Bloomberg's Randall Williams joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Billionaire CEO of Guggenheim, Mark Walter, has explored selling his stake in Chelsea FC to Clearlake Capital, the majority owner of the London-based football club. This comes just after Walter's record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a price of $12.5 billion.
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Isabelle Lee, Carol Massar and Emily Graffeo.
A.J. Rohde, senior partner at Thoma Bravo, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." They discuss how Thoma Bravo has kept up an intense pace of dealmaking closing three deals in six weeks. The most recent example is Thoma Bravo's more than $4 billion take-private of Accelerant, the insurance risk exchange, earlier this month. (Corrects spelling of Rohde)
Desiree Carlo, senior vice president, client services at Laurel Hill, Christian Nagler, partner, capital markets at Kirkland & Ellis, and Betsy Cohen, chairman and co-founder at Cohen Circle, join Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." They discuss the uptick in the number of SPAC deals.
President Donald Trump says when the country does well economically, interest rates should come down, but he says they go up. He says the system is unfair. He speaks at the White House.
SpaceX approached Cognition AI Inc. about a potential acquisition to gain ground in the AI race, according to people familiar with the matter. Ed Ludlow has more on "Bloomberg The Close."
Estée Lauder Cos. Chief Executive Officer Stéphane de La Faverie says the company is expanding margin and has great momentum going forward. The beauty and makeup giant reported revenue and earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter that topped estimates. He speaks on "Bloomberg The Close."
Bloomberg's Ryan Gould joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Copart is in talks to acquire CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., the car-insurance software provider that has been weighing selling itself, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg's Anthony Hughes joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Anthropic is on track to generate annualized revenue of more than $65 billion based on its current performance, according to people familiar with the matter, up more than sevenfold from its pace at the end of last year.
Bloomberg's Norah Mulinda joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Fast-fashion retailer Shein is targeting a valuation in the range of $26 billion to $27 billion in its initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter, a sharp drop from its peak value.
Australian wage growth reached 3.2% annually in the June quarter following a 0.8% quarterly increase.
The Australian Productivity Commission stated 2018 GST reforms have cost taxpayers $23 billion since inception.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the number of new home loans fell 5.4% to 134,225 during the June quarter of 2026.
Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adults in Australia rose to $2,083.70 in May, according to the ABS.
Australian wage growth reached 3.2% annually in the June quarter following a 0.8% quarterly increase.
WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) has had search warrants executed at its offices by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Santos (ASX:STO) reported a half-year net profit of US$355 million and US$2.6 billion in sales revenue.
BHP (ASX:BHP) failed to reach a wage agreement with unions representing 450 port operators in Western Australia.
Stockland (ASX:SGP) reported a 10.4% increase in full-year funds from operations to $892 million compared to $808 million in FY25.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (ASX:SXE) announced $77 million in underlying earnings, up 40.5% in the prior-year period.
Mirvac Group (ASX:MGR) launched a share buy-back after reporting a $508 million operating profit for FY26.
Superloop (ASX:SLC) reported its 2026 full year results, posting underlying EBITDA of $122.7 million.
BWP Trust (ASX:BWP) reported a statutory net profit of $408.4 million for the 2026 financial year, up 58.3% from a year earlier.
