Bloomberg Business

If you thought that Justice Clarence Thomas’s unreported luxury trips and gifts from a Republican billionaire would spur ethics changes imposed by Congress, think again.

The Biden administration is going to have a hard time explaining how the biggest US intelligence leak in a decade may have been committed by a 21-year-old airman whose role — “cyber transport systems journeyman” — required a high-school degree, a driver’s license and up to 18 months of on-the-job-training.

The United Arab Emirates has assured to provide a $1 billion loan to Pakistan, the debt-laden nation said, moving it closer to a deal with the International Monetary Fund to avoid a default.

Some of Ukraine’s European allies are increasingly skeptical its military will be able to make a decisive breakthrough this year because Russia’s defenses have had time to dig in ahead of the looming offensive.

Singapore’s Private Banking Industry Group, which includes the city-state’s central bank and large lenders, rejected a report that it sought to silence discussions about the origin of wealth inflows into the Southeast Asian nation.

A trio of Black investment bankers at Barclays Plc allege the firm fostered a culture of racism at its London HQ, denying them promotion and making them the target of lazy stereotypes by colleagues.