Joe Wallace

Barclays hopes a $50 million fine will draw a line under a long dispute with U.K. authorities over its efforts to stay afloat—and avoid a state bailout—when the financial system seized up in 2008. In 2022, the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority levied a slightly bigger fine. Barclays had planned to contest the penalty in court, starting this week.

The Covid pandemic led to a surge in abandoned crews, then sanctions on Russia caused another increase.

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↗️Quantum Computing (QUBT): Shares were up more than 29% in midday trading after the firm announced a contract with NASA earlier this week.

↘️Walmart (WMT): Shares in the retailer fell 2% following a drop in a consumer-confidence index published by research group the Conference

American Airlines (AAL): The carrier said it was resuming flights after halting them briefly due to a technical issue.

Joe Wallace describes the importance of the H1-B visa program.

Europe's beleaguered asset managers are teaming up to survive the onslaught from mammoth American rivals. The latest milestone: Italian insurer Generali and French financial group BPCE have agreed to combine their asset-management operations, the two companies said Tuesday.The deal will create Eu