Goldman Agrees to Settle Suit Over 1MDB for $79.5 Million

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. agreed to a $79.5 million settlement with shareholders who blamed lax oversight by the bank for its costly involvement in the 1MDB bribery scandal.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-14/goldman-agrees-to-settle-suit-over-1mdb-for-79-5-million

Why Forgiving Student Loan Debt Is So Complicated

Biden has promised millions of Americans saddled with student loans that help is on the way. Here’s why debt forgiveness, as with most things involving the government and financial system, is so …

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-biden-student-loan-debt-forgiveness-explainer/

Berkshire Tweaks Bank Play With $2.9 Billion Bet on Citi

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which cut many bank holdings as the pandemic bore down on the US, is back with a roughly $2.9 billion bet on Jane Fraser’s Citigroup Inc. even as it said …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-16/buffett-s-berkshire-bets-on-citigroup-paramount-ally-markel

Fintech Pioneer Paytm’s Quarterly Revenue Edges Higher

Paytm reported a 5.8% rise in revenue amid the Indian digital payments pioneer’s struggle with intensifying competition. Paytm-owner One 97 Communications Ltd. reported a net loss of 7.6 billion …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-21/fintech-pioneer-paytm-s-quarterly-revenue-edges-higher

Baidu’s Chip Affiliate Eyes Fundraise at $2.5 Billion Valuation

Baidu Inc.’s chip affiliate is looking to raise 2 billion yuan ($317 million) in a new funding round, people familiar with the matter said, as venture capitalists in China shift away from internet …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-18/baidu-s-chip-affiliate-eyes-fundraise-at-2-5-billion-valuation

Insurer LIC Slumps in Debut After Record $2.7 Billion India IPO

State-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India plunged early in its Mumbai trading debut after a record initial public offering that priced at the top of the range and was oversubscribed nearly …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-17/insurer-lic-slumps-in-debut-after-record-2-7-billion-india-ipo

North Korea Deploys Military to Fight 1.5 Million ‘Fever Cases’

Kim Jong Un mobilized North Korea’s military to help fight one of the biggest crises he has faced in his decade as leader, as suspected Covid-19 cases reached nearly 1.5 million in less than a month.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-17/north-korea-deploys-military-to-fight-1-5-million-fever-cases

Al Gore’s Investment Firm Unveils $1.7 Billion Sustainable Fund

Generation Investment Management, the $36 billion investment firm co-founded by Al Gore, launched a new fund targeting companies that contribute to lower emissions, increased fina …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-18/al-gore-s-investment-firm-unveils-1-7-billion-sustainable-fund

Democrats Urge IRS to Boost Drivers’ 58.5-Cent Mileage Deduction

House Democrats are pushing the Internal Revenue Service to increase a tax break that would help truckers, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers and other transportation-related businesses cut …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-16/democrats-ask-irs-to-increase-gas-tax-break-during-ukraine-war