Articles by Brendan Murray, Heather Perlberg and Nacha Cattan

Six Presumed Dead After Bridge Collapse, as Port Disruptions Hit Cars to Coal

The 1.6 mile-long bridge collapsed in a matter of seconds. The catastrophic consequences are set to stretch out for weeks. As much as 2.5 million tons of coal, hundreds of cars made by Ford Motor Co., and General Motors Co., …

SEC Throws Another Wrench into Wall Street’s SPAC Machine

U.S. regulators are throwing another wrench into Wall Street’s SPAC machine by cracking down on how accounting rules apply to a key element of blank-check companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission is setting forth new guidance that warrants, which are …

SPAC Mania Anxiety Grows; Bankers, Regulators, Insurers Try to Keep Pace

Anxiety is growing that the wellspring of special-purpose acquisition companies, a 2020s echo of the dot-com mania of the 1990s, is bumping up against the limits of both Wall Street and Washington. The pipeline of SPACs rushing to market is …

Investment Firm Apollo Hikes Stake in Athene to 35% in Deal Worth $1.55B

Apollo Global Management Inc. is doubling down on its investment in Athene Holding Ltd., increasing its stake to 35% and deepening the ties between the two firms. Apollo will acquire approximately 35.5 million common shares of Athene for about $1.55 …

Apollo’s Insurer Unit, Athene Holding, Quietly Settles Harassment Case Against CEO

The allegations described a boss letting loose with profane tirades, sexist insults, racist comments, even physical intimidation. Purported incidents piled up for four years inside the sprawling investment empire of buyout mogul Leon Black, ending only when the accuser left …

Enmity Erupts Between Former Private Equity Partners Over Lucrative Insurance Units

Nearly a decade ago, Imran Siddiqui helped engineer a shrewd maneuver for buyout mogul Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management LLC, one that’s yielded many millions for the firm. Then Siddiqui and Apollo parted ways — and the sparks are still …

California T Ferraris Recalled Over Possible Fuel Leaks

Ferrari North America Inc. recalled the 2016 California T convertibles it made over a two-month period this year because of the risk of fuel leaks. The California Ts produced between Sept. 8 and Nov. 11 may have a low-pressure fuel …

Hilton to Sell NYC’s Waldorf Astoria to China’s Anbang Insurance for $1.95B

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., the world’s largest publicly traded hotel operator, agreed to sell the landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan to China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co. for $1.95 billion. Hilton will continue to manage the 1,232-room luxury hotel, which …