Several large defense companies from Europe have started preparing for IPOs. Shares of the creator of Baby Shark, the most popular video on YouTube, collapsed below its IPO price after soaring in debut trading. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman urged the White House not to pursue the IPOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The main IPO market events of the week are in our selection.

European defense, Baby Shark and Fannie-Freddie: What's important about IPOs by Nov. 23

BP p.l.c.

Cisco Systems, Inc.

The US ended a record 43-day shutdown, which caused tangible damage to the country's economy and became a cause for political conflicts on the eve of the next budget round. BP is negotiating the sale of Castrol for $8 billion as part of a major restructuring and divestment plan. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of November 13.

HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC on how Singapore is becoming the "new Switzerland of Asia" and Europe is rebuilding old centers to fit new rules

The new geography of wealth: where entrepreneurs now prefer to store capital

Singapore dollar may eventually become Asia's "Swiss franc"