Blackstone offices in New York City.Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesA consortium led by Blackstone is nearing a deal to acquire Australian data center group AirTrunk for A$20 billion ($13.53 billion) including debt, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Monday.Blackstone and its partner, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, emerged as the preferred buyer for AirTrunk, after outbidding a rival investor group, the person said, declining to be named as the information was private.The deal could be announced in the coming days, the person said.Bloomberg first reported the news on Monday, adding that AirTrunk owners Macquarie Group and Canada’s Public Sector Pension…
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Participants taste onigiri at a product meeting for 7-Eleven Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2024. Staff and suppliers gathered to discuss flavors, textures and fillings for the Japanese riceballs, one of 7-Eleven’s most important products, with more than 2 billion sold each year.Noriko Hayashi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAlimentation Couche-Tard’s proposal to buyout 7-Eleven’s owner was likely driven by its affordability as a stock, in comparison to global counterparts, because there’s not much to improve when it comes to the core business of Seven & i Holdings Co., Richard Kaye, portfolio manager at independent asset management group Comgest, said…
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 7, 2024. Anton Vaganov | ReutersRussia has again hinted that it’s making changes to its official stance on the use of nuclear weapons, amid Ukraine’s continuing incursion into its Kursk border region.Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Sunday that Russia is in the process of amending its nuclear doctrine, which sets out the conditions in which nuclear weapons can be used, because of what Russia sees as a Western-backed “escalation” of the war with Ukraine.Russia accused the West of encouraging…
The ByteDance building of Shanghai ByteDance on Dec. 8, 2020, in Shanghai, China.Xing Yun | Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty ImagesTikTok-owner ByteDance is tapping banks for a $9.5 billion loan that would be the biggest dollar-denominated corporate facility in Asia ex-Japan, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are the coordinators of the financing, which carries a tenor of three years and can be extended to up to five years, the sources, who did not want to be named because the discussions are confidential, said.Bloomberg News had earlier reported that the loan will be partly used…
Hundreds of Venezuelan people, following the worldwide call of the “Great World Protest”, gather at Manco Capac square in Lima, Peru on August 17, 2024, to protest recent re-election of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. ‘World Rally for the Truth’ a global event organized by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado aims to This rally, follows the controversial results of the presidential elections in which Nicolas Maduro was re-elected both within Venezuela and internationally.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesVenezuela’s attorney general’s office said on Monday a court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, accusing him of conspiracy and…
The 2024 NFL regular season opens Thursday, and after another intriguing offseason, we finally will begin to see how all of the hirings, signings and draft selections will pan out.But why wait? I’m peering into my crystal ball and delivering 10 bold predictions for the season. Strike up the debates. Tell me I’m crazy. But I see what I see! The Bears hope they have their QB savior in 2024 No. 1 pick Caleb Williams (Sam Greene / The Enquirer / USA Today)Caleb Williams plays at an MVP levelThe Chicago Bears have rarely sniffed relevance in the last decade, posting…
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as she attends a Labor Day campaign event, at IBEW Local Union #5 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 2, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersVice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania on Monday to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned — concurring with the White House’s monthslong opposition to the company’s planned sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel.Her comments came during a rally before cheering union members marking Labor Day in the industrial city of Pittsburgh, where Harris said U.S. Steel was “an…
Hangzhou-based toy company Dodo Sugar, pictured here at the Pop Toy Show in Singapore on Aug. 23, 2024, is expanding to Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia.CNBC | Sonia HengChinese consumer brands are using Singapore as a cultural testbed in their quest to expand globally, thanks to the city-state’s unique blend of Asian and Western cultures.In August alone, Chinese tea brand Chagee opened three stores in Singapore. Pop Mart, a Beijing-based retailer of collectible toys, wrapped up its second annual toy show on the island late last month with over 50 artists.While Chinese companies have long toyed with global…
College football is back with remixed conferences and a revamped postseason structure, but a packed long weekend of games to open the season proved the sport remains delightfully unpredictable, on and off the field.Wacky moments, silly memes and shocked surrender cobras emerged from matchups all across the country, and we’ve rounded up the best of the week. From wild highlights to cow helmets, here are the very college football moments of Week 1:LegceptionIt’s not uncommon for a team to get a lucky bounce now and then, but North Dakota State got an unusual bit of good fortune in the form…
