Francine Lacqua

A new fund targeting Europe’s most promising startups will help the region create more global champions, according to the head of private equity group EQT AB.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s international co-heads are visiting the investment bank’s offices around the world in a bid to reassure staff and clients navigating uncertainty following the outbreak of the Iran war.

There’s a high probability that the European Central Bank will raise borrowing costs next month if the Iran war doesn’t end in the meantime, according to Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch.

The US consumer will slow down as real disposable income growth nears zero and fiscal support fades, threatening equity markets despite strong first-quarter earnings driven by artificial intelligence, according to Bhanu Baweja, chief strategist at UBS Group AG.

The UK should look for ways to reverse the economic effect of Brexit, though it may be impractical to undo Britain’s exit from the European Union altogether, according to Barclays Plc Chief Executive Officer CS Venkatakrishnan.

European stock markets could rise another 5% by the end of the year, driven by “an explosion of earnings,” said Beata Manthey, head of European equity strategy at Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc gives credit for its turnaround to an energized staff at the jet engine maker.

For Audemars Piguet Chief Executive Officer Ilaria Resta, the response to the luxury Swiss timepiece maker’s launch of a pocket watch in collaboration with Swatch has been overwhelming.

Für Audemars-Piguet-Chefin Ilaria Resta ist die Reaktion auf die Einführung einer gemeinsam mit Swatch entwickelten Taschenuhr überwältigend ausgefallen.

CEO Tufan Eginbilgiç isn’t worried his tough talk will demoralize staff