Investors are betting Spanish lender Banco Santander won’t be able to make interest payments on a risky form of bank debt. In a strange twist of events, instead of shunning the debt, investors are scooping it up. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
Seven central banks and the Bank for International Settlements published a report outlining common principles for issuing digital currencies to the public. What remains unclear is why this pitfall-ridden shift is necessary. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
The successful IPO of K-pop producer Big Hit Entertainment gives the company big resources, but it needs to diversify from its sole money-spinner, boy band BTS. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
The financial-technology behemoth raised nearly $9 billion last week from mutual funds sold on its platform to individual investors, who had to agree to lock up their money for 18 months. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
With market volatility rising ahead of U.S. presidential and congressional elections, investors are parsing what polls and policy proposals mean for everything from energy stocks to shares of private-prison operators. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
Banks no longer need to deposit 20% of their sales when buying and selling what are called currency forwards denominated in U.S. dollars for clients. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
No stock has been more heavily attacked by activist short sellers this year than GSX Techedu, but the New York-listed Chinese tutoring company has so far come out on top. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
Mortgage investors’ purchases of bonds in odd-lot amounts is drawing the ire of securities regulators, who have argued that some funds use higher marks on the trades to inflate their performance. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
Investors are betting that the biggest businesses have turned a corner in the third quarter, and earnings have fallen less than previously anticipated. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...
Seven months into the coronavirus pandemic, banks are getting used to a sour economy. Read More WSJ.com: Markets...