Nov 11, 2025 | Markets
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners. The pharmacy chain eliminated six paid holidays for hourly store workers, cutting...
Nov 11, 2025 | Markets
Italy’s equity benchmark surpassed its 2007 peak, becoming the last major European index to reclaim declines triggered by the global financial crisis. The FTSE MIB Index — home to banks such as UniCredit SpA and defense firm Leonardo SpA — gained as much as 1.1% to...
Nov 11, 2025 | Markets
Germany must start dialing back its borrowing limits from 2029 to ensure solid public finances over the long term, according to the Bundesbank. The central bank, which advises the government on economic policy, proposed a three-stage plan to lower debt, and repeated a...
Nov 7, 2025 | Markets
The Federal Reserve flagged vulnerabilities tied to leverage in a semi-annual report on financial stability that said the banking system remained “sound and resilient.” The report, which isn’t a forecast, said that hedge fund leverage had increased. It had grown...
Nov 7, 2025 | Markets
US consumer sentiment tumbled to near the lowest on record as the government shutdown weighed on the economic outlook and high prices soured views about personal finances. The preliminary November sentiment index dropped 3.3 points to 50.3, just above a June 2022...
