UBS and Other Bank Stocks Fall After Credit Suisse’s Firesale

UBS and Other Bank Stocks Fall After Credit Suisse’s Firesale

Investors are still spooked after UBS bought its Swiss peer, with confidence in the banking sector in short supply.
Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.
China’s Xi to Visit Putin Under Shadow of War-Crimes Warrant

China’s Xi to Visit Putin Under Shadow of War-Crimes Warrant

Global divisions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine widened as China said Xi Jinping would go to Russia to help make peace, in a move widely seen as a stark sign of support for President Vladimir V. Putin.