Economy and business

Cooking Gas Shortages Force Venezuelans to Turn to Firewood

US-Africa Trade Talks End With No Decision, Waning Enthusiasm

Egypt Inflation Surges to 33 Percent After Fuel Subsidy Cuts

China to US: Be Prudent on Aluminum Duties

Harsh Rhetoric Between North Korea and Trump Worries Investors

In Croatia, Harvesting Salt the Centuries-old Way

Tesla Seeks $1.5B Junk Bond Issue to Fund Model 3 Production

China’s Ethnic Yi Struggle Against Poverty

Keystone XL Pipeline Fate in Balance as Nebraska Opens Hearings

Balkan Trade War Brews Over Huge Croatian Import Fee Rise

Trump Company Applies for Casino Trademark in Macau

Cuba to Shut Down Fast-growing Accounting Cooperative

UK Ready to Pay Up to 40B Euros to Leave EU, Newspaper Reports

Mississippi Nissan Workers Reject Union

Boosting Labor Participation Rate for Women Key to Healthy Economy

Domestic Investors Flock to Indian Stocks as Gold, Real Estate Lose Luster

New York Crushes Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Illegal Ivory

Volkswagen Executive Pleads Guilty in ‘Dieselgate’ Scandal

Toyota, Mazda to Build, Share New Plant in US

Paris Olympics Aims to Regenerate Poor, Northeastern Suburbs

Satellite Images Could Identify Slave Labor in India

French Oysters Go on Sale in Vending Machines

Mexico Sees End 2018 as Best Case for Implementing New NAFTA

More Women Starting Businesses in US

Trump May Boost Pressure on China Over Trade, North Korea

Avon CEO McCoy to Leave Company

Top Democrats Back Trump on China Trade Probe

Dow Jones Closes Above 22,000 — a 6th-straight Record High

No More Freebies? India Plans Crackdown on Marketing by Drugmakers

US Congress’ Next Big Battle: Tax Reform

Egypt Reserves Reach Record High of Over $36 Billion

European Oil Majors Seek to Harness US Offshore Wind

Qatar Files WTO Complaint Against Trade Boycott

US, for First Time, to Sell Coal to Ukraine

With Uber in Turmoil, Lyft’s Ridership Surpasses All of 2016

Used Book Sales Boom in S. Africa as Economic Recession Bites

Crocodile Industry Hopes to Boost Australia Aboriginal Communities

US Economic Growth Accelerates, Hits 2.6 Percent

Japan Imposes Stiff Tariffs on Imported US Frozen Beef

More Cyber Attacks, More Job Security for Hackers

Lawmakers: Ross Defers to Trump on US Steel Tariff Timing

US Republicans Kill Border Tax, Focus on Corporate Rate Cuts

‘Terrible Crimes’ Made Putin World’s Richest Person, Financier Testifies

World’s Richest Person? Not Bill Gates, But Jeff Bezos

Friends Walk Old Paths Together to Try to Prevent Memory Loss

US Economic Performance Hamstrung by Lack of Action on Capitol Hill

Luxury Firms’ Online Battle Boosted by EU Court Adviser’s Coty Stance

Records: EPA Chief Jets Away for Weekends on Taxpayer’s Dime

Analysts: US Could Impose Steel Tariffs After Weak Trade Talks

Young African Entrepreneur Develops Rival to YouTube

From Rented Jeans to Reused Cooking Oil, Businesses are Going ‘Circular’

Brazil Plans Federal Workers’ Buyout to Cut Deficit

Republicans in US House Push for Congressional Budget Office Cuts

IMF Warms to Eurozone Economy Amid Lower Political Risks

Hijab Goes Mainstream as Advertisers Target Muslim Money

Divided UK, Inconclusive Election Could Put Brakes on Brexit

Madrid Asks Antitrust Watchdog to Look at Uber

India Cracks Down on Cigarette Ads, Giveaways

Australian Death May Be 18th Linked to Takata Air Bags

Despite Trump’s Intervention, Job Security Still Elusive for Indiana Carrier Employees