Bloomberg About 20 million Americans quit their jobs in the first five months of this year, in what’s come to be known as the Great Resignation. Many now regret the decision, according to a new survey. More than one-quarter of those who left work are reconsidering whether they made the right move, according to a study of more than 15,000 ...

  Bloomberg Investor confidence in Germany’s economy slumped to the lowest since 2011 as the country faces the growing prospect of a recession and risks mount that it’s shut off from Russian energy supplies. Snapping two months of gains, the ZEW institute’s gauge of expectations falls to -53.8 in July from -28 in the previous month, missing economists’ estimates. An ...

  Bloomberg The number of UK households facing acute financial strain has risen by almost 60% since October and is now higher than at any point during the coronavirus pandemic, a survey found. The abrdn Financial Fairness Trust and researchers at the University of Bristol estimated that 16 percent of households, or 4.4 million, are in “serious financial difficulties” and ...