Economy and business

UK Leader to Lawmakers: Back my Deal or Face Lengthy Delay

Brazil Reportedly Weighing Import Quota for US Wheat

Iran’s Oil Minister Blames US for Market Tensions

Brexit: What Now?

China Investment Laws Fail to Deliver, Raise New Concerns

Trump Says He is in No Rush to Complete China Trade Deal

Democrats Cool Toward NAFTA Replacement, Question Labor Standards

Trade Chief: US Working on Steel, Aluminum Tariff Relief for Mexico, Canada

Lopez Obrador Rebuts Finance Ministry over $2.5B Mexico Refinery Funding

Official: US Plans ‘Very Significant’ Additional Venezuela Sanctions

Number of Older US Renters Spikes 43%

Pawn Business Growing in US

China Tweaks Tech Supremacy Plan

Global Backlash Over Boeing 737 MAX-8 Growing After Deadly Crash

As Sanctions on N. Korea Remain, Kim’s Economic Development Goals May Recede

Pakistani Politician: US Should Have a Marshall Plan for South Asia

Erdogan’s Economic Woes Grow Ahead of Key Elections in Turkey

US Sanctions Bank Jointly Owned by Russia, Venezuela

Boeing Shares Plunge After Ethiopian Airlines Crash

White House: Trump Wants 5% Cut in 2020 Domestic Spending

Parliament Facing Brexit Decisions, More Drama, Deadline

Powell: Fed Sticks With ‘Wait-and-See’ Approach on Rate Hikes

US Adds Just 20K Jobs; Unemployment Dips

Trump: China Trade Deal Must Be ‘Very Good,’ or No Deal

Longest Bull Market Looks to Keep Going

IMF Comments on ‘Complex’ Venezuela Situation

China’s Huawei Sues US Government Over Ban

Hong Kong Residents Grapple with Tourism Boom

Gas Scarcity Could Turn Venezuela’s Crisis to Catastrophe

US Chef Mario Batali Cuts Ties with Restaurants After Abuse Accusation

US Officials Issue Sanctions Warnings to Europe Over Russian Gas

ILO: Female Job-Seekers Get Penalized for Being Mothers

OECD Sees Slowdown in Global Economic Growth

Bread in Zimbabwe Now Almost a Luxury for the Rich

Mexican Farmers Urge ‘Mirror’ Tariffs on Trump’s Rural Base

Hands Off! Kenyan Slum Dwellers Unite to Protect City Dam

Company Behind Florida Migrant Children Camp Stops IPO Plans

Global Travel Industry Seen ‘Resilient’ Despite Slowing Growth

India Downplays Impact of US Plans to End Special Trade Treatment

China Sets Economic Policy for 2019

Mnuchin Announces Halt in Payments Into 2 US Retirement Funds

Guaido Names Hausmann as Venezuela’s IDB Representative

In Rare Move, US Judge Orders Acquittal of Barclays Currency Trader

Pompeo Promises ‘Significant Announcement’ on US-China Trade Talks

US Stocks Rise as Trade Optimism Counters Weak Data

US Consumer Spending Fell 0.5 Percent in December

Oregon OKs 1st Statewide Mandatory Rent Control Law in US

Tesla to Close Stores, Take Orders for $35,000 Model 3

Gap to Separate Old Navy, Close Stores; Shares Jump

US Craft Marketplace Makes Plans to Go Green by Offsetting Emissions

Walmart Is Eliminating Greeters, Worrying Disabled Workers

World Bank: Women Have Just 75 Percent of Men’s Legal Rights

Fed to Stop Shrinking Portfolio This Year, Powell Says

US Trade Official: Deal with China Not Near Agreement

Meet Elon Tusk: Tesla Chief Changes Twitter Display Name

Volvo’s Polestar Unveils Electric Car Touted as Tesla Rival

Boeing Unveils Unmanned Combat Jet Developed in Australia

Fed’s Powell: ‘No Rush’ to Hike Rates in ‘Solid’ But Slowing Economy

Cameroon Cracks Down on Illegal Fuel Trade

Boeing Nominates Former UN Ambassador Haley to Join its Board