LONDON—This month’s U.S. banking system turmoil and renewed recession worries have left global investor confidence at one of the lowest levels in the last 20 years, and that does not even account for this week’s demise of Credit Suisse. A monthly survey carried out by investment bank BofA following the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank…

A jury recommends life in prison for the Parkland school shooter. He pleaded guilty to 17 murders and 17 attempted murders during the 2018 shooting in Florida. The jury was deliberating between the death penalty and life imprisonment without parole. Saudi Arabia, accusing the White House of distorting the facts. The kingdom, giving its view of…

Even with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Canadian businesses are recovering at a slow pace due to labour shortages and supply chain disruptions, which is leading to higher expectations of inflation, a new Bank of Canada survey says. The bank’s business outlook survey for the third quarter of 2021, published on Oct. 18, shows close…

Commentary California is the worst state in the union for doing business—again. For the second year running, California ranked dead last in a survey of chief executives regarding the best and worst states to run companies. Even though California is home to the Port of Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, Hollywood and Napa Valley—all best-in-class for…