The real-estate fund manager has received an offer from a consortium of investment firms, including Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus, to take it private in a deal valued at about $7 billion.

Gold edged higher in early Asian trade. The precious metal’s appeal as a safe-haven demand has been supported by the political turmoil in France and South Korea, ANZ Research said.

Chinese shares were higher in early trade, supported by software and securities stocks. Investors were looking ahead to the coming Central Economic Work conference

The groups worked with money launderers to convert bulk deliveries of cash into cryptocurrencies for clients, U.S. and U.K. law enforcement agencies said.

The former SEC commissioner is expected to ease oversight, including on cryptocurrency firms.

The deal is expected to value the drink maker at over $650 million.

U.S. crude oil inventories fell more than expected last week and product stocks saw a buildup as refineries ramped up their capacity use.

The probes focus on Next Level Holdings and Yield Wealth, which offered investors the promise of double-digit returns.

Natural gas futures recovered from early losses and settled flat ahead of the EIA’s weekly inventory report. Futures settled at $3.043/mmBtu.

A selloff in key producers of batteries for EVs and power systems looks overdone.

The president-elect disapproved of a federal bailout for Silicon Valley Bank customers. That should be a warning for uninsured depositors at most banks.

The WSJ Dollar Index settled 0.1% higher at 100.46, up two of the past three trading days.

Crude futures edged higher supported by a new wave of U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports and expectations that OPEC+ will further delay its planned output hike.

State Street Global Advisors expects the outlook for fixed-income assets to remain favorable into 2025, adding that as central bank interest rate cuts materialize, yield curves will be pulled lower, led by the short end.

While the unexpected declaration of martial law was promptly struck down by parliament, the episode is likely to leave a bad taste in investors’ mouths.

Front-month gold settled up 0.3% to $2,653.80 an ounce, making it the second straight day of gains and 10 out of the last 12 sessions that gold has finished higher

All three major U.S. stock indexes rose to records after a batch of better-than-expected tech earnings bolstered investor confidence.

The move is part of a broader shift in the bank’s power base to the East Coast.

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