Bloomberg France is at higher risk of a credit downgrade by Fitch after the outlook on the country’s AA rating was revised to negative. Fitch cited the substantial worsening in public finances and economic activity expected this year due to the pandemic. “The combination of much reduced economic activity due to containment measures introduced from March and government policies to ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc. told employees it received approval to resume operations at its factory after Elon Musk threatened to move the company’s headquarters and future programs following a move by a California county to block the reopening. The company said Alameda County’s interim health officer had approved its Fremont work plan and safe measures, according to an email sent to ...

Bloomberg More than $8 trillion has been thrown at the Covid-19 crisis by governments around the globe and hundreds of billions more by central banks from Washington to Wellington. And that means investors are finding a swath of opportunities from investment-grade bonds to emerging-market equities. Looking where central banks themselves are buying, even if it’s been well flagged, still has ...