Economy and business

Deaths Spike in South Africa’s Deep and Dangerous Mines, Reversing Trend

Catalonia Faces 10 Percent Tourism Hit in Fourth Quarter

Saudi Economy Vulnerable as Corruption Probe Hits Business Old Guard

Dudley Retirement Reflects Broad Turnover of US Federal Reserve Leadership

Broadcom Offers $103 Billion for Qualcomm, Sets Up Takeover Battle

Huge Political Stakes in US Tax Reform Fight

Multinationals Grapple with US Republican Excise Tax Surprise

Sprint, T-Mobile End Merger Talks

Trump Urges Saudi Arabia To List Shares of World’s Largest Oil Producer on NYSE

Saudi Crown Prince Tackles Extremism on the Road to Social, Economic Reform

China Border Traders Hit Hard by North Korea Sanctions

US Unemployment Lowest in 17 Years After Employers Add 261,000 Jobs

California Asks US for $7.4 Billion for Wildfire Rebuilding

Largest US Port Complex Passes Plan to Reach Zero Emissions

Nigeria Militants End Oil Hub Cease-fire

Venezuela Calls Creditors to Debt Talks

Trump Names Jerome Powell New Fed Chief

Venezuela Looks to Restructure Debt, but Default Looms

Officials Disagree on Puerto Rico Power Restoration Timeline

Ivanka Trump: World Needs More Women in STEM Fields

On Climate Change, It’s Trump vs Markets

US Trade Panel Recommends Varying Solar Panel Import Restrictions

California Wildfire Insurance Claims Top $3.3B

Britain Accelerates Brexit Plans; Talks Also to Speed Up

Mexico GDP Shrinks Amid NAFTA Uncertainty, Disasters

Argentina’s Macri Vows to Pursue Tax, Labor, Pension Reforms

Chile’s Pinera Says Spending Plan Would Cost $14 Billion

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey Launch ‘Silk Road’ Rail Link

African Development Bank Calls Off Proposed Loans to Nigeria

Trump Tax Overhaul Under Intensifying Fire as Congress Readies Bill

For Spanish, Catalan Economies, No Winners in Standoff

On Climate Change, It’s Trump vs. Markets

Artisans in Mali Hope to Bring Back an Ancient Fabric Style

Weirdness, Few Tourists, Return to Key West After Irma

US Economy Expands at 3 Percent Rate in Third Quarter

Who Will Be the Next Fed Chief?

Greater Scrutiny Set for Nonimmigrant Work Visa Renewals

Trump Ponders New Head for Federal Reserve

N. Korean Debt to Sweden Remains Unpaid After Four Decades

Summer Internships Offer Real World Experiences

US House of Representatives Approves a $4T Fiscal 2018 Bill

Ivanka Trump Promotes Expansion of Child Tax Credit at Capitol

Austerity to Hit Jordan as Debt Spikes, Economy Slows

China Turning Pakistan Port Into Regional Giant

US Workforce to Add 11.5 Million Jobs by 2026

Sierra Leone to Auction Multi-Million Dollar Diamond to Benefit Poor

Low Inflation Could Slow Fed, but Fiscal Stimulus Unnecessary

Taiwan Steps up Asia Business to Reduce Dependence on China

Orange Is the New White? Unique Amber Wine Creates Buzz

South African Bakery Slices Prices and Sees Sales Skyrocket

Fed’s Powell, Economist Taylor, Yellen on Trump’s Federal Reserve List

Turkey Bank Regulator Dismisses ‘Rumors’ After Iran Sanctions Report

Era Ends: Hong Kong Stock Trading Floor to Close

Judge Tosses $400 Million Verdict in Cancer, Talc Powder Case

China Set to Spend Billions on ‘One Belt One Road,’ But Some Want Focus on Poverty

Philippines Faces More Transit Strikes Ahead of Year-end Reform Deadline

Political Uncertainty Slows Down Kenya’s Economic Growth

High Schoolers Experience What it is Like to be Professionals

Last Holden Rolls Off Factory Line in Australia

Workers at iPhone Supplier in China Protest Unpaid Bonuses