North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham said during a debate that he would be “hesitant” to take a coronavirus vaccine if it’s rolled out in the next few months. “I’m going to ask a lot of questions,” he said. “I think that’s incumbent on all of us right now with the way we’ve seen politics intervening in Washington.” Cunningham ...

The pandemic and its economic fallout are going to make it exceedingly difficult for retailers to have a merry Christmas. The industry is expected to see an uptick in seasonal sales of a measly 1% to 1.5%, according to a forecast released by Deloitte, which would be well below the 4.1% increase the industry recorded last year. New shopping patterns ...

The euro region has taken several steps to centralise banking regulation and supervision, but there is little sign that lenders are interested in seeking to merge beyond national borders. Two recent deals — one has been proposed in Spain, the other occurred in Italy — show that, for all the good intentions, Europe’s “banking union” remains incomplete. The European Central ...