Finance

Lawson shares surge 18% after Japan’s KDDI launches $3.4 billion privatization offer

Shares of Japan’s third-largest convenience store chain Lawson surged 18% it received an offer to go private. The offer would…

How to reduce — or avoid — airline fees for checked bags

Checking a bag at the airport has gotten pricier for travelers — and harder to avoid. A checked bag is…

UBS beats earnings expectations, announces up to $1 billion share buyback

Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday narrowly beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations and announced that it would recommence share buybacks worth…

Ken Griffin’s Citadel hedge fund rose 1.9% in January as volatility ramped up

Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund rose last month as volatility made a return amid the debate about rate cuts,…