Elliott consortium in talks to buy Nielsen for $21bn
A deal could value the TV-ratings company at about $US15 billion including debt.
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Greg Coffey spends $146m on Hamptons home
The Australian hedge fund manager has bought an oceanfront 12-bedroom estate in the Hamptons, paying a near record for the area favoured by wealthy New Yorkers.
China’s Covid surge hits plants in Shenzhen, Changchun
Lockdowns hit Apple supplier Foxconn and carmakers in latest blow to global supply chain.
Crisis for Biden’s chaotic foreign policy
The US administration’s approach to great-power diplomacy with Russia and China has completely failed.
Robert Iger heads to the metaverse
The former Walt Disney CEO and chairman has joined the board of a start-up that offers tools to create and sell virtual goods.
Banks to keep talking on nickel trading losses: Tsingshan
JPMorgan Chase and other banks are seeking billions of dollars that Tsingshan owes them for trades the banks made on its behalf on the London Metal Exchange.
Woman runs onto Russian TV set in antiwar protest
The TV news staffer who interrupted a broadcast holding a poster reading: ‘No war. Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda’ is now in police custody | WATCH
Chip makers stockpiled key materials ahead of invasion
The global semiconductor industry, already stretched, secured needed neon and palladium, but long-term risks remain.
US won’t negotiate sanctions
Washington to explore alternatives to deal without Russia if Moscow doesn’t back away from demands for exemptions.
Ukraine war threatens wheat supply
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has jammed up Black Sea exports and risks a massive chunk of the world’s wheat supply. It has also sparked wild price swings in the market.
Moscow warns western companies of arrests, seizures
Prosecutors have threatened businesses including McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and IBM that are withdrawing from Russia.
Few fuel-efficient car options in US as petrol prices soar
With SUV and truck sales booming in the US in recent years, many automakers scaled back on smaller options; electric-vehicles remain limited.
US journalist killed in Ukraine
American journalist Brent Renaud was shot and killed near the front line of the war in Ukraine, drawing condemnation from the White House and tributes from colleagues.
Missiles from Iran strike near US consulate in Iraq
US officials say a missile strike that landed near the American consulate construction site in northern Iraq was launched from Iran.
Rapists, killers among biggest mass execution
The crown prince has said he would reduce the liberal use of the death penalty, as the kingdom tries to attract foreign tourists and investors
The world that Putin has made
By attacking Ukraine, Vladimir Putin might have brought about what he wanted least: a galvanised West determined to preserve a liberal world order.
West’s economic war plan against Russia
Vladimir Putin is now president of ‘North Korea on the Volga’, says Edward Fishman, a US sanctions expert. The measures are likely to be increased, he says.
War pushes US to Venezuela, Iran and Saudi Arabia for oil
The war in Ukraine has added urgency to the Biden administration’s search for new oil supplies, as it seeks to contain surging energy prices.
How to deal with the unappeasable Vladimir Putin
The Russian leader, like Mussolini, lacks the military and economy of a great power — and has an impossible political goal.
Poised to pounce: Why Russia’s failure is China’s gain
This isn’t another cold war. Due to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the world has become more dangerous than it’s been since World War II.
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