Bloomberg Markets

Wall of Political and Economic Risks Is Growing: Taking Stock

Stock investors are caught between the pull of strong earnings and mounting macroeconomic risks, with key events carrying binary outcomes that argue for some protection.

business  Sep 8, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Global Bond Rush Kicks Off in Asia With Banks Leading the Charge

Borrowers from around the Asia Pacific stormed the dollar bond market on Tuesday, unleashing one of the busiest sessions of the year in the region, as companies across the globe are primed to tap investors in force before interest rates go any higher.

business  Sep 8, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Vista Land Weighs Sale of Assets to Repay $420 Million Bond

Vista Land & Landscapes Inc., owned by Philippine billionaire Manuel Villar, said it’s evaluating options to raise funds including the sale of assets to ensure it’s able to meet obligations, including a $420-million bond that will fall due next July.

business  Sep 8, 2026

ESPN

Sources: Gonzalez lands deal ahead of Pats' opener

The New England Patriots and star cornerback Christian Gonzalez have agreed to terms on a four-year, $135 million extension, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler late Monday night.

sports  Sep 8, 2026

ESPN

Jennings, SMU overcome miscues, delay, top FSU

SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings shook off a pair of interceptions to lead the No. 19 Mustangs' winning scoring drive, capped by Nick Reed's 20-yard field goal with 21 seconds to play, and the road team wrapped up a 27-24 win over Florida State on Monday.

sports  Sep 8, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Yen's Fundamentals 'Different This Time Around,' Natixis Says

There is room for a "lot of movement" for the yen, according to Trinh Nguyen, senior economist for emerging Asia at Natixis. "The reshoring of not just Japanese investors, the hiking of interest rates, and also on top of that, the fact that JGB yields are very, very attractive and the yen is undervalued," Nguyen explains. "All these factors I think means that this time it really is different." (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Sep 8, 2026

Variety

Venice Horizons Winner Anuparna Roy Returns to Lido With Mumbai Story of Migrants, Desire and Belonging ‘Lovers in the Blue Night’

Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy has been carrying Ameena’s story since childhood. Ameena was a bonded laborer in Roy’s hometown, and something she once said about her marriage stayed with the director long after she grew up and moved away. That memory became the seed for “Lovers in the Blue Night,” which premieres in the Horizons […]

entertainment  Sep 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Newer World by Sebastian Barry review – a near-miracle of storytelling

The third in a loose American trilogy follows the epic journey of a formerly enslaved man in the aftermath of the civil warBut is not the story as good as the truth?” asks Tennyson Bouguereau, the narrator of Sebastian Barry’s The Newer World. Tennyson, a formerly enslaved man in post-civil war America, recounts his life story in ways that call to mind the age-old debate about whether it’s better to get our history from novelists or historians. While historians might argue that there is no conte

entertainment  Sep 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Better Go Mad in the Wild review – boozing, bantering hermits impart their spiritual wisdom

Director Miro Remo journeys deep into the Czech countryside to find two brothers living an isolated life filled with quixotic wisdom in this surreal documentaryNarrated by a slaughtered bull, this extraordinary film takes the less-travelled path in charting the daily life of a pair of Czech twins a long way off conventional routes themselves. František and Ondřej Klišík are slowly going mad – or maybe closing in on enlightenment – in a cabin in the Šumava mountains and, extrapolating a short sto

entertainment  Sep 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Scarves, hijabs and a grand boubou: unmasking identity – in pictures

Souleymane Bachir Diaw’s photographs of textiles and bodies carry messages around patriarchy, domestic violence and the rituals of manhood Continue reading...

entertainment  Sep 8, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Bridgepoint Credit Sells €1.2 Billion Loan Portfolio to Pantheon

Bridgepoint Credit has transferred €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) of loans from an older direct-lending fund into a new continuation vehicle, according to a statement seen by Bloomberg.

business  Sep 8, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

High-Speed Trader AlphaGrep Turns to Bonds After India Bank Curb

AlphaGrep Securities Pvt., one of India’s largest high-frequency trading firms, is turning to the bond market for funding after the nation’s central bank tightened banks’ exposure to trading firms that use their own capital.

business  Sep 8, 2026

Variety

Amazon’s Newest Fire Tablet Is Only $150, With 10,000 Units Sold In the Last Month Alone

Amazon has made a name for itself with its slate of Alexa-enabled devices, but the retail giant is also a leader when it comes to its lineup of tablets. Whether for work or streaming, Amazon’s Fire Tablets offer up huge value, especially when compared to Apple’s iPad or the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Case in point: […]

entertainment  Sep 8, 2026

BBC Sport

Newcastle were 'preparing for months' for Howe departure

Newcastle United sporting director Ross Wilson says the club were preparing for former head coach Eddie Howe's departure for up to nine months.

sports  Sep 8, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

FTSE 100 Live: Stocks Stable as Oil Keeps Creeping Higher

business  Sep 8, 2026

The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: What happens next after Germany’s far-right breakthrough?

In today’s newsletter: The AfD’s local election triumph has shocked Europe, and raised questions about how to counter the rising far rightGood morning. Across Germany – and Europe more widely – there has been a palpable sense of shock and disbelief after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) swept to a historic state election victory in the early hours of Monday.It was, according to France’s European affairs minister, Benjamin Haddad, “a very grave moment for Europe”. The resonance was

general  Sep 8, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Ukraine Says At Least Two Killed in Russian Attack On Kyiv

At least two people were killed and 10 others injured in another Russian attack on Kyiv overnight, according to the Interior Ministry, as a three-day pause in strikes on the Ukrainian capital ordered by President Vladimir Putin came to an end.

business  Sep 8, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

India Defense Stocks Rally on $11 Billion Arms Purchase Plan

Shares of Indian defense companies rose after the government gave an initial approval for about $11 billion of proposed military purchases.

business  Sep 8, 2026

The Guardian

Tokyo tourist hotspot bans short-term rentals amid surge in complaints

Shinjuku ward targets accommodation in residential areas and near cultural sites as locals complain visitors disposing of rubbish improperly and being too noisyA neighbourhood in Tokyo popular with foreign tourists will ban visitors from using thousands of short-term rental accommodations after a slew of complaints about behaviour.In the latest sign that Japan’s patience with mass tourism is wearing thin, Shinjuku ward – home to the notorious Kabukicho nightlife district and the world’s busiest

general  Sep 8, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Singapore Air Backed by Government on Overseas Push, Air India

The Singapore government is backing Singapore Airlines investment in foreign carriers, including its financial support for loss-making Air India, as the company seeks to strengthen its position abroad.

business  Sep 8, 2026