Gas Shortage Boosts Russia's Sway Over Europe's Energy Markets Europe is facing a natural-gas shortage just as Russia is completing a controversial pipeline to Germany, increasing President Vladimir Putin’s leverage over the continent’s energy flows.
Regulators Scrutinize a Robinhood Marketing Ploy: Free Shares Online broker Robinhood faces a backlash from public companies and scrutiny from regulators over the cost of delivering proxy materials to millions of new shareholders.
Why Doesn’t the United States Have Test Abundance?! We have vaccine abundance in the United States but not test abundance. Germany has test abundance. Tests are easily available at the supermarket or the corner store and they are cheap, five tests for 3.75 euro or less than a dollar each.
Mr Kipling maker Premier Foods offers staff hybrid working Premier Foods says office staff can work "wherever they work best", starting from this month.
US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 20 August +1.6% vs -3.9% prior Latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending 20 August 2021 - -3.9% - Market index 737.1 vs 725.4 prior - Purchase index 257.5 vs 249.9 prior
Warner Music Is Worth a Spin The record label’s stock has lagged behind even as consumers are paying up for music.
SPACs Are Having Their Day---in Court A sharp uptick in legal action concerning blank-check companies is likely just the beginning, insurance brokers and lawyers say.
Nasdaq Hits Another High, GME and AMC Soar - Are They Telling Us Something? The tech-heavy Nasdaq continues to print new highs, while meme stock favorites GME and AMC rally by 20%+, all ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium.
Second Dose of J. ＆ J. Vaccine Gives Strong Boost, Company Reports Johnson & Johnson will submit the data to the Food and Drug Administration, which is evaluating similar data on boosters from Pfizer and Moderna.A pharmacist in Brooklyn prepares a shot of the Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine.
J＆J Says Data Support Boosters After Eight Months Booster recipients showed a ninefold increase in antibody levels compared with one month after the first dose, researchers have found.
Why the Hype Around Battery Startup QuantumScape Is Discharging The former stock-market darling still has a market value of $10 billion, which is a lot to take on little but hope and trust.
AMC, GameStop, Nordstrom, Salesforce: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today Meme stocks were on the rise again after Tuesday’s jump.
Bruised Chinese Internet Companies Try to Win Over Beijing and Investors Shares of Pinduoduo and JD.com rallied after the companies reported sales jumps and highlighted their contributions to society.
Steady tones stay the course so far in European trading It is a quiet one with little notable moves in the market European indices are sitting a bit more mixed but little changed on the session so far, while US futures are holding very mild gains with S&P 500 futures up 2.5 points or 0.06% as the market lacks any firm direction today.
Pharma's Appetite for Biotech Deals Bodes Well This year has been disappointing for biotech investors, but Pfizer’s planned acquisition of Trillium Therapeutics shows things aren’t as bleak as they seem.
Few Women Ascend Japan’s Corporate Ladder. Is Change Finally Coming? Only 6 percent of board seats at Japanese companies are held by women. After years of unkept promises, these businesses are now facing pressure both at home and abroad to diversify.Naomi Koshi, a lawyer who serves on two corporate boards, said she first understood the inequality in Japan in 2000, when she graduated from college.
Barry Jenkins Is the Travel Nerd's Travel Nerd The Oscar-winning writer, director and producer has become a go-to follow on social media for frequent fliers for his advice on and criticism of life on planes.
‘Made in Afghanistan’ Once Symbolized Hope. Now It’s Fear. Fashion was seen as a way forward for the country and its craftspeople, especially women. But those involved are terrified it may turn them into targets.
Japan expands state of emergency to eight more prefectures The fresh measures will go into effect from Friday through to 12 September The expansion will now cover Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima, all of which have already been under a pseudo-state of emergency.
EY fined £3.5m for failures over 2017 Stagecoach audit The Big Four accountancy firm is fined £3.5m for failures over the 2017 audit of the bus and coach company.
German business confidence falls as concerns mount Supply bottlenecks and worries over increasing Covid infection numbers weigh on economy
Derby's Take: Economists Don't Expect Powell Taper Announcement This Week Analysts don’t think Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will announce that the central bank is officially ready to start pulling back on its asset-buying stimulus effort.