Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has imperiled London’s status as the region’s financial center. So far, the loss of jobs has been more of a dribble than an exodus. But the current hiatus masks a longer-term threat, as companies choosing where to house new positions expand elsewhere. At the moment, British banking is thriving. UK financial-services firms ...

  Microsoft Corp is going all in on gaming. The technology behemoth announced an agreement to buy Activision Blizzard Inc for $69 billion in cash. If the deal goes through, it would become the biggest acquisition in the company’s history. But is this mega-deal a smart move? At first blush, the merger makes sense. Gaming is one of the largest ...

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden said he thinks Vladimir Putin doesn’t want a full-blown war but will “move in” on Ukraine after amassing 100,000 troops on its border, part of an extraordinarily blunt assessment of Russian intentions and the West’s likely response. “I’m not so sure he has — is certain — about what he’s going to do,” Biden said ...