Bloomberg Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman, Jamie Davies, told reporters the government acknowledges the strikes hitting the UK are causing “massive disruption.” “If you look at rail specifically, it has hindered people’s ability to go to work, to get to school, to go about their daily lives,” Davies said. “We want the strikes to end; we don’t want to see ...

Bloomberg Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had discussed the postwar rebuilding effort with BlackRock Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink as his government prepares to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos next month. “Specialists of this company are already helping Ukraine to structure the fund for the reconstruction of our state,” Zelenskiy, who had a video call ...

Bloomberg Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he expected the next general election to come before a possible hike in taxes that has met resistance from the public and is intended to fund his unprecedented expansion of defense spending. “We will be asking the people to take on an extra burden starting at an appropriate time between 2024 and 2027,” ...