NEW YORK – The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is finalizing settlements with around two dozen Wall Street firms to resolve investigations into record-keeping lapses, said two people with
SINGAPORE – The United States is backing a new undersea internet cable connecting several Pacific islands, according to a plan for the project seen by Reuters, boosting Washington’s interests in
HANOI — Chinese solar panel maker Trina Solar is planning to build its third factory in Vietnam, three people familiar with the
WASHINGTON — The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com on Tuesday and asked the court to
LOS ANGELES — California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law a first-in-the-nation state excise tax on sales of firearms and
SAO PAULO — Commodities trader Cargill has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay 600,000 reais ($120,185) as indemnity for buying
Six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves will on Wednesday take 32 European governments to court over
BEIJING – China’s central bank said on Wednesday it would step up policy adjustments and implement monetary policy in a “precise and forceful” manner to support an economy whose recovery was improving with “increasing
Russia may join China in banning Japanese seafood imports after Japan released treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, and Moscow is seeking talks with Japan, a Russian regulator said
WASHINGTON – Reforming the World Bank‘s approach to risk could unlock nearly $190 billion in additional urgently needed lending for developing countries without jeopardizing its AAA credit rating, a study commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation found. The study, carried
