Bloomberg Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire consumer lender Home Credit’s assets in Indonesia and the Philippines, according to people familiar with the matter. MUFG, as Japan’s biggest lender is known, has emerged as the likeliest buyer for the businesses after outbidding other rivals, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter …

  Bloomberg Six months after switching to a four-day working week, the UK’s Atom Bank said it has seen benefits from talent retention to improved productivity. There was a 49% increase in job applications at the bank in January 2022 compared to a year ago, while staff retention rates have also risen, according to a press release on Wednesday. Days …

  Bloomberg US index futures struggled for direction as investors digested the latest hawkish noises from the Federal Reserve amid mounting signs of a global economic slowdown. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fluctuated between modest gains and losses, with markets on edge ahead of the Jackson Hole central bankers’ retreat later this week. The 10-year Treasury yield …