Bloomberg European investors started the past week preparing for a Brexit showdown. They ended up getting blindsided by a fresh wave of virus restrictions, in a reminder of the pandemic’s power to thrash markets. The announcements of Paris curfews and London curbs on activity was what ultimately drove the Stoxx 600 to its first weekly loss in three and sent ...

Bloomberg A rally in Canadian transport stocks is gaining momentum, backed by a pick-up in e-commerce as consumers favour online shopping amid a resurgence of coronavirus in parts of the country. The ongoing pandemic, coupled with strong demand from online retail sales in the third quarter and Amazon.com Inc.‘s two-day Prime Day sale this week, turned investors’ attention to shares ...

Bloomberg Oil posted a small weekly gain on tentative signs that demand is picking up even as a new wave of coronavirus cases casts a shadow over the market. Futures in New York edged lower, but still managed to record an advance of 0.7% this week on shrinking US crude stockpiles and signs of improving demand in China and India. ...