As you will doubtless have been informed, world equities are now in a bear market. What happens next? The most excessive speculation has already been washed out of the system. Those warning of bubbles in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, meme stocks, or the growth tech companies owned by the ARK Innovation ETF certainly seem to have had a point. ...

  President Joe Biden finally plans to ease some of the tariffs on Chinese goods put in place by his predecessor — which is the right policy. But the president will have to do more if he wants to keep inflation low in the post-Covid economy. The administration needs a complete reversal of its trade policy: Stop promoting demand for ...

  Bloomberg Associated British Foods Plc said that budget-clothing retailer Primark will test a UK click-and-collect service on children’s products, seeking to boost sales that are still recovering from the pandemic. In a significant departure for a retailer that has previously resisted moving any of its sales online, the trial will take place in up to 25 stores in the ...