Shares of banks and other financial institutions ticked up.
Property developer China Evergrande Group has been ordered to liquidate by a Hong Kong court, bringing an end to the yearslong saga of a company whose default rippled through the world's second-largest economy.
Blackstone is hiring veteran banker and diplomat Thomas Nides, who is 62 years old, as vice chairman for strategy and client relations as the alternative-investment firm continues its expansion.
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