Category: Markets

Amid the surge in the ranks of the unemployed during the pandemic, another crucial problem in the labor market has gone mostly overlooked: Workers are calling out sick in record … Read More

Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis. The manager of Britain’s … Read More

Chinese regulators are studying plans to force Ant Group Co. to divest equity investments in some financial companies, curbing the company’s influence over the sector, according to a person familiar … Read More

The futures were mostly higher on Wednesday morning, after investors witnessed another wild trading day on Tuesday when, once again, all the indexes printed intraday all-time highs during the session. … Read More

The 30-share BSE Sensex had opened higher by 0.10% but failed to hold onto gains in early trade and declined by 102.99 points or 0.22% to 47,510.09. Key benchmark indices … Read More

U.K. stocks soared on Tuesday, leading a rally in European equities, in the British market’s first trading session since a Brexit deal was struck with the European Union. The FTSE … Read More

Singaporean company Hyflux Ltd., which was put under judicial management last month, now has only about S$21.5 million ($16.2 million) in cash, according to a person familiar with the matter. … Read More

Mexico will likely approve a bill making the central bank the nation’s dollar buyer of last resort following changes that will ease concerns it could force the institution to take … Read More

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Alibaba – The China e-commerce giant saw its shares plunge for the second straight session overnight to their lowest level since … Read More

Drugmakers from AstraZeneca Plc and GlaxoSmithKline Plc to BeiGene Ltd. have agreed to cut prices of some of their newest innovative drugs in China by an average of 50.6% in … Read More