Economy and business

Apple Deepens Austin Ties, Expands Operations East and West

Wall Street Gains on Better Signs in US-China Trade Talks

Sustainable Tree Farming Means Better Lives for Kenyan Farmers

Malaysian Ex-PM Slapped with New Charge Over 1MDB Scandal

Avianca Brasil Airline Declares Bankruptcy

Experts: Millions Invested But Gold Mining ‘Under-Exploited’ in W. Africa

Trump Says He Would Intervene in Meng Case to Reach Trade Deal

EU Will ‘Follow Closely’ French Deficit after Macron Measures

Taiwan Reinforces Ban on Huawei Network Equipment

France’s Yellow Vests Attract Attention of Climate Change Conference

GM Fights US Government to Retain Tax Credit for Electric Cars

Stocks Slip on China-US Tensions; Oil Resumes Slide

Japanese Economy Experiences the Worst Downturn in Four Years

US, Western Diplomats See Political Motive Behind OPEC Oil Cut

IMF Approves $3.7 Billion Loan for Oil-rich Angola

China Exports, Imports Weaken Ahead of US Talks

Stocks Drop 4 Percent in Rocky Week on Trade, Growth Worries

Major Oil-producing Countries Agree to Cut Output

US Locks in Duties on Chinese Aluminum Sheet Imports

Technology Companies Lead Slide in US Markets; Oil Rising

US Hiring Slowed to 155K Jobs, Jobless Rate Unchanged

Nissan to Recall 150,000 Cars Due to Dubious Inspections

US Stocks Rebound From Early Plunge

US Trade Deficit Hits 10-Year High on Record Imports

OPEC Looks to Cut Oil Production to Support Falling Price

Paris Riots Show Difficulty of Fighting Warming With Taxes

OPEC, Russia Move Closer to Cutting Oil Output

Growth of Labor Migration Provokes Hostility in Host Communities

Trump Tries to Calm Global Markets After Stocks Drop Sharply

Race to the Bottom? India Plans Deep Dive for Seabed Minerals

Farmer Protests Highlight India’s Growing Rural Distress

Shifting Global Marketplace Leaves US Workers Behind

Brazil’s Bolsonaro to Tackle Pension Overhaul Piecemeal

VW May Use Ford’s US Plants to Build Cars

Trump: Trade Talks With China Underway

Uber Announces New Minibus Service in Traffic-mad Egypt

World Bank Ups Funds to Tackle ‘Existential Threat’ of Climate Change

White House Seeks to End Subsidies for Electric Cars, Renewables

Stressed Americans Expect to Get Cozy This Christmas

Guinea-Bissau Women Team Up to Boost Business Know-How, Sales

Trump Boasts of Relations with Xi, New Trade Deal with China

UN Chief: World in Deep Trouble With Climate Change

Argentina, China Sign Deals Strengthening Ties After G-20

Trump-Xi Dinner in Argentina Leads to Trade War Truce

Espionage, ID theft? Risks From Stolen Marriott Data Myriad

US Judge Gives Preliminary OK to $48M VW Investor Settlement

New North American Trade Deal Signed in Buenos Aires

Markets Sweat on Lopez Obrador’s ‘True Colors’ on Eve of New Mexican Presidency

Indian Politicians Spar Over Dodgy Economic Data as Election Nears

New North American Trade Pact Signed

Deutsche Bank Offices Raided in Money Laundering Probe

Trump Studying New Auto Tariffs After GM Restructuring

Stocks Leap as Fed Chief Hints Interest Rate Increases May Taper Off

Trump: US Tariffs on More Foreign Vehicles Would Have Prevented GM Plant Closures

Powell: Fed’s Gradual Rate Hikes Balance Against Risks

Ikea Moving Into City Centers to Adapt to Consumer Changes

Ocean Shock: Building a Silicon Valley of the Sea

Trump Threatens to Cut GM Subsidies in Retaliation for US Job Cuts

White House Adviser: US, China Could Reach New Trade Deal

Uber Fined $1.2 Million For 2016 Data Breach