Online brokers like Robinhood Markets Inc and crypto assets might get the headlines, but the Securities and Exchange Commission’s parallel effort to drag private-equity firms and hedge funds out of the shadows will have far more impact on far more lives. Private equity especially has exploded in power and reach in the past decade. That’s why SEC Chair Gary ...

  When, not if, has been the growing consensus on Boris Johnson’s departure as prime minister. He’s unpopular, untrusted and no longer seen as an authority — a man in office but only barely in power. His former aide and now arch-enemy Dominic Cummings has hinted that there are more damaging party pictures and other kompromat to emerge. And the ...

  Bloomberg Boeing Co said it’s not racing to resume deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner as the company played down the risk that customers waiting for the jet might switch to rival planemaker Airbus SE. Stan Deal, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said the company is in talks with all the affected airlines and indicated he ...

  Bloomberg JD Sports Fashion Plc was fined 4.3 million pounds ($5.8 million) after Britain’s merger watchdog said the retailer broke confidentiality rules during its vetoed bid for rival Footasylum. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that the two sports retailers failed to put sufficient safeguards in place to avoid sharing commercially sensitive information. The CMA said that in ...

Bloomberg PepsiCo Inc gave a full-year sales outlook that was ahead of estimates as the company looks to pass the burden of higher costs onto consumers. Organic revenue is projected to rise 6% this year on an adjusted basis, compared with the 5.4% average estimate, after fourth-quarter growth exceeded analysts’ expectations. The company said that core earnings per share were ...

Bloomberg Airline stocks recorded their first back-to back weekly gains gain since early October, potentially marking the beginning of a long-overdue recovery, amid growing signs that a reopening of the economy is gaining pace. The S&P Supercomposite Airlines Industry Index closed up 6.1%, after a 3% gain, as investors continue to shun higher-risk growth stocks given expectations for aggressive interest-rate ...

  Bloomberg TAG Heuer, the maker of luxury watches worn by tennis star Naomi Osaka and actor Ryan Gosling, plans to boost prices for most of its watches later this year. The Swiss brand, part of luxury giant LVMH SE, plans increases in April of about 5% to 6% for most timepieces, except smart watches, Chief Executive Officer Frederic Arnault ...

  Bloomberg Hong Kong’s supplies of vegetables and chilled poultry will be affected “to a certain extent” after some vehicle drivers tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting authorities to suspend a border transport interchange, the government said. The facility for goods vehicles was temporarily closed for disinfection and mainland drivers who stayed at the interchange venue on that day are ...

  Bloomberg Russia should continue talks with the US and its allies on its demands for security guarantees in Europe, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told President Vladimir Putin, suggesting the Kremlin will extend efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to surging tensions with the West. Putin said “all right” in response to Lavrov’s proposal, made in comments shown on state ...

Bloomberg A Russian court sentenced the leader of a hacking gang to 14 years in prison, RIA Novosti reported, bringing an end to a trial in which the man claimed to have helped the country’s security service to hack Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Konstanin Kozlovsky was convicted of organising a criminal ring and large-scale fraud after the Lurk gang stole ...