Bloomberg Americans flocked to off-price retailers during the holiday period, with visits rising above pre-pandemic levels, according to new data. Foot traffic at T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, both owned by TJX Cos., rose 14.7% and 16.2%, respectively, from December 1 to Christmas Day compared with a year earlier, data from analytics firm Placer.ai show. Burlington Stores Inc.’s foot …

  Bloomberg Chinese artificial intelligence giant SenseTime Group Inc jumped on its first day of trading in Hong Kong after a rocky initial public offering that was delayed by concerns over fresh US sanctions. The stock gained as much as 23% in early trading before ending 7.3% higher, the biggest first-day gain since mid-July for any Hong Kong IPO that …

  Bloomberg Stocks were mixed and US futures fluctuated on Thursday in the wake of another Wall Street all-time high on light volumes in the final days of the year. Treasury yields trimmed an advance. The Stoxx Europe 600 gauge was little changed at the open, with technology shares bouncing back to pare some of Wednesday’s drop. Contracts on the …