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Dealmakers are, for the second year in a row, seeing their chances of a record haul of mergers and acquisitions potentially fizzle out before the end of the first quarter....

National Economic Director Kevin Hassett says there are many tools the Trump administration can use to address the sure in oil prices. He says there are no plans to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Asset manager IG4 Capital signaled it may abandon talks to acquire a controlling stake in Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem SA as the nation's antitrust watchdog delays its analysis on the deal, according to newspaper Valor Economico....

Daniel Vorcaro, dono do falido banco Banco Master, será transferido sob forte esquema de segurança para um presídio federal em Brasília. (Source: Bloomberg)...

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says the February jobs report is an "outlier." He says bad weather impacted the numbers. Nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000. (Source: Bloomberg)...

The massive boom in AI data centers faces a bottleneck: how do you persuade workers to move to some of the remotest locations in the US for weeks at a time? Enter the mobile housing companies trying to lure construction workers with trailers, steaks and golf. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Rick Rieder, CIO of global fixed income at BlackRock, says “the economy and employment are quite different conditions,” as he reacts to the February jobs report and explains why he still sees 2.5% - 3% US economic growth in the first quarter. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Aluminum buyers in the US are rushing to secure alternative supplies from Asia as the war on Iran disrupts a major foreign source — a development that threatens to hike the cost of the metal used in auto parts, appliances and beverage cans....

Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the systematic multi-strategy fund at BlackRock, says that when faced with the tradeoff between a short-term inflation shock like the surge in oil prices and a more sustained downward movement in payrolls the Federal Reserve will err on the side of the latter. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)...

New Mountain Capital has scrapped a deal with one of its former top executives, ending a dramatic and ambitious bid by the veteran dealmaker to acquire five portfolio companies on his way out of the firm....

Qatar appears to have loaded its first liquefied natural gas cargo after the widening conflict in the Middle East forced it to halt fuel production and declare an unprecedented force majeure to buyers....

Here are the key takeaways from the February US employment report, released Friday:...

BlackRock Inc. curbed withdrawals from one of its biggest private credit funds after client requests for redemptions spiked, the latest sign of retail anxiety about the $1.8 trillion private credit industry....

Colombia is at risk of being seduced by populists espousing radical and extreme policies, according to presidential candidate Roy Barreras....

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said a disappointing February employment report undermines the notion that the US labor market was stabilizing....

China criticized European Union's newly released plan requiring member states to favor domestic companies in public procurement, saying the move constitutes serious investment barriers and institutional discrimination....

Blue Owl Capital Inc. has a £36 million ($48 million) exposure to Century Capital Partners Ltd., a London-based property lender that filed for administration last month....

The chief executive officer of UK energy regulator Ofgem, Jonathan Brearley, will step down at the end of March, according to a statement....

US retail sales declined in January, restrained by weakness at auto dealers as winter weather-related disruptions tempered some activity....

"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Catherine Ashton, Former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security; Peter Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs, Chief Global Equity Strategist; Susan Langley, City of London Lady Mayor; Philippe Salle, Atos CEO and Chairman. (Source: Bloomberg)...