Bloomberg Business

Britain’s economy has lost more than three million working days since industrial action escalated last summer, with unions planning another wave of protests in the weeks ahead.

UBS Group AG said it will use some shares that it had repurchased over the past year to finance the acquisition of Credit Suisse Group AG, after the Swiss regulator approved a change to its buyback plan.

A Singapore court extended creditor protection for crypto lender Babel Finance by about three months, its co-founder Flex Yang said.

Malaysia Airlines Bhd. will increasingly focus on the Indian market with the airline still not seeing China bounce back after its sudden reopening following years of Covid restrictions.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a US diplomatic convoy in Sudan was fired upon but everyone in the group was safe.

The Sudanese paramilitary group battling the army for control of the North African nation ruled out a cease-fire as diplomats struggled to halt fighting that threaten to erupt into a full-blown civil war.

Discontent in Liberia over soaring food prices and shortages of basic goods is posing a threat to President George Weah, who is losing support ahead of his bid for reelection later this year.

Saudi Arabia’s budget will more than make up for a production cut announced by the kingdom with OPEC and its allies, according to the International Monetary Fund, as it reels in more revenue thanks to higher crude prices and keeps spending in check.

A new mansion in Hong Kong has sold for HK$577 million ($73.5 million) in a sign activity in the luxury property market is starting to pick up following the reopening of the city’s borders.

The number of non-local students at Hong Kong international schools has fallen 12% in four years, reflecting the wave of expatriate departures during the pandemic.