Bloomberg Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s chief scientific adviser acknowledged there were failings in the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, and said some decisions will turn out to have been wrong. “It’s clear that the outcome has not been good in the UK,” Patrick Vallance told the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee hearing. “There will be decisions made ...

Bloomberg EBay Inc. would prefer to keep a stake in the classified advertising business it’s selling, according to reports, lessening the chances Prosus NV will win the hotly-contested auction. The decision at a board meeting gives a surprise boost to a bid from Norwegian online marketplace Adevinta ASA, which offered a mix of cash and stock and would leave EBay ...

Bloomberg With job cuts mounting and costly furlough programs that can’t last forever, Europe is at risk of a devastating increase in unemployment that won’t be easy to reverse. Economies across the continent are recovering and company sentiment is brightening, but it’s a different story when it comes to hiring. After months of crisis, the outlook remains too uncertain for ...