Bloomberg Uranium prices jumped as Kazakhstan, the world’s largest producer of the radioactive metal, struggles to cope with deadly protests that pose the biggest challenge to the country’s leadership in decades. The Central Asian nation, a part of the former Soviet Union that produces more than 40% of the world’s uranium, has disrupted communications networks and restricted some travel ...

  Asia’s richest man has promised to accelerate what he claims will be a “momentous leadership transition” to the next generation. Just how Mukesh Ambani will carve up his $217 billion empire is still under wraps, but one thing is clear: The eagerly anticipated corporate succession will be underpinned by the emergence of at least three superstar businesses, each of ...

Wall Street is desperately trying to figure out where consumer demand is going. Alongside sentiment and sales, there’s another indicator worth watching: shoplifting. This metric is rarely talked about. It’s uncomfortable for retail executives to acknowledge that their customers, or worse still, their employees, are stealing from them. But theft has long been a bugbear for retailers, and it’s now ...