International
U.S. Agrees to Japan Joining Trans-Pacific Talks; Japan Vows Action on Insurance, Auto
Japan and the United States have agreed on a deal to allow Tokyo to join talks on a U.S.-led Asia-Pacific free trade pact that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is making a keystone of his strategy to open ...
Global Economy Won’t Deliver Big Growth In 2013: Reuters Poll Of Economists
This year now looks unlikely to deliver much improvement in the world economy's growth rate, with a weaker outlook for Europe and the United States tempering the cautious optimism that was evident in ...
Japan’s Big Leak: Where Will the Money Go?
The Bank of Japan's massive new bid for inflation will create growth but to its chagrin much of it may well be concentrated in financial markets and outside of Japan. So long as Japanese consumers ...
UK Watchdog Tells Financial Product Sellers: No More ‘Buyer Beware’ Defense
Britain's new watchdog announced sweeping changes in financial regulation on Wednesday, telling banks they can no longer blame customers when products go wrong and promising to study how consumers ...
Wal-Mart Moves to Fund Supply Chain Safety After Bangladesh Factory Fire
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, is making its biggest push yet to try to improve conditions at factories that produce its clothing after a fire at a Bangladesh factory last year ...Fitch: Mexican Insurance Law Changes May Spur M&A
Fitch Ratings said recent changes to Mexican insurance law enhancing the regulatory framework may also spur merger and acquisition activity in the segment. In a recent statement, Fitch said the law ...
Global Maritime Trade Seen Doubling By 2030, Report Says
Global seaborne trade will more than double by 2030 as China's rapidly growing economy fuels demand for commodities, a report by ship classifier Lloyd's Register, defense technology firm Qinetiq and ...
Targeting China IT In Cyber Security Law Is Discriminatory, U.S. Biz Group Says
The U.S.-China Business Council on Monday criticized a new U.S. law aimed at thwarting cyber attacks by discouraging the Justice Department and several other government agencies from buying ...