Trump asks SEC to mull half-year corporate filings vs. quarterly
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
Monsanto ordered to pay $289 million in world’s first Roundup cancer trial
(Reuters) – A California jury on Friday found Monsanto liable in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged the…
Heineken considers closing Brazilian factories due to court dispute
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Heineken NV (HEIN.AS), the world’s second-largest beer maker, is considering closing two factories in northeastern Brazil…
Brazil slams Venezuela as measles spreads across border
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil complained on Thursday that Venezuela was doing nothing to stop the spread of an outbreak of…
Samsung unveils gaming-friendly Galaxy Note 9 to boost sales
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) launched the Galaxy Note 9 “phablet” in New York on Thursday, promising…
IKEA strives to keep prices low as opens first store in India
HYDERABAD (Reuters) – IKEA will set some prices even lower in India than elsewhere when it opens its first store…
Chinese state media slams Trump for ‘extortion’ in trade dispute
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Monday lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies in an unusually…
Canada ‘very keen’ on wrapping up year-old NAFTA talks
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is “very keen” on concluding negotiations to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement as soon…
Global auto powers plotting response to Trump auto tariff threats
MEXICO CITY/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico and South Korea will meet in Geneva next week to…
Economy, dollar, trade key to U.S. stocks’ global edge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The ability of the U.S. stock market to keep an edge this year over equities elsewhere…
VICE News’ Highlights of 2015
In 2015, VICE News’ reporting spanned from politics and the environment to conflict and the human cost of war. Here…
VICE News’ Highlights of 2015
In 2015, VICE News’ reporting spanned from politics and the environment to conflict and the human cost of war. Here…
China says threats, intimidation on trade will never work
BEIJING (Reuters) – Threats and intimidation on trade will never work on China, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after…
Trade war puts the hoof into U.S. pig part exports to China
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Before the U.S.-China trade war, American pig processors exported nine out of every 10 pigs’ feet and…
J&J vows to overturn $4.7 billion talc verdict but experts see hurdles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson has vowed to appeal a $4.7 billion verdict awarded to 22 women who…
China says ‘bully’ United States started a trade war
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States has started a trade war and China will defend itself, Chinese Vice Minister of…
U.S. judge allows lawsuits over Monsanto’s Roundup to proceed to trial
(Reuters) – Hundreds of lawsuits against Monsanto Co by cancer survivors or families of those who died can proceed to…
China to keep on path of reform, opening markets: Li
SOFIA (Reuters) – China will stick to the path of opening its markets and other reforms that has lifted its…
Samsung’s second quarter profit seen flagging as smartphone innovation dries up
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is expected to post its smallest profit growth in more than a…
Mexico election: Lopez Obrador on course for victory as two rivals concede
Shortly after polls closed Sunday, Jose Antonia Meade, a former finance minister and candidate for the center-right Institutional Revolutionary Party,…
Oil falls as Saudi output rises to compensate for disruptions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell by more than one percent on Monday as investors eyed rising supplies in Saudi…
Missouri appeals court tosses $55 million J&J talc-powder verdict
(Reuters) – A Missouri appeals court on Friday threw out a $55 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Supercharged telecom sector could become investor favorite
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An overhauled telecommunications sector featuring most of the so-called FANG stocks could debut as Wall Street’s…
Xiaomi puts indefinite delay on CDRs in blow to China’s plans for tech listings
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp (IPO-XMGP.HK) said on Saturday there is no timeframe for a mainland…
ZTE, U.S. suppliers shares tank after Senate puts Trump reprieve in doubt
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of ZTE Corp and its American business partners took a hit on Tuesday after the…
New head of FDIC plans to review financial health rating system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The newly appointed head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said on Tuesday said she plans…
International fund managers turn to financials, tech as trade worries rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The rising tensions over global trade policy are prompting some top-performing international fund managers to look…
Trump sets tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods; Beijing strikes back
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese…
Trump vows to deal with ‘unfair trade’ ahead of tense G7 summit
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Canada and the European Union on Friday, setting…
Dancers Wow Judges with a Visual Twist – America’s Got Talent 2014
A dance team performs a contemporary jazz routine with a twist and delivers a surprising visual performance! See the Hart…
In Missouri, J&J faces biggest trial yet alleging talc caused cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawsuit by 22 ovarian cancer patients against Johnson & Johnson went to trial on Wednesday…
Walmart sells majority of Brazil unit, takes $4.5 billion charge
NEW YORK/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Monday that it has sold an 80 percent stake in…
Walmart sells majority of Brazil unit, takes $4.5 billion charge
NEW YORK/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Monday that it has sold an 80 percent stake in…
Medical workers in Congo city finish vaccinating contacts of Ebola patients
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Medical workers in Democratic Republic of Congo have given all the immediate contacts of Ebola patients in…
Talks end with China warning trade benefits at risk if U.S. imposes tariffs
BEIJING (Reuters) – China warned the United States on Sunday that any agreements reached on trade and business between the…
U.S. commerce secretary to press China to buy as allies seethe over tariffs
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrived in Beijing on Saturday aiming to secure more Chinese purchases of…
Exclusive: Mexico central bank ready for election, could support peso-Diaz de Leon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank is prepared for different scenarios resulting from the country’s July 1 presidential vote,…
US and EU again at odds over Airbus subsidies at WTO
GENEVA (Reuters) – The European Union told the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement body on Monday that it had acted…
Oil falls as OPEC, Russia look to raise output amid U.S. surge
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, extending even steeper declines from Friday, as Saudi Arabia and Russia said…
Oil prices fall as top three producers look to boost supplies
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, extending a steep decline in the previous session, as the market eyed…
Federal Corruption Inquiry Triggers Protests in Brazil: VICE News Quick Hit
Demonstrations kick off across Sao Paulo following the detention and questioning of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,…
U.S. jury fails to reach verdict in latest J&J talc trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A South Carolina jury on Friday could not agree on a verdict in a case of…
U.S. jury fails to reach verdict in latest J&J talc trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A South Carolina jury on Friday could not agree on a verdict in a case of…
Investors find little appetite for consumer staples
(Reuters) – The consumer staples index .SPLRCS, the S&P 500’s biggest laggard for 2018, could have further to fall and…
Mexico’s Pena Nieto ‘optimistic’ on NAFTA as country makes new offer
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday expressed optimism about NAFTA talks that have been thrown…
China’s ZTE estimates at least $3.1 billion loss from U.S. sanctions: Bloomberg
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ZTE Corp is estimating losses of at least 20 billion yuan ($3.1 billion) due to Washington’s…
U.S., China nearing deal to remove U.S. sales ban against ZTE: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – Washington and Beijing are nearing a deal that will remove an existing order banning U.S. firms from…
Boeing technicians in South Carolina to vote on unionization: WSJ
(Reuters) – Some Boeing Co (BA.N) workers at the planemaker’s factory in South Carolina will vote on union representation later…