Mars Inc. is borrowing the equivalent of $1 billion through privately-placed bonds, people with knowledge of the matter said, as it begins to repay bank loans it took out to help buy foodmaker Kellanova.
The European Central Bank is considering pushing banks to use loan data from the region's historic banking crisis when predicting future credit defaults, a move that could result in lower capital strength for some of the affected lenders.
Canada is drawing up plans for extensive tariffs against US products if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to put 25% levies on Canadian goods, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Union is set to warn that the integration of the bloc's single market is slowing down at the same time it's facing stiffening pressure from major global economies including the US and China, according to a draft report seen by Bloomberg.
UK assets have suffered a horrendous start to the new year as investors fret about the country's finances, reigniting memories of a market crisis in 2022 that brought down former Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Taiwan is considering buying more energy from the US to fulfill the rising needs of its industries, the latest government searching for ways to boost ties and potentially head off the threat of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs.
The future of the wildly popular social media platform TikTok rides on a US Supreme Court clash that pits national security against free speech - and one president against another.