Bloomberg Rob Walton, the eldest son of Walmart Inc founder Sam Walton, is planning a bid for the National Football League’s Denver Broncos, according to people familiar with the process. A former chairman of the world’s largest retailer, Walton, 77, is the 17th-richest person on Earth with a net worth of $68.9 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. …

Bloomberg Thailand is rushing to vaccinate its elderly citizens and other vulnerable groups ahead of the local New Year celebrations as the festivities are seen fuelling a surge in Covid cases and deaths, potentially derailing a tentative economic and tourism recovery. Millions of Thais will travel to their hometowns from cities such as Bangkok to join families in celebrating Songkran, …

  Bloomberg Bank of America Corp (BofA) saw its busiest year on record for the sustainable finance deals as demand for environmental, social and governance investments accelerates. The lender backed $250 billion of projects aimed at combating climate change and promoting social inclusion in 2021, more than double the $105 billion it arranged a year earlier, according to company executives. …

  Bloomberg UBS Group AG increased pay for junior bankers in the US for a second time in less than a year, bringing the Swiss lender in line with Wall Street rivals trying to stem defections amid a race for talent. UBS increased base salaries for first-year analysts to $110,000, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked …

  Bloomberg The UK announced a plan for government oversight of stablecoins and said it would consult on regulating a wider set of cryptoasset activities, signalling engagement with an industry it has clashed with at times as digital assets gain mainstream appeal. The government will amend existing legislation for electronic payments to bring stablecoins — a form of cryptoasset that …

  Bloomberg Pakistan’s top central banker pledged policy actions “on a timely basis” to ensure stability amid a political shakeup and deteriorating economy. The comments from State Bank of Pakistan Governor Reza Baqir come as lawmakers choose Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister after Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote. Khan’s downfall was accelerated by inflation running faster than …

  Bloomberg Peru raised interest rates to a 13-year high to tame soaring inflation that has triggered mass unrest in recent days. The central bank lifted its key rate half a percentage point to 4.5%, its ninth straight hike, in line with analyst forecasts. “The significant rise in international prices of energy and food since the second half of last …

  Bloomberg Societe Generale agreed to sell its Rosbank PJSC unit to the investment firm of Russia’s richest man, taking a hit of about $3.3 billion to exit the heavily sanctioned nation. The bank signed an accord to sell its entire stake in Rosbank and its Russian insurance subsidiaries to Vladimir Potanin’s Interros Capital. Despite the financial hit, SocGen said …

  Bloomberg The feel-good days for global markets at the end of March are firmly over. Everything from stocks to bonds is falling — even oil has pulled back from near records — in a concerted cross-asset selloff with echoes of the rate-spurred rout of October 2018. Blame it on a Federal Reserve intent on restricting policy to tamp down …

  Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd. surged more than 5%, joining the rest of China’s gaming industry in a rally after regulators approved the country’s first batch of new titles in more than eight months. The National Press and Publication Administration published a list of 45 domestic titles on its website, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. While leaders Tencent and …