Signage outside a Bed Bath & Beyond retail store in New York, Aug. 25, 2022.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Silvergate — Shares of the crypto-focused bank tumbled more than 42% after Silvergate disclosed massive customer withdrawals…

The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) has announced tentative agreements have been reached with two more hospitals – Maimonides and Richmond University Medical Center – ahead of a planned Monday strike. The tentative agreements are in addition to that reached Sunday for union nurses…

The car industry faces the threat of creeping protectionism at a time when global supply chains are more globally integrated than ever before, the head of Mercedes-Benz has warned.“Politically, there have been trends towards more protectionism over the past three, four, five years, which is…

US stocks and Treasuries slipped on Thursday, while the dollar strengthened, after a stronger than expected jobs report underlined the labour market’s resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive campaign to tackle high inflation.Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 fell 1.1 per cent, with…

For five years in a row, Finland has ranked No. 1 as the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report. In 2022’s report, people in 156 countries were asked to “value their lives today on a 0 to 10 scale, with the…

British households struggling with the cost of living crisis will draw some comfort this winter from the fact government subsidies are taking some of the edge off eye-watering energy bills.But large energy suppliers and fuel poverty campaigners are urging ministers to engage in an “open…