In late March, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock, Britain’s portly prime minister and its slender health secretary, both contracted Covid-19. Hancock had a mild case and was back to work a week later. Johnson was lucky to come out alive after a spell in intensive care. Ever since then he has been on a mission. Johnson believes that being overweight ...

Back when Tesla Inc delivered 95,000 cars to customers during the spring quarter of 2019, the stock price was languishing at about $235 and Elon Musk’s electric car company was valued at “only” $40 billion. Fast forward a year and the shares are now priced at more than $1,200. With a market capitalisation of $224 billion, Tesla has surpassed Toyota ...

The national security law China imposed on Hong Kong will damage civil liberties with long jail sentences and grant immunity to Chinese agents working in the territory. For investors who depend on the city as a financial center, though, there may be an extra sting in the tail. The law could increase self-censorship by Hong Kong’s analysts and economists, and ...