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Gold futures climbed sharply on Wednesday, with prices up by just over 2% to settle at their highest in almost a week. Gold prices welcomed the Bank of England’s “dramatic intervention that avoided an imminent gilts crash and sent global bond yields sharply lower,” said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA. “This was somewhat […]
BTRS Holdings Inc. BTRS, +60.23% announced Wednesday an agreement to be acquired in a deal valued at $1.7 billion by private-equity fund EQT X fund, which is part of EQT. BTRS’s stock was halted for news until 9: 50 a.m. Eastern. Under terms of the deal, shareholders of the accounts receivable automation and payments company, […]
Orlando Bravo, a founder and managing partner of software-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo LP, personally contributed $10 million to the Bravo Family Foundation to aid Hurricane Fiona relief efforts in Puerto Rico, he said in a prepared statement on Wednesday. The money will target communities most affected by the storm including Bravo’s home town […]
Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.46% unveiled Wednesday the name for its New Consumer Health Company that is being spun off: Kenvue. The name, pronounced ken-view, comes from the English word “ken,” which is primarily used on Scotland and means knowledge, and “vue,” which references sight. Kenvue, which will become a standalone company in 2023, will […]
The heads of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization came away from the first U.S.-WHO Strategic Dialogue on Tuesday with a commitment to the creation of a new financial intermediary fund for global pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and urged other world leaders to help fund it. Xavier […]
The Magic Kingdom is shutting down in Florida for a few days. Walt Disney Co. DIS, -2.31% on Tuesday announced it will shutter all four of its Orlando-based theme parks — Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot and Magic Kingdom — on Wednesday and Thursday as Hurricane Ian bears down on the west coast of Florida. […]
Oil futures climbed Tuesday, with U.S. prices edging up from a nearly nine-month low a day earlier, as some oil and natural-gas producers slow production in the Gulf of Mexico in preparation for Hurricane Ian. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement reported Tuesday that in response to the storm, 11% of oil production and […]
Alex Mashinsky, chief executive at bankruptcy crypto lender Celsius, has submitted a letter of resignation from his post Tuesday, effective immediately. “I will continue to maintain my focus on working to help the community unite behind a plan that will provide the best outcome for all creditors – which is what I have been doing […]
Shares of Oracle Corp. ORCL, -0.02% rose 1.2% in morning trading Tuesday, after the Securities and Exchange Commission said the enterprise software company will pay more than $23 million to settle bribery charges. The SEC had charged Oracle for violating provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), saying subsidiaries in Turkey, the United Arab […]
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. HTZ, -4.18% and BP PLC BP, +0.79% BP, -2.92% said Tuesday they have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of a network of electric vehicle charging stations in North America. The charging stations will be powered by BP pulse, the energy’s company’s global electrification and charging brand. BP pulse […]