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Singapore’s High Court approved former oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin’s agreements to pay $3.59 billion to the liquidators of his company and creditor HSBC Holdings Plc, ending the multiyear civil cases against him and his family.

Zambia has reached a deal with two Chinese state-owned lenders to restructure $1.5 billion in debt, according to Finance

Aliko Dangote said he plans to emulate fellow billionaire Mukesh Ambani and invest the profits from Africa’s biggest refinery into yet another sector after defying warnings and completing the mega fuel plant.

The pound’s peer-beating rally got a fresh spur this week, but strategists from J.P. Morgan Private Bank, State Street Global Markets and Jefferies say those gains are looking increasingly fragile.

Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new $60 billion stock-buyback program, matching its largest-ever repurchase authorization, and raised its quarterly dividend 10%.

A cup of coffee is set to get even pricier as persistent supply disruptions push costs for premium arabica beans to the highest in 13 years.

Pharrell Williams, an American singer and fashion director, joined forces with one of the biggest K-pop stars to auction dozens of personal items of the South Korean celebrity, raising around $1.1 million on Williams’ online marketplace.

US stock futures fell as traders braced for jobs data that will be critical in determining the health of the US economy and the size of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut later this month.

With domestic and international attention focused on Israel’s war in Gaza and escalating tensions with Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration has stalled discussions on next year’s budget — set to be the most challenging and crucial in decades.

Stock traders gearing up for Federal Reserve rate cuts sent tech megacaps sinking, with Wall Street also awaiting Nvidia Corp.’s results this week.