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WeWork takes startup-mania era to its logical extreme

I confided to a colleague that the WeWork Cos IPO filing reminded me of a lower-stakes Mueller report. Truly. It was good for WeWork, as it was for President Donald Trump, that the public had a chance over years to process in small doses the wild events described in those very different tomes. Without the history of WeWork reporting from ...

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Stocks climb globally with dollar; Treasuries decline

Bloomberg US equity futures rose alongside stocks in Europe and Asia as traders parsed the latest trade news from Washington and awaited commentary from the Federal Reserve chief. Treasuries fell with European government bonds. The three main US equity-index contracts advanced with the Stoxx Europe 600, which extended its gains to a session high as Bloomberg reported Germany is preparing ...

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Rebound in China, HK stocks accelerates on policy support

Bloomberg The recovery in mainland China and Hong Kong stocks gathered pace on Monday, helped by Beijing’s plan to reform its interest rate system and lower borrowing costs. The Shanghai Composite Index jumped 2.1 percent and the ChiNext gauge closed up 3.5 percent, the biggest gains for both since July. The Hang Seng Index rose 2.2 percent, the most in ...

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