South Korea Opposition Leader Faces Indictment Soon, Yonhap Says
The leader of South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party could face prosecution in the next few days, according to Yonhap News Agency.
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Kuwait Court Scraps 2022 Elections, Rekindling Political Crisis
Kuwait’s constitutional court annulled the results of last year’s parliamentary polls, potentially rekindling a long-running dispute over the elected legislature in the OPEC member.
Goldman Sachs No Longer Sees Oil Reaching $100 This Year
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., one of the most bullish banks on its outlook for oil, has nudged its forecasts down as worries over the banking sector and the potential for recession outweigh a surge in demand from China.
Macron Popularity Sinks to Lowest in Four Years, Ifop Poll Shows
President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity has sunk to the lowest level since the days of the Yellow Vest protests in early 2019, a poll showed, amid mounting opposition to his effort to raise the retirement age.
Credit Suisse’s First Boston Plan in Doubt Amid Crisis Talks
Michael Klein, the CEO-designate of Credit Suisse Group AG’s investment-banking spin off, may struggle to realize his dream of building a new CS First Boston as the Swiss lender nears a forced sale to UBS Group AG.
Putin Visits Crimea, Mariupol on Annexation Anniversary
President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to occupied Mariupol, the Ukrainian city largely laid to waste by Russia last year, following a stop in Crimea on Saturday, state media reported.
Credit Suisse Talks Extend Into Sunday as Markets Await Deal
Talks to contain the crisis of confidence in Credit Suisse Group AG extended into Sunday, with Swiss officials and UBS Group AG racing to put together a deal to take over or break up the battered lender before markets open in Asia.
North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Adding to Barrage
North Korea test-fired a suspected short-range ballistic missile, adding to its barrage of launches in the past month that included two rockets designed to deliver a nuclear warhead to the US mainland.
Fed to Consider a Pause as Fallout From SVB Roils Markets
Federal Reserve officials face their biggest challenge in months as they weigh whether to keep raising interest rates this week to cool inflation, or take a pause amid the market turmoil fueled by recent bank failures.
Here’s a Radical Tactic to Bypass UK Health Logjam: Look Abroad
Laura Nuttall was a few weeks into her first year studying at King’s College London when she was diagnosed with brain cancer and UK doctors gave her about 12 months to live.