Etsy lays off 12% of workforce as part of restructuring plan Reuters

Stocks struggled for direction amid weakness in the technology sector, with investors awaiting developments in US-Iran talks and looking ahead to Friday’s key US jobs report.

Global bond and currency investors are debating if it’s time to dust off last year’s ‘Sell America’ trade after a flurry of economic-policy decisions out of Washington over the past two weeks.

Zurich Insurance Group AG reported a 13% gain in profit for the first half of 2026 and said it doesn’t expect to have any material exposure to the impact of extreme heat and ongoing wildfires.

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Improved results follow London-listed advertising group’s root-and-branch review to streamline its businesses

The art is to say enough, and no more

The yuan and local currencies stand to benefit

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