Economy and business

Foreign Investors Will Take Heart in Vietnam’s Anti-Graft Crackdown

Down to Business: Drought-hit Kenyan Women Trade Their Way Out of Poverty

Turkey Business Lobby Calls for End to Emergency Rule

Nigeria Moves Closer to Turning Long-awaited Oil Bill Into Law

China’s Economy Posts First Annual Increase Since 2010

Dow Closes Above 26,000, Just 8 Sessions After Earlier Milestone

US Financial Crime Fighters Eye Overseas Virtual Currency Platforms

Gourmet Chocolate Becomes Economic Lifeline in Venezuela

El Salvador Eyes Work Scheme with Qatar for Migrants Facing Exit from US

Mexican Car Sales Slump Ahead of Election

Ethiopian Airlines to Re-launch Zambia’s National Carrier

Bitcoin, Rival Cryptocurrencies Plunge on Crackdown Fears

Brazilian Miner Vale Ordered to Repair Environmental Damage

America Last? EU Says Trump Losing on Trade

UN: Indigenous Women Are ‘Seed Guardians’ in Latin America Hunger Fight

Chinese Automaker Plans to Enter US Market in 2019

Energy Agency Sees Oil Price Decline, But Analyst Predicts a Boom

Wahlberg Donates $1.5 Million After Pay Gap Outcry

Protests in Tunisia Spur Government to Pledge Aid to Poor

Report: Traffic Fatalities Hold Back Developing Economies

Awash in Corn, Soybeans, US Farmers Focus on Trade Deals

Awash in Corn, Soybeans, U.S. Farmers Focus on Trade Deals

Protests Erupt Again in Tunisia, Cradle of 2011 Arab Spring

Fiat Chrysler to Invest $1 Billion in Michigan Plant, Add 2,500 Jobs

Trump’s EPA Aims to Replace Obama-era Climate, Water Regulations in 2018

Walmart Hikes Minimum Wage, Announces Layoffs on Same Day

Second Airbag Inflator Death Prompts Ford to Warn Some Pickup Owners

Samsung Targeted by French Lawsuit Amid Alleged Labor Abuse

London Mayor: ‘No Deal’ Brexit Could Cost Britain about 500,000 Jobs

China Denies It May Slow Purchases of US Government Bonds

Disregarding Geography, Britain Hopes to Join Pacific Trade Deal

Trump Administration Bars Oil Drilling Off Florida

Poverty for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Could Push Children to Marry and Work

Sudan Currency Continues Descent on Black Market Amid Unrest

Venezuela’s Congress Declares ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency Illegal

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Now World’s Richest Man

Oil Prices Rise to Three-Year High

Mexico Records 6.77 Percent Inflation Rate in 2017, a 17-year High

Ecuador to Probe Legality of Debt Under Ex-president Correa

Tunisian Protester Killed in Clashes with Police Over Price Hikes, Unemployment

Trump Takes Victory Lap on Taxes with Rural Americans

Energy Agency Rejects Trump Bid to Boost Coal, Nuclear Power

Online Portal for US-Africa Trade Bypasses Obstacles

Eritrea Closes Hundreds of Businesses for Bypassing Banks

Iran’s Working Class on Front Lines of Protests

US Economy Ends Year with Modest Job Gains

Brits Call for ‘Latte Levy’ to Reduce Cup Waste

Investors Skittish, but Marijuana Growers, Sellers to Stay the Course

Wall Street’s Love of Tax Cuts Drives Dow to 25,000 Mark

Interior Department Wants to Open 90 Percent of US Continental Shelf to Drilling

Dow Breaks 25,000 Barrier for First Time

Australia Plans Legal Cannabis Exports to a Lucrative World Market

US Auto Sales Decline, Ending Record Streak

Spotify Hit With New Copyright Lawsuit in US

Brazil Closes Out 2017 with Record Trade Surplus

US Coal Mining Deaths Surge in 2017 After Hitting Record Low

Studies: 2017 Was Safest for Air Travel Industry

2017 Safest Year on Record for Commercial Passenger Air Travel

California Begins Recreational Marijuana Sales

China’s 2017 Movie Ticket Sales Rise 13.5 Percent