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UK must ‘rise to the moment’ over tariffs, Starmer says
Britain must not just “sit back and hope” but “rise to the moment” in the face of ongoing uncertainty over Donald Trump’s global tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer said after the US president suspended some of his sweeping import taxes. The Prime...
Bloomberg
Hong Kong to 'Perfect' Family Office Incentives
Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui gives an update on new family offices that have set up shop in the city. He also addresses concerns over whether Beijing's ire over CK Hutchison's Panama port...
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Protesters chant 'tax the rich' ahead of Chancellor's spring statement
People take part in a War on Want, Greenpeace and Oxfam-led protest outside HM Treasury, London, ahead of the Chancellor's spring statement, demanding taxes on the 'super-rich'. Speakers include Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer and...
Bloomberg
Dubai Watch Buyers Snap Up $240,000 Timepieces
Independent Swiss watchmaker MB&F's founder Maximilian Büsser recalls struggling to sell even two ultra-luxury timepieces in the Middle East a few years ago. Last year, his firm sold 46 in the region, some worth as much as $240,000....
Bloomberg
Why Alternative Manager Stocks Are Suffering
Alternative asset manager stocks are getting hit hard this year. Alex Blostein of Goldman Sachs says the drop has largely been a function of rising earnings risks to Capital Markets sensitive earnings streams. He is on "Bloomberg Open...
Bloomberg
Bubble Tea Firm Mixue Surges After IPO, Making Founders Richer Than Starbucks Ex-CEO Schultz
Mixue Group, China's largest bubble-tea chain, surged in its Hong Kong trading debut after individual investors flocked to the company's blockbuster initial public offering. Founder Zhang Hongchao and his younger brother Zhang Hongfu...
Bloomberg
Private Credit Shakes Up Wall Street Ranks
Twenty years ago, swaggering hedge fund managers, leveraged buyout kings and corporate raiders would have dominated any list of masters of the Wall Street universe. Today another corner of finance has become a billionaire factory:...
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Failure to renew Conservative Party could doom the West, Badenoch claims
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch claims a failure to renew the Tories could lead to the loss of “our country and all of Western civilisation”. Speaking at a centre-right political conference, the Alliance for Responsible...
Bloomberg
Why China's Luxury Boom is Over
The global luxury market has been booming for more than a decade, pushing up the values of companies such as LVMH and Kering. There's one customer who has been key to that growth: the Chinese consumer. But now, that's all changed.
Bloomberg
Trump Signs Measure to Create Sovereign Wealth Fund
President Donald Trump signs an executive action to create a sovereign wealth fund for the US. The fund will be spearheaded by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick. Bessent and Lutnick also speak.
Bloomberg
$10 Trillion European Opportunity Stirs Private Markets
With a potential $10 trillion opportunity to be tapped from Europe's high-net-worth individuals and other small investors, fund managers are engaged in a race to mop up retail money at a time when institutional clients are hitting curbs...
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'People can't wait for another election for things to get better' - Sinn Fein leader
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald announced their new front bench at Leinster House, Dublin. She stated the parties intention to challenge the decisions of the new Government for any 'dodgy decisions'
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JetBlue Shares Fall After Projecting Higher Costs
JetBlue Airways Corp. shares fell after the company projected higher costs in 2025 than expected. Despite the setback, the airline reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss. Brooke Sutherland reports.
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Starmer and Reeves meet business leaders as Government says growth is the 'top priority'
Footage of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a business meeting with top executives from some of Britain's major businesses in central London.
Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley's Pick on Trump, M&A Picking Up, Risk Taking, Wealth Management
Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer Ted Pick says the tone on Wall Street has changed since President Donald Trump took office. He expects to see a surge in mergers and acquisitions this year and he says people are now willing to take...
Bloomberg
'Bonkers' Crypto Moves Signal New Normal: 3-Minute MLIV
Guy Johnson, Anna Edwards and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."
Bloomberg
OCBC: Enough Capital for M&A, Business Growth
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. CEO Helen Wong says Singapore's second-largest lender has enough capital for deals and business growth. She speaks on "Insight with Haslinda Amin."
Bloomberg
Biden Warns About Concentration of Power in Farewell Address
President Joe Biden warns of a "dangerous concentration of power" in the hands of a few ultra-wealthy people, threatening democracy and basic rights.
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President Joe Biden delivers farewell speech from Oval Office
President Biden delivered a farewell from the Oval Office on Wednesday, touting many of the economic accomplishments that some Americans say they aren't seeing. (Scripps News)
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Starting to See More Wealth Advisors in Crypto: BlackRock's Mitchnick
It's been just over a year since BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (ticker: IBIT) launched and became one of the most successful beginnings for an ETF in history. BlackRock's head of digital assets, Robert Mitchnick, says it was an...
Bloomberg
UBS' Khan on UBS APAC Investment & Strategy Outlook
Iqbal Khan, Asia Pacific President and Co-Head of Global Wealth Management of UBS, says the main growth engines for 2025 are Asia and the US markets, and says in a world that is more geopolitically charged, diversification in investments...
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How Luigi Mangione went from Ivy League engineer to alleged CEO assassin
Mangione grew up in a privileged family, but more recent troubles may have changed his path. (Scripps News)
Bloomberg
Summers' Views on Generational Transfer of Wealth
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers reacts to the 2025 inheritance estimates. He speaks with David Westin on Bloomberg Television's "Wall Street Week."
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France Stress Has Probably Peaked For Now | Markets in 3 Minutes
Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Kriti Gupta, and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."