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It promises to be an informative week for those looking for answers to questions about the health of the US banking sector, the resurgence of cryptocurrencies, the shifting fortunes of electric vehicle makers and their battery producers, as well as the state of the semiconductor supply chain. Here’s what’s coming up.

It was poised to be a massive win for the $1.4 trillion private credit market: a $5.5 billion financing that a group of direct lenders appeared to have wrestled away from some of the world’s biggest banks.

The fatal stabbing of Silicon Valley executive Bob Lee with a kitchen knife on a downtown San Francisco street last week followed a night of socializing with friends, including the sister of the IT entrepreneur accused of murdering him, local prosecutors said in a court filing.

Something for the weekend.

Rovio Entertainment Oyj said it’s in talks about a potential takeover offer from Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. after a strategic review by the Finland-based Angry Birds creator.

As companies prepare to report the biggest drop in earnings since the pandemic began three years ago, bulls are already looking past the decline, betting growth will resume and lift stocks to new highs.

A rally in the world’s biggest cryptocurrency has some heralding the end of crypto winter, but a true thaw-out may still be a while away.