HSBC Says It Will Buy Back $2 Billion in Stock as Profit Jumps
Global banking giant HSBC HSBC 0.07% Holdings PLC said it would buy back up to $2 billion in stock after…
Xi’s ‘Common Prosperity’ in Theory and Practice
Investors had, over the past 30 years, grown so accustomed to ignoring rhetoric about communism from nominally-communist China that a…
Economy Week Ahead: Central Banks, GDP, Consumer Spending
U.S. consumer spending is expected to have advanced in September. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images By WSJ Staff Oct. 24, 2021…
Facebook’s Internal Chat Boards Show Politics Often at Center of Decision Making
In June 2020, when America was rocked by protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a…
Dave Halls, crew member who gave Alec Baldwin gun subject of prior complaint
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A crew member says she has raised safety concerns in the past about the assistant director who…
Democrats Eye Tax on Billionaires’ Unrealized Gains
WASHINGTON—A new annual tax on billionaires’ unrealized capital gains is likely to be included to help pay for the vast…
Ed Sheeran has COVID, will do performances from home
British pop star Ed Sheeran said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will do interviews and performances from…
Biden, Manchin meet in Delaware on new billionaire’s tax
President Biden hosted Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a key swing vote for his legislative agenda, in Delaware…
Talks Collapse Over Sale of Italian Bank Monte dei Paschi
Monthslong talks between the Italian government and bank UniCredit SpA over the sale of nationalized lender Banca Monte dei Paschi…
Millions of Workers Stay Home to Watch Young Children as Daycares Stay Dark
Children across the U.S. have returned to school in person and many daycare centers have reopened with vaccinated staffers. Still,…
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: High inflation should fall in middle of 2022
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the high inflation in consumer prices that is stretching pocketbooks thin will spill over into…
Covid-19 Sets Back China’s Plans to Rebalance Its Economy
China’s yearslong trade war with the U.S. convinced its leaders the country needed to move faster to expand its domestic…
Bitcoin ETF’s Success Could Come at Fundholders’ Expense
There are signs that the bitcoin futures market isn’t big enough for a planned wave of crypto exchange-traded funds. But…
Home Prices Rise, and Single People Are Running Out of Houses to Buy
Single people hoping to buy homes in the current housing market are short on options.Solo people heading up their own…
ESG Gains Could Buy Better Terms in Insurance Program
U.S. companies deemed to have superior environmental, social and governance practices will be eligible for improved terms on directors-and-officers liability…