Hong Kong Adds to China’s Growing Criticism of Panama Canal Deal
Political pressure is mounting over a plan by a Hong Kong conglomerate to sell its Panama ports to BlackRock, the American investor, raising questions about the future of the $19…
Japan Reaches Peak Shohei Ohtani as Dodgers and Cubs Open MLB Season
It’s hard to be ubiquitous in Tokyo, one of the largest cities in the world, but Shohei Ohtani has found a way. The Los Angeles Dodgers star seems to be…
Lee Shau-Kee, Hong Kong Real Estate Tycoon, Dies at 97
Lee Shau-kee, a Hong Kong real estate tycoon who made his immense fortune building tens of thousands of apartments for middle-class descendants of refugees who had fled Communist mainland China,…
Trump’s Trade War Will Slow Global Economic Growth, OECD Says
The growing trade war and rapid policy shifts are expected to drag down economic growth in the United States and around the world, according to projections released on Monday. The…
Digital Therapists Get Stressed Too, Study Finds
Even chatbots get the blues. According to a new study, OpenAI’s artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT shows signs of anxiety when its users share “traumatic narratives” about crime, war or car…
Forever 21 Operator Files for Bankruptcy
Forever 21’s operator in the United States filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, as the apparel company, which helped popularize fast fashion in the United States, struggles to compete with online…
China Outlines Plan to Bolster Consumption in Face of Trump Tariffs
The Chinese government and the Communist Party jointly issued a lengthy list of planned initiatives on Sunday to get people to spend more, in yet another move by Beijing to…
As Trump Dismantles Voice of America, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced With Music
For more than 80 years, Voice of America transmitted the news into countries, many of them authoritarian, where reliable sources of information about the outside world were often hard to…
How Some Investors Are Protecting Their Money Amid Stock Market Woes
After the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s, Lars Staack decided to play it safe and invest his retirement savings in S&P 500 index funds, which are diversified and…
President Trump Is Making Foreign Stocks Great Again
President Trump has promised to create an age of American exceptionalism with policies that put the United States first, and ahead of other nations. But Mr. Trump’s moves in the…