SoftBank dragged into red by falling Vision Fund valuations
SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) reported a 397 billion yen ($3.5 billion) net loss for the July-September quarter, dragged down by a $10 billion investment loss at its Vision Fund unit as tech valuations fell.
Decline and near fall of Italy’s Monte dei Paschi, the world’s oldest bank
A deal for the Italian government to sell Monte dei Paschi (BMPS.MI) to UniCredit (CRDI.MI)collapsed on Sunday after the two sides failed to agree terms.
Japan’s economy rebounds in Q2, COVID clouds outlook
Japan’s economy rebounded more than expected in the second quarter after slumping in the first three months of this year, data showed, a sign consumption and capital expenditure were recovering from the coronavirus pandemic’s initial hit.
Global M&A surges to record high for third straight month
Global mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity hit a record high for the third straight month in May, driven mainly by low interest rates, soaring equities and higher dealmaking interest in sectors that have received a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic.
White House says capital gains tax would hit 0.3% of taxpayers
President Joe Biden’s forthcoming capital gains tax hike proposal would affect only a 0.3% slice of U.S. taxpayers, a top economic aide said on Monday. Biden is set this week to propose nearly doubling taxes on capital gains to 39.6% for people earning more than $1 million, Reuters has reported, in what would be the […]
As U.S. capital gains tax hike looms, wealthy look for ways to soften the blow
Wealth advisers are counseling clients to max out their retirement accounts, park gains in tax-deferred opportunity zone funds and even sell some assets to avoid being clobbered by a potential U.S. capital gains tax hike. The White House will this week propose nearly doubling taxes on capital gains to 39.6% for people earning more than […]
