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UBS Reports $29 Billion Profit, a Record

The huge gain stems from the bank’s acquisition of its rival Credit Suisse this spring for about $3.2 billion, a steep discount that is skewing...

Tottenham Hotspur Owner Joe Lewis Is Charged in U.S. With Insider Trading

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused the British billionaire of illegally funneling nonpublic information to associates to trade on.

Tottenham Hotspur Owner Joe Lewis Is Charged in U.S. With Insider Trading

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused the British billionaire of illegally funneling nonpublic information to associates to trade on.

Blackstone Becomes First $1 Trillion Private Equity Manager

Passing that milestone puts the firm in the same league as mutual fund behemoths and banking giants.

Kim Kardashian’s Skims Is Now Worth $4 Billion

As the apparel company prepares to expand into physical stores and men’s clothing, its latest funding round may spur questions about when it intends to...

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Shifts to ‘Offense’ in A.I. Race

After lying low last year and “crying for days,” the founder and chief executive of the tech conglomerate said that he was excited again about...

Crispin Odey and His Hedge Fund Rocked by Sexual Assault Allegations

After accusations were published in Britain, Crispin Odey was severed from his own investment firm, which is now dissolving itself.

George Soros Gives Control of His $25 Billion Foundation to His Son

Alex Soros will take the reins of Open Society Foundations, a grant-making network, from his father, whose support of liberal causes has long made him...

Goldman Sachs to Pay $215 Million to Settle Gender Bias Suit

The lawsuit accused the Wall Street bank of hindering women’s career advancement and paying them less than their male colleagues.

Berkshire Reports Big Jump in Earnings

Gains in its insurance business offset lower revenue from its real estate and consumer products companies. The results came out at the start of the...