Finance

Waste Management to acquire Stericycle in $7.2 billion deal

Waste Management will buy Illinois-based waste-disposal company Stericycle in a deal valued at about $7.2 billion, the companies announced Monday.…

Bunq, the $1.8 billion European neobank, hopes to secure license for UK expansion this year

PARIS — Dutch digital bank Bunq is hoping it will manage to secure a banking license from U.K. financial regulators…

GameStop shares rise 21% — close well off highs — as ‘Roaring Kitty’ posts account with $116 million

Meme stock GameStop rallied again Monday on speculation that Keith Gill, the man who inspired 2021’s epic short squeeze, could…

The SEC ruling on Ethereum ETFs could mark a historic shift in crypto investing

VanEck CEO Jan van Eck sees a major sentiment shift underway in the cryptocurrency market linked to the U.S. Securities…

Italy is bracing for a record wave of tourists, but is having trouble handling them

Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy — When boat drivers start complaining about the tourists overrunning this famous lakeside resort, where Taylor…

Savings app CEO says 85,000 accounts locked in fintech meltdown: ‘We never imagined a scenario like this’

When Adam Moelis co-founded a fintech startup named Yotta in 2019, he wanted to give Americans a new way to…

Why job skills could make or break your next interview

Many companies are pivoting to a new form of hiring that emphasizes applicants’ skills over more traditional metrics, such as…

Here’s why the minimum wage and some tax breaks don’t budge despite inflation

Many Americans are likely familiar with financial thresholds that are adjusted for inflation each year. They include contribution limits to…