Applications for US unemployment benefits decreased by 9,000 to 198,000 in the week ended Jan. 10, the lowest level since November. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

The United Arab Emirates’s state oil giant is evaluating options for a potential entry into Venezuela’s energy industry as the Middle Eastern country seeks to build out its international natural gas business, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

New York state factory activity expanded in January, while a gauge of prices received dropped to an almost one-year low.

The pass rate for the second level of the chartered financial analyst test fell to the lowest since 2022 as candidates who stayed on schedule continued to outperform peers who put off the exam.

Morgan Stanley’s debt bankers increased revenue 93% in the fourth quarter, capping a record year for that business. Dani Burger reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. set an all-time Wall Street record of $4.31 billion for equities-trading revenue in the final three months of last year and the bank also raised its dividend to $4.50 per share. Dani Burger reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

BlackRock Inc. has raised $12.5 billion as part of a partnership with Microsoft Corp. to bankroll data centers and energy infrastructure, advancing its efforts to cash in on the artificial intelligence boom.

Deadly floods prompted South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park to shut to further visitors, after extreme rainfall killed dozens in the northeast of the country and neighboring Mozambique.

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has halted two UK offshore wind projects after failing to secure government support in the latest allocation round, triggering mandatory impairments worth billions of euros.

The US will convene dozens of foreign ministers from allied countries next month to pursue an agreement designed to help the countries reduce their dependency on Chinese critical minerals.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. are tapping the US high-grade bond market on Thursday, an expected rush of debt offerings from big Wall Street firms after releasing fourth-quarter results.

Pan-African fiber company Liquid Telecommunications is moving closer to refinancing talks as a $620 million bond maturity looms in September, according to people familiar with the matter.

Emerging-market stocks were little changed as ambitious spending plans by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world’s largest chip-maker, lifted sentiment for AI-linked shares across the world.

Tech-focused private-asset firm Insight Partners is breaking into secondaries, bringing on an executive from a rival to lead its first strategy dedicated to backing continuation funds and snapping up secondhand stakes.

European real estate stocks are poised for their best returns in decades, according to Bank of America analysts, who foresee a boost from steadier interest rates and valuations below historical levels.

China’s top diplomat told his Iranian counterpart that Beijing opposes the use of force in international relations, following US threats of an attack after Tehran’s violent crackdown against protesters.

Mastercard Inc., Visa Inc. and UK fintech Revolut Ltd. lost a lawsuit with the UK regulator over its plans to usher in a cap on cross-border card fees.

European carbon prices extended a week-long gain, with surging natural gas costs, weaker nuclear power supply and forecasts for colder weather expected to drive demand for emissions permits.

Canadian jet maker Bombardier Inc. will invest C$100 million ($72 million) to build a new manufacturing center near Montreal to increase its production capacity.

Hungarian energy company Mol Nyrt. is closing in on the takeover of Serbia’s sole refinery as US sanctions force Russia’s Gazprom Neft PJSC to sell its majority stake.

Brazil’s central bank liquidated CBSF Distribuidora de Titulos e Valores Mobiliarios SA, the firm previously known as Reag Trust, following months-long probes into the group’s alleged links to organized crime and Banco Master SA.

Yesterday’s auction resulted in plans for four huge wind farms, while other countries struggle to attract developer interest.

India’s Supreme Court has held that Tiger Global’s capital gains arising from its 2018 stake sale in Flipkart to Walmart Inc. are taxable under domestic law in a setback for the US investment firm.

BlackRock Inc. pulled in $342 billion of total client cash in the fourth quarter, pushing the firm to a record $14 trillion of assets as it integrates a string of recent acquisitions to become a force in private markets.

Cocoa futures fell to a two-year low in London after Europe’s cocoa processing posted a steeper-than-expected slump, showing the extent of demand destruction as the industry reels from the lingering impact of record prices.

Silver pulled back from a record high as investors took profits after a blistering rally and as the US refrained from imposing import tariffs on critical minerals.

Oil fell the most since October after US President Donald Trump signaled he may hold off on attacking Iran for now.

Technology stocks rebounded on Thursday after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. revived confidence in the ability of artificial intelligence to drive outsized returns. Treasury yields rose.

The European Parliament favors the contenders from Latvia and Portugal to become the next European Central Bank vice president when Luis de Guindos’s eight-year term finishes at the end of May.

The $8.75 billion debt financing tied to the buyout of medical-device maker Hologic Inc. has been widely considered the leveraged loan market’s first big test of the year. The final results sent a clear signal that demand for risky debt is strong.