revoke the approval of a merger between two of the nation’s biggest packaged food producers, saying they withheld key information about post-deal plans to shutter a fruit-canning plant.

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

US Mortgage Rates Jump to 7.49%, Highest in Nearly Three Years

US mortgage rates climbed for a seventh straight week to their highest level in nearly three years, compounding the nation’s affordability problem.

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Investors Climbing Proverbial Wall of Worry: Mahn

Kevin Mahn, President & CIO of Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, joins Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Brief" to discuss the concentrated gains on the S&P 500 and the AI ecosystem. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

SpaceX Seeks $40 Billion to Buy Nvidia Chips in AI Bet

"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Myles O'Grady, Bank of Ireland CEO; Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director; Miles Celic, TheCityUK CEO; Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group President & Founder (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Student Lender Collapses as Immigrant Crackdown Roils Loan Book

A US lender specializing in loans to international students has largely shuttered its operations after losing access to fresh financing, marking one of the most significant corporate collapses triggered by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

business  Oct 7, 2026

Financial Times

David Ellison built a Hollywood colossus. Now he needs to run it

Media mogul faces a steep challenge after closing his $111bn deal to bring together Paramount and Warner Bros

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Dangote Refinery Offers East Africa Almost 20% of IPO Shares

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE, which owns Africa’s biggest crude-processing facility in Nigeria, is offering investors based in the continent’s east an almost 20% share its initial public offering that could raise as much as $300.4 million.

business  Oct 7, 2026

MarketWatch

Elon Musk and Intel CEO shore up chipmaker’s role in Terafab project — and here’s what the news is doing to the stock.

Elon Musk and Intel’s CEO have said the company’s involvement in the Terafab chip plant will continue, boosting shares.

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Stocks Are Due for a ‘Gut Check’ From Rates, Oil and the Dollar

Strategist Paulsen says history points to drop of as much as 15% ahead.

business  Oct 7, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Oasis Urges Nidec to Explore Privatization on Delisting Risk

Oasis Management Co. is stepping up pressure on Nidec Corp., urging the embattled Japanese manufacturer to explore privatization options to protect shareholder interests.

business  Oct 7, 2026