May 4, 2026

Whatnot’s rapid-fire auctions has the apps customers spending big on everything from sports cards to seafood, for better or worse. Alicia Tang reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Bank of America Corp. traders working on a 2017 block sale in the shares of fashion retailer Esprit Holdings Ltd. didn’t “wall-cross” Segantii Capital Management before disclosing some information about the potential deal, Hong Kong prosecutors said on Monday.

A gauge measuring South African manufacturer sentiment rose in April to its best level in two years, driven by business activity and new sales orders, potentially reflecting front-loading ahead of price increases due to the Iran war.

Europe is ready to respond should US President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, according to Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis.

“The number one choice is always dialogue — we want to be a predictable partner in the international economy, we believe in the transatlantic relationship,” he told Bloomberg Television. “But having said this, if there is a deviation from what we have agreed upon, obviously all options are on the table and all choices will be on the table”, Pierrakakis told Bloomberg’s Oliver Crook on Monday. (Source: Bloomberg)

Colombians face a hard, familiar choice in this month’s presidential election: negotiate with violent criminals, or go back to war against them.

Brandon Scott on re-energizing the city.