Business - Monday, April 27, 2026

Chinese EV stocks face a key test in upcoming results, which will offer clues for investors betting on the recently diverging performance of major players.

The ability to stay calm and lead through any kind of shock is the new normal for corporate executives.

A group of Senate Republicans is proposing a bill to authorize $400 million in federal funds for the construction of a White House ballroom.

An appeals panel ruled that the Defense Department can require escorts for reporters in the building while it fights an earlier decision that overturned many of the department’s press rules.

Things have changed since Microsoft and OpenAI announced a broad agreement following OpenAI's restructuring in October.

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. prices its Hong Kong share placement at the bottom of a marketed range, according to terms of the deal seen by Bloomberg News.

Investors' disinterest in getting liquidity at a steep discount comes amid a quarter that saw elevated redemptions across most private-credit, non-traded BDCs.

Daan Struyven, Goldman Sachs Co-Head of Global Commodities Research, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss his team's latest oil outlook. Struyven and his team upgraded Brent to $90/barrel by the fourth quarter, citing lower Persian Gulf production, and ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruption. They now assume a normalization in Gulf exports by the end of June (vs. a prior forecast of mid-May) and see a slower recovery for Gulf production. However, a global recession is not in the team's base case unless the strait remains mostly closed in a "severely adverse" scenario. Struyven speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)

James Sherwin-Smith’s candidacy is a test of the building society’s commitment to mutual values James Sherwin-Smith, who is aiming to become the first customer to be voted onto the board of Nationwide in nearly 25 years, deserves top marks for perseverance. A year ago his attempt to get his name on the ballot paper was stymied, or so it seemed, by data protection rules and so forth. This time, he has the necessary 250 nominations to be a candidate at the July annual meeting . It is a development to welcome. As argued here a year ago , there is something of a democracy deficit at Nationwide. While the UK’s most important mutually-owned society understandably milks the fact it does not have to answer to beastly shareholders, ownership by the members does not always translate into giving those members a real voice in how the place is run. Continue reading...

A trade group for the airlines is seeking $2.5 billion to help offset the big jump in jet fuel costs since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks against Iran.