Bloomberg Crypto assets need to be subject to global rules if they’re adopted by mainstream finance and expose banks and a wider swathe of investors to risk, Germany’s top regulator said. The recent crash in digital assets was well-timed given the ties between traditional finance and crypto are still limited, meaning it doesnt pose a risk to financial stability, …

  Bloomberg Chinese stocks listed in the US were set to rise for a fourth day, as traders digested a triple-whammy of positive news that has eroded the pessimism of a few weeks ago. The KraneShares CSI China Internet Fund, an exchange-traded product holding more than 40 Chinese stocks, rose 7.4% in premarket trading, extending its 17% gain in the …

  Bloomberg Global equity investors remain most bearish on the UK’s stocks among major markets, Bank of America Corp (BofA) said, even after a partial recovery in British assets following September’s ‘mini budget’ turmoil. A net 25% of fund managers are underweight UK stocks, according to BofA’s latest survey. While that’s an improvement from last month — which saw a …

  Bloomberg Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a position in Jefferies Financial Group Inc. even as it trimmed its stake in financial stocks including US Bancorp and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. The conglomerate held more than 433,000 shares of Jefferies, the New York-based investment bank, as of September 30, according to a quarterly filing Berkshire was a …

  Dubai / Gulf Time The Mena region witnessed 524 deals worth AED202.76 billion ($55.2 billion) during the first nine months of the year, according to the latest EY Mena M&A Insights report. Rising inflationary pressures, dampening economic demand and global market disruptions resulted in moderate growth in deal activity of 6% year-on-year (YoY) while deal value slipped by 23% …

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd closed its last overseas outpost, bringing some US-based pilots back to Hong Kong as the airline trims expenses after being hit hard by the pandemic. Cathay’s US pilot bases shut on October 31 and some crew will relocate to Hong Kong in the coming weeks, according to an internal memo seen by Bloomberg News. …

  Bloomberg Asda reported a rebound in sales after two straight quarters of declines as the grocer focused on keeping prices low in a bid to win cash-strapped shoppers. Britain’s third-largest supermarket chain said sales grew 4.7% in the third quarter as the grocer’s Just Essentials budget range helped attract 400,000 new customers from rival supermarkets. The average UK household …

  Bloomberg The investigations into Florian Fritsch, one of the two executives seeking to get bankrupt Jet Airways India Ltd. back in the air through a bankruptcy process, will not affect the rescue plan for the airline, according to his firm. “These investigations have no impact on the acquisition of Jet Airways,” Kalrock Capital Partners, Fritsch’s investment company said in …

  Bloomberg Thai Airways International PCL is bringing back almost half a dozen aircraft originally put up for sale in an effort to revive flights more quickly amid buoyant demand. The global air travel recovery from Covid has put a squeeze on newer planes that are available on the open market, Chairman Piyasvasti Amranand said in an interview at the …

Bloomberg Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group Plc is in talks to buy Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes, according to a person familiar with the matter. Gieves & Hawkes was put up for sale in July after its owner, Hong Kong-listed Trinity Ltd., entered liquidation last year. A deal would add one of the best-known names in British tailoring to Frasers’ …