Equity futures edged higher on speculation the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its tightening campaign, while persisting concerns over China’s economic recovery weighed on the nation’s equities.
Standard Chartered Plc will offer at least 20 weeks of paid leave to new parents starting next month, joining a wave of companies expanding benefits for dads and adoptive parents as well as moms.
Reliance Industries Ltd. is in discussions with global and domestic executive head hunters to find a leader for Jio Financial Services Ltd.’s newly created insurance business, according to people familiar with the matter.
Oil advanced for a fifth day on signs of another substantial draw in US inventories and a buoyant mood across wider markets.
Russia targeted Kyiv with the biggest overnight missile attack since the spring, and accused Ukraine of sending a swarm of drones against Russian targets that damaged military transport planes at a northwestern airport.
India is preparing to start the auction process for some 100 critical mineral blocks in the next four months, as part of plans to secure domestic supplies of the raw materials needed to fuel the green energy transition.
Sweden’s biggest nuclear reactor will be offline for more than two weeks after suffering an unplanned outage early on Tuesday, just as it was restarting after an earlier halt.
Mark Thompson, the former chief executive officer of The New York Times Co., is set to take up the top job at CNN, according to several reports.
A panel at Japan’s Ministry of Justice proposed allowing divorced couples to take joint custody of their child, a move that would put the country in line with other developed countries in letting parents share responsibilities after separating.
The $17.4 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust rallied the most since July 2021 after a US court ruling potentially paved the way for the vehicle to convert into an exchange-traded fund.
