As Kenny Rogers sang in “The Gambler”: “You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away.” UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has apparently taken that lesson to heart. He called an end to the drawn-out negotiations with the European Union to agree on so-called equivalence, or common regulations on ...

A tidy financial centre of 5.7 million people is gradually preparing for life after the pandemic, as vaccination rates increase, social distancing measures ease and residents once again dare to daydream about leisure travel. A short ferry ride away, a sprawling archipelago with a population of 270 million is struggling to get oxygen, daily Covid cases are north of 20,000 ...

Bloomberg Apollo Global Management Inc said on Monday it’s considering an offer for Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc, heating up a takeover battle for the UK grocer. Morrison just agreed over the weekend to a 6.3 billion-pound ($8.7 billion) takeover from a consortium led by Fortress Investment Group. That offer trumped private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC’s earlier 5.5 ...