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China to inspect coal market for ‘price monopoly’

Bloomberg China will send inspection teams to coal-producing regions and ports to target “malicious” hoarding and “price monopoly” as regulators seek to ensure stable prices during peak winter demand. Regulators will closely watch price levels and stockpile changes to gauge potential manipulation by market participants, including producers, that are aimed at boosting prices, the National Development and Reform Commission said. ...

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Alibaba’s Tsai to buy stake in Brooklyn Nets

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Executive Vice Chairman Joe Tsai has agreed to buy 49 percent of the Brooklyn Nets from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in a deal that values the National Basketball Association club at a record $2.3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement gives Tsai the right to buy the remaining stake of the ...

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FEMA probing $300 million no-bid contract for Puerto Rico

­­­­­­­­­­­Bloomberg The Federal Emergency Management Agency is investigating a controversial $300 million contract to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid, a no-bid award that has spotlighted the agency’s poor record of policing similar grants and drawn scrutiny from its watchdog. Whitefish Energy Holdings LLC, a Montana-based company that had just two full-time employees prior to beginning its work in Puerto Rico, ...

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