Bloomberg The scale of Boris Johnson’s challenge to revive the UK economy was laid bare on Wednesday as house prices posted their first annual decline since 2012 and firms reported a record slump in sales. The prime minister has unveiled part of his plan for boosting the UK’s recovery, reconfirming his commitment to long-term investment in some of the country’s …

Bloomberg European stocks edged up in a muted start to third-quarter trading as investors mulled mixed economic data and fresh warnings about the spread of the coronavirus. Treasuries slipped alongside the US equity futures. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index opened modestly higher, led by oil and gas shares, with data showing German unemployment rose to the highest level in nearly …

Bloomberg Deutsche Boerse AG’s electronic trading system was halted due to a technical glitch on Wednesday, the second such outage this year. It disrupted derivatives trading and stock markets in several Central and Eastern European countries, and prompted Denmark to postpone a bond auction. Only about 30 of 99 stocks in Germany’s HDAX large and mid-cap index were showing electronic …