By Lawrence Delevingne and Dhara Ranasinghe (Reuters) -World stock markets fell on Friday, and oil prices surged, as Israel launched military strikes on Iran, sparking inflows into safe havens such as gold and the dollar. Early on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program - the primary target of the strikes - saying there was still time for ...
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) -Private equity firms including Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) have expressed interest in acquiring U.S. trucker Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD), people familiar with the matter said. They signed confidentiality agreements with the company, allowing them to review documents and receive other information to sh ...
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ye made a surprise appearance at Sean "Diddy" Combs’ criminal trial on Friday, expressing support for his fellow rapper as he defends against sex trafficking charges. Dressed all in white, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, arrived at the Manhattan federal courthouse in a Maybach, and entered through a public entrance. Ye nodded when asked by a reporter whe ...
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department antitrust enforcers are reviewing whether Google’s planned acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz would illegally limit competition in the marketplace, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal, valued at about $32 billion, would be Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s largest acquisition. It will integrate Wiz into Googl ...