Susquehanna International Group is sitting on a stake in the app’s owner, Beijing-based ByteDance, that could be worth more than $15 billion.

A pair of insurance companies made a bid for American Equity Investment Life Holding last month, in a bet that the small Iowa insurer’s retirement-income products will continue to be popular with conservative savers.

The U.S. economy is rebounding quickly from the pandemic-induced recession but faces a potential new hurdle: a drop in household income that could restrain consumers’ spending.

The S&P 500 has completed its best six-month performance since 2009, as stimulus measures from central banks and governments have bolstered investors’ appetite for stocks.