Bloomberg The 17th Saturday of protests by France’s Yellow Vests passed without major incidents as the movement’s momentum appeared to wane. There were 28,600 protesters throughout France, according to the Interior Ministry, down from 39,300 a week ago and the lowest turnout since the movement began. There were 3,000 protesters in Paris, compared with 4,000. That’s way down from the ...

The latest pitched battle between Corporate America and its critics involves stock buybacks: Large companies’ purchases of their own shares on the stock market. The aim is to raise share prices and satisfy investors. But the practice has triggered outrage from critics, who argue that the buybacks discourage productive investment, higher wages and worker retraining. Big business is accused of ...

India’s Tata Group should treat the speed bump at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) as a timely memo: The $102 billion salt-to-software conglomerate can no longer put off listing its closely held parent. UK-based Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc is burning cash on electric-vehicle technology just as the double whammy of a Chinese auto slowdown and Brexit threatens margins and sales. ...