Blackstone Group is buying the consumer health-care business of Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical for $2.3 billion, one of the larger private-equity acquisitions in a country where such deals are slowly expanding. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
As China’s car market grows for the first time in years, its top homegrown auto brand—planning to merge with Volvo Cars—stands to benefit. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
When Ant Group goes public later this year, the Chinese financial-technology behemoth will likely earn a stratospheric market valuation that would place it at the top of companies listing globally for the first time. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
Many investment firms are waiving charges on money funds to keep the yields that investors earn from dropping below zero—the latest sign of how a $5 trillion piece of the financial system is bracing for new pressure as interest rates plummet. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
FDA’s emergency-use approval of convalescent plasma prompts increased appetite for risky assets, putting S&P 500 index on track to hit a record high. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
Financial stress at an upmarket developer is rattling Chinese families who paid big deposits for unbuilt homes—showing the risks in presales, one of the sector’s favorite funding tools. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
The S&P’s latest record has reignited a longstanding debate about how much attention investors should pay to valuations. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
California launched a market in forest preservation with its cap-and-trade regulations. Now energy giants such as BP are expanding their investments in a bet that it is about to become more lucrative. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
For several of Europe’s ailing banks, coronavirus is fast-tracking plans for fundamental restructuring after years of poor performance. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
The surge in precious-metals prices this year comes alongside rising exchange-traded-fund purchases and increased volatility, factors that some investors say point to a bumpy ride ahead. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...