Bloomberg Finland is turning to former Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen to steer it out of the Covid-19 slump and help rebuild its public finances after a massive bout of stimulus spending. The Center Party unanimously chose the 64-year-old speaker of parliament as the country’s new finance minister after Katri Kulmuni stepped down over an expenses scandal. Vanhanen told a press ...

Bloomberg European stocks dropped, the dollar weakened and US equity futures fluctuated as investors mulled how much further to take the global rally in risk assets. Technology and health-care shares led the Stoxx Europe 600 Index lower. The greenback fell against a basket of its peers and headed for the longest losing streak since 2011. Brent crude oil rose to ...

Bloomberg Indian stocks rose for a second day as the country entered the first phase of opening up its economy, with hotels, restaurants and shopping malls permitted to function after more than two months of lockdown. The S&P BSE Sensex advanced 1.4% to 34,757 as of 10:57 am in Mumbai, with the NSE Nifty 50 Index also gaining by the ...