Exclusive: Exxon’s $53 billion Iraq deal hit by contract snags, Iran tensions – sources
Just weeks ago, U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil looked poised to move ahead with a $53 billion project to boost Iraq’s oil output at its southern...
Bank of England’s Carney dismisses Johnson claim on no-deal Brexit
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has dismissed a claim by Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the race to become prime minister, that Britain can...
Asian stocks slip amid persisting trade angst, political tensions
Asian stocks slipped on Friday, as U.S.-Iran tensions and anxieties over Sino-U.S. trade talks left markets in the region struggling to match the euphoria on...
North Korea has more than sanctions to overcome for foreign investment: report
A historic visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping this week may have bolstered Kim Jong Un’s hopes that economic relief may be coming soon, but...
Malaysia sex scandal clouds Mahathir’s succession plan
Leaked sex videos purporting to show a potential successor to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad with another man have deepened rifts within the ruling coalition...
Costa Rica beat Bermuda to advance to Gold Cup quarter-finals
Goals from Mayron George and Elias Aguilar helped Costa Rica to a 2-1 victory over Bermuda in Texas on Thursday that also earned them a...
Oil prices dip, still set for weekly gains amid Mideast tensions, rate cut hopes
Oil prices reversed earlier gains on Friday but benchmark Brent crude was still set for its first weekly gain in five weeks amid rising tensions...
UK’s Domino’s eyes Europe chief of Aussie Domino’s as next CEO: Sky News
(This June story corrects throughout to say UK’s Domino’s to replace its CEO with Europe CEO of Australia’s Domino’s Pizza Enterprises)...
Malaysia aims to recover about $5 billion in 1MDB-linked assets
Malaysia is looking to recover about $5 billion worth of foreign assets linked to state fund 1MDB, which is the subject of money laundering investigations,...
China moves to suspend some history tests for U.S. college credit by 2020
Beijing on Thursday ordered a suspension of history exams run by a U.S. non-profit for students seeking credit at American colleges, as the ruling Communist...