Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky neared victory on Monday in a battle to take over French retailer Casino after rival bidders pulled out of the race, paving the way for a deal to rescue the debt-laden group and save it from bankruptcy, KFGO reported. Kretinsky has been vying to take control of Casino against the 3F Holding group, led by telecom entrepreneur Xavier Niel, investment banker Matthieu Pigasse and businessman Moez-Alexandre Zouari.

A committee that reviews disputes in the credit default swaps (CDS) market said on Monday that UBS is the sole successor to Credit Suisse Group following the merger of the two banks, Reuters reported. This means that Credit Suisse will no longer be the reference entity for its outstanding CDS, which are a type of insurance against holding risky debt. Instead, UBS will become the new reference entity, with the effective date being June 12, when the merger was completed. An investor noted that the decision was widely expected and therefore should not have any major market impact.

FTX filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against former managers of a Swiss business the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange had acquired, looking to claw back at least $323 million to repay creditors and customers, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy reported. The lawsuit filed in the U.S.

The gleaming skyscrapers of London’s east skyline, built almost 40 years ago, are home to the headquarters of the world’s biggest banks and tens of thousands of their office workers. But when the workweek starts these days, the towers in Canary Wharf are quieter and the nearby restaurants are emptier — the result of a shift to remote work during the pandemic that sent office markets around the world plunging and vacancy rates rising, the New York Times reported. As firms adjust to hybrid work, many are downsizing their physical footprint.

The U.S. dollar being the dominant global reserve currency has been on a slow long-term downward trend, interrupted by upticks — and now we had an uptick, when the dollar gained share, Wolf Street reported. The share of the USD as global reserve currency rose to 59.0% in the first quarter of 2023, after having dropped to 58.6% in Q4, which had been the dollar’s lowest share since 1994, according to the IMF’s recent COFER data. The U.S.