Bloomberg Norway’s prime minister, Erna Solberg, was fined 20,000 kroner ($2,350) for breaking her own government’s Covid restrictions in connection with a party celebrating her 60th birthday. The circumstances wouldn’t normally trigger a fine, but police suggested the country’s prime minister should be held to a higher standard. “Even though the law is the same for everyone, not everyone is ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden proposed major boosts in funding to combat inequality, disease and climate change as part of a $1.52 trillion budget request for 2022, part of his wider push to redefine the role of government in American lives. The administration’s outline, released by the White House, kicks off a months-long process in which Congress is likely to significantly ...

Bloomberg Canada’s jobs market blew past expectations for a second straight month, one more sign the nation’s economy is on the cusp of fully recovering from the pandemic. The economy added 303,100 jobs in March, Statistics Canada reported in Ottawa. That’s triple what economists were anticipating, and follows a gain of 259,200 in February. The two-month jump was led by ...