Business

Steve Ballmer, who started as Bill Gates’ assistant, is the 5th-richest person in the world

Fiat, maker of Italian cars, is opening an apartment building in New Jersey

Sam Bankman-Fried’s fourth day on the stand is not going well

Consumer confidence drops for third consecutive month

US paychecks grew faster than expected in the third quarter

It’s a spooky Halloween for markets. Here’s why

Stellantis takes $3 billion revenue hit from autoworker strikes

Australia snubs EU terms for free trade deal

Canada bans China’s Wechat from government devices citing security risks

China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracts in October as demand drops