Katharine Child on 26/08/2026

Discovery sees healthy rise in profit

Discovery South Africa and its Vitality business will both see profit growth for the financial year end June 2026.

K Katharine Child
Sidhartha Shukla and David Pan, Bloomberg on 26/08/2026

Bitcoin rally stalls at $80 000

As traders await inflation data.

S Sidhartha Shukla and David Pan, Bloomberg
Jeanny Yu, Bloomberg on 26/08/2026

Jack Ma’s buying does little to ease Alibaba share sale fallout

Muted investor response to the buying spree — with shares rising about 3% over two sessions after a 8.5% drop — suggests unease over the Chinese tech giant’s decision while doubts linger over the AI outlay payoff.

J Jeanny Yu, Bloomberg
Lu Wang, Yiqin Shen and Denitsa Tsekova, Bloomberg on 26/08/2026

Wall Street keeps minting Box ETFs despite treasury scrutiny

Box-spread ETFs have grown to about $16bn in assets, becoming a thriving part of the 'tax-alpha' complex that is saving investors billions at the cost of government coffers.

L Lu Wang, Yiqin Shen and Denitsa Tsekova, Bloomberg