Economy and business

Asia’s Booming Plastics Industry Prompts Ocean Pollution Fears

EU Leaders to Discuss Brexit at Summit

Compelling Vietnam: Foreign Investors Unfazed by Trump’s Trade Deal Rebuff

Threats, NATO Demands Underpin Global Arms Demand

Diageo to Buy Clooney’s Tequila Brand in $1B Deal

Uber CEO Kalanick Resigns Under Investor Pressure

US Expands Sanctions Against Russia, Ukraine Separatists

MSCI to Add Chinese Mainland Shares to Emerging Markets

As South Korea Seeks Reconciliation With the North, What’s in it for the US?

US Top Court Hands Chevron Victory in Ecuador Pollution Case

US Supreme Court Limits Where Companies Can be Sued

BRICS Meeting Highlights Climate Change, Trade, Terrorism

With Whole Foods, Amazon on Collision Course With Wal-Mart

Tax Overhaul in Trouble as Opposition to Import Tax Grows

Farmers Blast Trump’s Cuba Retreat as Bad for Trade

Estonia Upstart Taxify Wants to Take on Uber

Colombia Reaches Deal to End 37-day Teachers’ Strike

After 41 Years, McDonald’s Ends Olympics Sponsorship

Amazon Inks Deal to Acquire Whole Foods

Africa’s ‘Large and Dynamic’ Economies Cannot Be Ignored

US Moves to Seize DiCaprio’s Picasso, ‘Stolen’ Funds in 1MDB Case

White House Lacks Plan to Address Debt Ceiling

Military-linked Business Enterprises Dominate in Cuba

Indonesia Plows Ahead on Fisheries Protection, Despite Resource Constraints

Trump Administration Suspends Methane Gas Rules

Kushner Company Drops Tax Break Request in New Jersey

Lighter Cars Can Save a Lot of Money

Inside Amazon Reserve, High-end Chocolate Thrives With Forest

Report: More Women in Workforce Would Add Trillions to World Economy

Big Data gives China’s top 3 Internet Firms Big Leverage

Panama’s Business Chiefs Hope for Big Return From New Ties to Beijing

Mexico’s Native Crops Hold Key to Food Security, Ecologist Says

Record Hunger in Horn of Africa Pushes Development Banks to Step In

US Central Bank Mulls Higher Interest Rate

Yahoo, Verizon Finalize Acquisition

Business Confidence Plummets as Political Crisis Grips Britain

Treasury: Trump Has Plan If Debt Limit Not Raised by August

Israel Reduces Power Supply to Gaza, as Abbas Pressures Hamas

Brazil’s Crisis Stalling Economic Reforms Seen as Crucial

Falling Cocoa Prices Threaten Child Labor Spike in Ghana, Ivory Coast

Poland Concerned About Rising Protectionism in Europe After Macron Win

Eurozone, IMF Eye Compromise to Unblock Loans for Greece

Uber Discussing Leave for CEO, Reports Say

US Commerce Chief Seen Imposing Mexico Sugar Deal Over Industry Objections

L’Oreal Set to Sell The Body Shop to Brazil’s Natura in $1.1B Deal

China Bike-Share Revolution Brings Convenience, Headaches

Ivanka Trump’s Brand Distances Itself From China Shoemaker

$10B Chinese Project in Myanmar Stirs Local Concern

‘Foundation 500’ List of Women CEOs Challenges Stereotypes

Mexican Sugar Producers Want Probe of US Corn Syrup Imports

US Small Businesses in Clean Energy Sector Still Hope for Best

Overfishing Leaves an Industry in Crisis in Senegal

Ryan Won’t Commit to Treasury Timetable for Debt Increase

World Economy Seen Picking Up, But Political Uncertainty a Risk

Trump Chooses Regional Banker as Key Regulator of US Banks

AP Explains: House Republicans Take Aim at Financial Regulations

US, Mexico Reach Sugar Pact Without Backing from US Producers

Report: International Tourism to US Stronger Than Expected

EU Hopes for Western Balkan Common Market by Mid-2018

South Africa’s Economy Falls Into Recession