In recent weeks, India’s government has shown unusual amounts of energy in pushing through long-awaited economic reforms. The last session of Parliament — cut short when several MPs tested positive for Covid-19 — was exceptionally productive. Two labour-law amendments were passed, as was a package of measures addressing the agricultural sector. However you look at it, these moves take India ...

In many cases, the pandemic has served to entrench the previously existing winners and losers in the retail sector. Chains such as Macy’s Inc and Kohl’s Corp, already deeply challenged before the public health crisis, look no closer to a turnaround. Walmart Inc and Target Corp, meanwhile, have solidified their dominance with turbocharged sales. Against that backdrop, the latest quarterly ...

A federal judge in California has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order barring many types of visa entrants into the US. As a reminder, Trump issued this order in June because of the supposed threat foreign workers pose to native-born employment during the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision flatly contradicts a different ruling last month by a different federal district ...