"Lingering macroeconomic uncertainties alongside rising costs and worsening company performance that dampened investor sentiment, Bain said in its Asia Pacific Private Equity Report 2023."

>"The major stocks impacted included Morgan Stanley, Verizon, AT&T, Nike and McDonald's, according to the NYSE's website."

>"Asia exporters will face significant challenges as demand slowdowns from major markets like the U.S. and Europe in the months ahead, _...Read More_

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Covid will probably remain dangerous once the pandemic ends — much like the flu, which killed as many as 62,000 people in the U.S. between _...Read More_

"Stock market volatility hasn’t hit interest rates yet, but concerns about the new variant could have an effect in the weeks to come."

>"Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings and announced it had set itself a bigger carbon reduction target."

>"The data also reveals that 72,000 people paid at least $6.7 million for Covid-19 consultations promoted by America’s Frontline Doctors and _...Read More_

>"This big, scary-sounding number represents just 1.2 percent of U.S. GDP over the next 10 years."

Inflation is unsettling some investors, even if it does prove a transitory feature of the _...Read More_

As some Democratic lawmakers from high-tax states keep pushing for their party’s $3.5 trillion spending plan to include what’s been called SALT relief, one stumbling block has been the cost of such _...Read More_

>"Since the pandemic, employees are leaving the workforce or switching jobs in droves. For many, employers have played a big part in _...Read More_

>"In France, more towns and cities are introducing different forms of free public transport. But could fare-free policies ever be rolled out to _...Read More_

The price of Bitcoin fell below $34,000 (£24,030) for the first time in three months on Wednesday, after China imposed fresh curbs on crypto-currencies.