Bloomberg A group of banks led by UniCredit SpA is considering options including a state-backed guarantee for a 850 million euros bridge-loan for troubled Italian engineering firm Saipem SpA, according to people familiar with the matter. The team of banks, which includes Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, started discussing the option in a confidential meeting, the people said, asking not to …

Bloomberg The European Central Bank is concerned that lenders’ balance sheets could suffer a series of hits after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine plunged the global economy and markets into turmoil. The regulator has told banks to assess whether they need to set aside money for potential losses not just on loans to Russian firms, but also on lending to companies …

  Bloomberg Royal Bank of Canada, Shopify Inc. and Bullfrog Power Inc. have agreed to buy a combined 90,000 megawatt-hours of energy a year from a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. wind farm in Canada. The firms are purchasing the power from Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada’s 130-megawatt Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Power Project in southeast Alberta, according to a release Wednesday. The project, …