Economy and business

Argentina Blocks Two Activists From Entry on Eve of WTO Meeting

US Economy Adding Jobs, But Employers Say Skills Gap is Rising

Wind, Fire, Ash Destroy Much of California Avocado Crop

‘Worker Bee’ Round of NAFTA Talks to Focus on Easier Chapters

From Poles to Filipinos? UK Food Industry Needs Post-Brexit Workers

Bangladesh Asks NY Fed to Help it Recover Stolen Millions

7 Years in Prison for Former Top Volkswagen Manager

China’s Ofo Joins Crowded Paris Bike-share Market

Climate ‘Refugees,’ Sidelined From Global Deal, Ask: ‘Where Is the Justice?’

China’s Sinopec Sues Venezuela in Sign of Fraying Relations

France’s War on Waste Makes It Most Food Sustainable Country

Analysts: Maduro’s Cryptocurrency to Fare No Better Than Venezuela Itself

White House Denies Reports Trump Financial Records Subpoenaed

Uzbekistan Seeks Eventual Sea Access With Afghan Railway Deal

Lawmaker: Support for Brazil’s Pension Reform More Organized

Venezuela to Launch Cryptocurrency to Fight U.S. Sanctions

Venezuela Maduro Gains Control Over Oil Contracts Amid Purge

Nevada Gambling Leaders Grapple with Pot’s Future in Casinos

Rising Number of Young Americans Are Leaving Jobs to Farm

China’s Ceramics Capital Struggles to Adapt Amid War on Smog

Manhattan Glimmers for the Holidays

Risk of Volcanic Ash Cancels Some Bali Flights

US Officials Drop Mining Cleanup Rule After Industry Objects

After Flurry of Deals, Senate GOP Passes Tax Bill

Venezuela Arrests Relative of Powerful ex-Oil Boss Ramirez in Graft Probe

Peru Prosecutors Ask to Jail Executives Linked to Odebrecht

Venezuela Talks Focus on Elections, Financial Crisis

US Envoy: Economic Support for Cambodia to Continue

Senate Republicans Postpone Vote on US Tax Overhaul

Venezuelan Airline Barred from European Union Skies

Record-setting Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends

German Jobless Rate Hits Best Figure Since 1990 Reunification

Past and Future Fed Chairs Testify Before US Lawmakers

Mexico Economy Minister Calls US NAFTA Autos Proposal ‘Not Viable’

Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Oppose Republican Tax Bill

With Deforestation Rising, Colombia Businesses Join Fight to End Destruction

US Economic Growth Speeds Up Slightly

Trump Touting Tax Overhaul in Missouri Speech

Price of Bitcoin Over $10,000 as Rally Gains Pace

Ethical Data Use Needed as India Embraces Blockchain for Land Records

Stella McCartney Helps Redesign Climate-friendly Fashion

Uzbekistan Opens the Door … a Crack 

Serbia Starts Construction of Chinese-funded Railway to Budapest

Give Women Greater Role in Industry to Cut Poverty, Urges UN Executive

Diplomats Search for Way to Save Trade System After US Vetoes Judges

New Venezuela Oil Boss to Give Military More PDVSA Posts

Analysts: US Cyber Monday Sales Could Set New Online Spending Record

Advocates say Texas Exploiting Day Laborers After Harvey

Dry Weekend Draws US Shoppers Even as Online Sales Boom

After the Wildfires, California Winemakers Open for Business

US Black Friday, Thanksgiving Online Sales Hit Record

On Monday, Who’s the Boss at Consumer Rights Agency?

Head of Consumer Watchdog Names Successor, Trump Names Another

Trump Wants to End Welfare of Clinton Era

Even in Amazon Era, Black Friday Shows Stores Are Alive

Amazon Workers in Germany, Italy Stage Black Friday Strike

Black Friday Kicks Off Holiday Shopping Season

Trappers ask Court to Throw out Lawsuit Over US fur Exports

Soup Restaurant Teams With Family Farm to Serve Farm-to-table Freshness

Nigeria Oil Spills Double Risk of Infant Mortality, Research Shows