A growing number of commercial-real-estate buyers staring at rising interest rates are threatening to walk away from recent transactions unless sellers offer better terms.
The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasurys touched a 24-year high, while the Nasdaq clinched a record with a rise of 1%. The S&P 500 and Dow advanced 0.7% and 0.2%, respectively.
A major Mattel shareholder called for the toy maker to explore strategic alternatives as the company deals with a wobbly stock price and a chief-executive transition.
KKR entered an agreement to buy Gen II, a fund administrator that targets buyout and other types of private-capital funds, in a transaction that values the business at roughly $5 billion including debt.
Paramount Skydance provided more details of its leadership structure, confirming the positions of David Ellison, Bari Weiss and Mark Thompson.
GE HealthCare Technologies said that it planned to purchase a manufacturer of radioactive substances used in medical imaging for $945 million in cash.
Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser said that global oil inventories have been sharply depleted by the Middle East conflict and could take as long as two years to rebuild.
German robotics startup RobCo sold shares in a deal that values the company at more than $1 billion, double the level reached earlier this year.
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