Shares of banks and other financial institutions rose alongside long-dated Treasury yields as fears about the implications of the Omicron variant subsided somewhat.

Goldman Sachs Group is introducing several new employee benefits, part of a bid to attract and keep employees in a pandemic that has made many people re-evaluate their careers, introducing sabbaticals and increasing retirement benefits, among other perks.

The moves comme after widely publicized signs of discontent among junior bankers surveyed about their jobs during the pandemic.

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