Finance

Bankers’ favorite metaphor sprouts like a weed—but will dealmaking blossom or wilt?

To become an economic powerhouse like China, India urgently needs to address rising income inequality.

After years in the doldrums, European banks have cleaned up their balance sheets. The result: Stock prices have surged.

The burrito chain is planning a 50-for-1 stock-split to make its shares more accessible to workers—and hopefully retain more of them, CFO Jack Hartung says.

The legendary investor praised the iPhone maker at his annual meeting in Omaha, Neb., even after revealing that Berkshire had slashed its stake in the first quarter.