Israel’s currency weakened as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government would push ahead with a contentious plan to reshape the judicial system and after fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the West Bank.
A reduced short bet on Metro Bank Holdings Plc is all that remains of the bearish wagers by Odey Asset Management, which once attracted headlines for its founder Crispin Odey’s bold positions on declining UK stocks.
India’s Akasa Air is in talks with Boeing Co. to place a small follow-on order for 737 Max single-aisle jets if it can lock down financing, according to people familiar with the matter.
Italian lawmakers on Monday began debating a divisive proposal to criminalize surrogacies arranged abroad as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s ruling coalition ramps up efforts to impose its socially conservative agenda.
Former Prime Minister David Cameron said his UK government made a “mistake” in focusing on potential influenza pandemics rather than preparing for other respiratory diseases.
This week’s edition has a heavy focus on food, with rising beef costs weighing on the start of barbecue season in the Northern Hemisphere, ongoing tensions over the safe-grain corridor in the Black Sea and tightening supplies of rice — a staple in Asia — due to food security concerns and poor weather. Here are five notable charts to consider in global commodity markets.
More than a quarter of firms in Europe and the Middle East have weak balance sheets, after companies loaded up on debt during the coronavirus pandemic and now face rising interest rates and soaring inflation, according to Alvarez & Marsal.
Nigeria’s central bank has taken another step to improve liquidity in the foreign-exchange market, removing restrictions on dollar deposits at local banks a week after devaluing the naira and allowing it to trade more freely.
UK Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer made a pitch to Scottish voters, vowing to create tens of thousands of clean energy jobs as he unveiled plans to make Britain a “clean energy superpower” by 2030.
Next Plc raised its full-year sales and earnings forecasts, saying consumers are buying more clothes because of salary increases and warmer spring weather.
