Global stocks climb on hopes for progress in trade; Canadian dollar gains
World stock indexes rose on Monday as signs of work to resolve the U.S.-China trade war bolstered investor hopes, while the Canadian dollar strengthened in...
Asia tries to see light in trade talks, Brexit votes
Asian share markets edged ahead on Tuesday amid cheery chatter about the chance of a Sino-U.S. trade deal, while investors were sanguine yet another vote...
SoftBank’s WeWork takeover would lead to Adam Neumann’s exit: sources
SoftBank Group offered nearly $10 billion on Monday to WeWork and its shareholders under a takeover plan that would keep the U.S. office-space sharing start-up...
Drug firms avert landmark opioid trial as talks on $48-billion settlement set to resume
Four large drug companies could resume talks on Tuesday to try to reach a $48 billion settlement of all opioid litigation against them, after agreeing...
South Africa’s Eskom takes Deloitte to court alleging improper contracts
South Africa’s cash-strapped state power firm Eskom said on Monday it had filed court papers in a bid to recover 207 million rand ($14 million)...
Trade hopes move S&P 500 close to new record high
The benchmark S&P 500 stock index rose within striking distance of a record high on Monday as further signs of progress toward resolution of the...
China asks WTO for $2.4 billion sanctions against U.S. in latest clash
China is seeking $2.4 billion in retaliatory sanctions against the United States for failing to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling in a case...
Howard Hughes announces management reshuffle, to sell assets worth $2 billion
Howard Hughes Corp , which counts activist investor William Ackman as chairman, said on Monday it would sell about $2 billion of non-core assets following...
U.S. allows Chevron to drill for oil in Venezuela for three more months
The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday renewed a license allowing Chevron, the last U.S. operating energy company in Venezuela, to continue drilling in the country...
White House allows Chevron to drill for oil in Venezuela for three more months
The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday renewed a license allowing Chevron, the last U.S. operating energy company in Venezuela, to continue drilling in the country...