BlackRock (BLK.N) has launched a US investment-grade bond offering related to Meta Platforms (META.O).

Seoul High Court will hand down a Friday verdict in the long-running divorce of SK Hynix chairman Choi Tae-won and his ex-wife, the daughter of former president Roh Tae-woo. The court will decide how much of Choi’s roughly $5.5bn wealth must be divided; the outcome could affect his control of SK Group. The ex-wife initially sought 42.29% of Choi’s SK shareholding—an award that would threaten his control—before shifting to a cash claim. In 2024 a lower court ordered Choi to pay 1.38 trillion won (about $1.0bn), a record Korean divorce award, but the Supreme Court overturned that ruling on appeal, saying the lower court had improperly counted alleged illicit funds linked to Roh Tae-woo as contributing to the couple’s assets.

U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem advised U.S. citizens in the Middle East to remain vigilant due to a complex security situation.