So in light of the coronavirus pandemic, what is the future of public protests? In the 1960s, the US seemed almost defined by the mass demonstrations against Jim Crow and the Vietnam War. In recent years, people have marched through the streets so often, and on behalf of so many different causes, that no one could possibly keep track. In ...

Bloomberg Stocks advanced on Tuesday along with US index futures at the outset of one of the most uncertain earnings seasons on record, after the coronavirus pandemic upended the global economy. Oil edged up, while gold slipped from a seven-year high. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index opened in the green, with the benchmark up 20% from its 2020 low. Futures ...

Bloomberg Malaysia’s best-performing stock surged more than 800% in the past year by helping people lower their electricity bills. Shares of Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd., or KAB, have gained 108% to 80 sen just this year, after it started offering energy-saving services to hotels and offices in 2019. That helped its order book to reach 355 million ringgit ($82 million), enough ...