Japan, U.S. ministers meet for trade talks as hopes for early deal fade
Japan and the United States will seek to narrow gaps on trade when their top negotiators meet this week, but hopes for a deal in...
Alibaba postpones up to $15 billion Hong Kong listing amid protests: sources
China’s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has delayed its up to $15 billion listing in Hong Kong amid growing political unrest in the...
Uber-rival Bolt enters European food delivery business
Estonia’s Bolt, a popular ride-sharing service in Eastern Europe and Africa, on Wednesday launched food delivery service in its home town of Tallinn, the nation’s...
Exclusive: Alibaba postpones up to $15 billion Hong Kong listing amid protests – sources
China’s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has delayed its up to $15 billion listing in Hong Kong amid growing political unrest in the...
Dropping global bond yields, recession fears put BOJ in a bind
Downward-spiraling bond yields and other potential signs of global recession have strung a tightrope for the Bank of Japan: it must keep pumping money aggressively...
Trump White House seeks to assuage farmer unrest over biofuel policy: sources
President Donald Trump’s administration has been scrambling to stem the tide of rising anger in Farm Belt states after its decision this month to allow...
‘You prepare for war’: how one U.S. firm tried escaping Trump’s China tariffs
When Larry Sloven heard last year that U.S. tariffs threatened his China electronics business, he knew that setting up shop elsewhere would be a slog...
U.S. oil firms challenge pipeline surcharge for steel tariff
Two U.S. shale producers have challenged an energy pipeline operator’s proposed surcharge for the Trump administration’s 25% tariff on imported steel, raising the stakes for...
Toll Brothers profit beat clouded by weakness in orders
Toll Brothers Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on higher home prices, but its shares fell as orders declined, hinting at weaker demand for new...
Trump, advisers looking at ways to boost U.S. economy as markets fear recession
Even as they reject talk of a looming recession, President Donald Trump and his advisers are examining ways to provide a boost to the U.S....