Economy and business

South Korean Prosecutors to Indict Samsung’s De Facto Chief

Cuban Cigar Sales Rise, Defying Flat Luxury Goods Market

Trump’s Trade Czar Ross Easily Wins US Senate Confirmation

Juncker to Offer EU ‘Pathways’ to Post-Brexit Unity

FDI Slippage, Trump’s Currency Threats Put Pressure on China

Kenya Doctors’ Strike Takes Deadly Toll on Poor

Aggressive Cuts to Obama-era Green Rules to Start Soon, EPA Chief Says

French Startups Venture Abroad for Chance at Global Recognition, Investment

EPA Delays Rule on Funding Mine Pollution Cleanup

‘Made in Paraguay’ — a Cheaper Label for Some Brazilian Manufacturers

Democratic Senators at Odds With Trump Over Chinese Trademarks

Trump Action on Transgender Student Rights Seen as ‘So Bad for Business’

Zimbabwean Farmers in Pitched Battle Against Destructive Armyworms

Moody’s Analytics Chief Mark Zandi Shares Thoughts on US Economy, Trump

US Governors Annual Meeting to Focus on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

Trump: Republican Border Tax Could Boost US Jobs

Will US Workers Have Right Skills for Jobs of the Future?

Mnuchin Says Goal Is to Pass US Tax Reform by August

Investing in Disaster Resilience Now ‘Mission Critical’ for Business

Activists Urge Unilever to Press Myanmar, Help Rohingya

Company Towns Struggle to Reinvent Themselves After Company Leaves

Moody’s Sticks to Initial Assessment of Trump, US Economy

Moody’s Economist Sticks to His Prediction: Trump Bad for Economy

US Home Sales Surge to 10-Year High

Deal to Streamline World Trade Takes Effect

US Treasury Chief Tells IMF He Expects ‘Frank and Candid’ Forex Analysis

Mexico Says New Tariffs in NAFTA Talks Would be Disastrous

Sticker Shock for Olive Oil Buyers After Bad Italian Harvest

China’s Fight Against Air Pollution Suffers Setback

US Marijuana Industry Anxiously Awaits New AG’s Cannabis Position

Rania Nashar Named Saudi Arabia’s First Female Commercial Bank CEO

ESM Head: Greece Needs ‘Far Less’ Money Than Agreed in Third Bailout

IMF Approves Terms for $5 Billion Loan to Mongolia

Trump Celebrates New Boeing Plane; Pledges Focus on Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Iran Needs Billions to Upgrade Gas Fields, But Will Investors Invest?

Energy Giants Say Iran Needs $100 Billion for Gas Upgrade

Imagine a Day Without Immigrants in a Country Full of Immigrants

Trump to Visit Boeing Plant Where Workers Rejected Union

Senate Confirms Mulvaney as Trump’s Budget Chief

US Housing Starts Drop; Permits Rise to One-year High

‘It Would Be Huge’ – US Border Town Confronts Possible Import Tax

Immigrants to Show Their Presence in US by Being Absent

UN Agriculture Official Links Aid to Farmers, Drop in Poverty, Migration

US Lawmakers Grill Yellen on Interest Rates, Regulatory Policy

Pipeline Executive Compares Dakota Protesters to Terrorists

China Moves Into Cuba as Venezuela Fades, Trump Looms

Venezuela Prosecutors Raid Odebrecht Offices in Bribe Probe

Could Restoring Latin America’s Cloud Forests Boost Hydropower?

Despite Trump Talk of ‘Tweaking’ NAFTA, Canada Could Still Be Hurt

Small US Company Bucks a Trend, Adding Manufacturing Jobs

One-Man Chocolate Factory Flourishes

China Inviting World Leaders to Forum on Fighting Protectionism

Peugeot Buys Iconic Indian Car Brand

IMF: Trump’s Plans Could Boost US Economy, Endanger Global Advances

Somalia Says It Will Resume Printing Currency Soon

Bolivia Fights Locust Plague Threatening Corn, Sorghum Harvests

Promised Trump Tax Plan Boosts Stocks

DRC Cancels Illegal Logging Licenses

Egyptian Economy Making Slow, Tentative Progress

London’s Spy Industry Thrives in Private Sector