Record number of ‘new millionaires’ in 2025, says UBS
Zurich (AFP) - Global personal wealth surged in 2025, with a record number of new millionaires, Swiss bank UBS said ...
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American Michele Kang agrees deal to buy French club Lyon
Lyon (AFP) - American businesswoman Michele Kang has reached an agreement to buy French club Lyon, which she has run ...
Britain’s King Charles to reveal personal tax bill: Palace
London (AFP) - King Charles III will reveal his personal tax bill in a bid to improve transparency, Buckingham Palace ...
Deadline looms for UniCredit’s hostile bid for Commerzbank
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - Tuesday marks the final day for UniCredit's hostile and highly political takeover offer for Commerzbank, as ...
Intesa roils Italian banking with rival bid for MPS
Rome (AFP) - Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo launched Monday a 31-billion-euro ($35 billion) bid for Monte dei Paschi (MPS), ...
France’s Macron taps ex-aide to head central bank
Paris (France) (AFP) - France's President Emmanuel Macron is mulling appointing his former chief of staff as head of the ...
Goldman Sachs eyes more corporate mergers despite war uncertainty
New York (AFP) - Goldman Sachs reported strong first-quarter earnings on Monday, pointing to continued client interest in dealmaking that ...
EU wants to tap citizens’ savings. Easier said than done
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The idea sounds simple: tap trillions of euros of EU citizens' savings to unlock capital for ...
France says planning G7 finance meeting on Mideast
Paris (France) (AFP) - France said Wednesday it is planning to host a meeting of G7 finance ministers on the ...
Booming markets propel Hong Kong exchange’s profits to record high
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's stock exchange reported record profits for the second consecutive year on Thursday, after the ...
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