Economy

UK and Switzerland sign post-Brexit financial services deal

LONDON — The U.K. and Switzerland on Thursday signed a post-Brexit financial services deal designed to bring two of Europe’s…

Houthi attacks rocking Red Sea trade routes likely won’t end anytime soon. Here’s what could happen next

Drone and missile attacks by Yemen-based Houthi militants have upended shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, a narrow…

Biden touts minority small business wins as Latino approval sags

President Joe Biden is flaunting his investments in Black- and Latino-owned small businesses as the Latino vote slips from his…

UK inflation slide fuels rate cut bets and jolts markets

LONDON — U.K. inflation fell by more than expected to hit 3.9% in November, in the lowest annual reading since…

Is Biden due for a boost in polls as the economy improves? Pollsters say inflation still looms large

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday predicted that President Joe Biden will get a much-needed boost in the polls…