Bets for South Korean stock swings have surged, raising concerns over the rally in this year’s best-performing market. The Kospi 200 Volatility Index has jumped to levels last seen during the April market swoon triggered by Donald Trump’s tariffs. The spike marks a...

Key stock indexes erased losses in a broad-based rally Tuesday afternoon. US stocks gained for a third straight session Tuesday on optimism the US government shutdown is poised to end, even as mega-cap tech shares sank and concerns about lofty valuations persisted....

Nigerian stocks tumbled the most in 15 years as foreign investors rushed to sell ahead of a new tax regime set to triple capital gains taxes. The NGX All-Share Index fell 5% on Tuesday, the steepest decline since March 19, 2010. The drop marked the seventh consecutive...

Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners. The pharmacy chain eliminated six paid holidays for hourly store workers, cutting...

Italy’s equity benchmark surpassed its 2007 peak, becoming the last major European index to reclaim declines triggered by the global financial crisis. The FTSE MIB Index — home to banks such as UniCredit SpA and defense firm Leonardo SpA — gained as much as 1.1% to...

Germany must start dialing back its borrowing limits from 2029 to ensure solid public finances over the long term, according to the Bundesbank. The central bank, which advises the government on economic policy, proposed a three-stage plan to lower debt, and repeated a...