Alex Silverstein, one of Point72 Asset Management’s star traders, is leaving to launch his own hedge fund and has secured the largest initial backing the firm has ever granted to a departing trader. https://t.co/4ZUtwd7Yor ...

Three people are dead in Taiwan and several others are injured after a man threw smoke bombs in the capital’s main train station and later attacked people in a shopping district during the Friday night rush hour. https://t.co/i5rALgLQgj ...

Owners of Invesco’s famed tech fund QQQ voted to convert the product into an open-ended structure, a move that could unlock hundreds of millions in annual revenue for the asset manager. https://t.co/GqA7avdkRr ...

Investors believe the Bank of England may need to cut interest rates much further amid signs the UK economy and labor market are losing momentum, according to a survey carried out by the central bank https://t.co/0ik46nnEAh ...

Canadian retail sales surged in November after posting a small decline the previous month, suggesting consumption rebounded modestly in the fourth quarter. https://t.co/g85EsiSJNF ...

“I don’t personally have a sense of urgency to need to act further on monetary policy right now, because I think the cuts we’ve made have positioned us really well,” Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Friday on CNBC. https://t.co/dqP6YAioWP ...

Investors in the European Union’s joint debt face the risk of greater supply in coming years as officials in Brussels seek to increase borrowing to provide funding to Ukraine. https://t.co/2pGyqV4hIk ...

Looking ahead, the key issue will be the impact of the political uncertainties on investment and household spending. https://t.co/AYhg0glnRr ...

EU leaders secured a funding deal for Ukraine, but without using frozen Russian assets in a blow to its credibility https://t.co/TJTXJXvaVp ...

Lawmakers leave Washington with no resolution on expiring health insurance subsidies, giving Democrats a powerful weapon in the 2026 midterm elections. https://t.co/8N4E39s8VX ...