Bloomberg Just months after bankers celebrated a record haul from taking Chinese companies public in New York and Hong Kong, they’ve had a rude awakening. Deals are being shelved and investors are nursing heavy losses. A chill has settled over global finance after a fortnight in which China first cracked down on its Uber-like Didi Global Inc. within days of …

Bloomberg US futures were mixed as investors turn their attention to the second-quarter earnings season starting this week in order to gauge whether corporate profitability can support equity valuations. Treasury yields dropped. The Stoxx Europe 600 fluctuated, with declines for banks and travel companies offsetting gains for real-estate and utilities. Atos SE plunged more than 15% after the French IT-services …

Bloomberg Jamie Salter always had big ambitions. Though he started Authentic Brands Group Inc with lesser-known consumer names, he spent much of the last decade vacuuming up ailing but widely recognised brands like Barneys New York, Sports Illustrated and Brooks Brothers. Now, he’ll do so in the public eye. Authentic filed paperwork for an initial public offering this week, and …