Bloomberg A top Levi Strauss & Co executive said she left the denim maker after more than two decades because her outspoken opposition to Covid-19 policies in schools created a fraught work environment for her. Jennifer Sey, who was the company’s global brand president, said she passed up a $1 million severance package that would have come with a ...

Bloomberg Russia announced the start of a pullback of some forces after drills that raised US and European alarm about a possible military assault on Ukraine. Markets rallied on news of the withdrawal as investors took the move as a sign of possible de-escalation by Russia amid a major diplomatic push following weeks of warnings from the US and Europe ...

Bloomberg The Taliban have sought talks with the US to reverse its decision to use the Afghan central bank’s reserves to compensate victims of the September 11 attacks and support aid efforts in the country, a spokesman for the group said. The group will use “every diplomatic approach” to push President Joe Biden to reverse his decision and release the ...