Japan to Tighten Investment Pre-screening Amid Security Concerns
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said last year that high-risk foreign investments, as identified based on investor profiles and the nature of the targeted Japanese business, should face ...
Hyundai Warns of Risks to Growth as Profit Misses Estimate
The subdued outlook follows a mixed final quarter. Hyundai reported 2.8 trillion won ($1.9 billion) in operating profit for ...
India to Overcome Impact From Trump Policies, Modi Official Says
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s relationship with the world’s biggest economies will help India overcome any “negative impacts” from shifts in global trade under President Donald Trump, a top official ...
Saudi Arabia Faces Investor Doubts Over Big Mining Ambition
Saudi Arabia touted $100 billion of local investment opportunities at the event and estimates it has $2.5 trillion in mineral resources to be dug up. Its dream is to make metals and mining the ...
China moves to boost languishing markets by ordering funds to invest more in shares
BANGKOK (AP) — The Chinese government plans to ensure that share prices will rise by ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks, to help jolt the markets out of the doldrums.
Japan's exports hit record high, but trade deficit continues
TOKYO (AP) — Japan saw record-high exports last year, as its annual trade deficit declined 44% from the previous year, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.
Amazon closures a ‘slap in the face’ to Quebec workers, union says
Amazon.com Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will close all its Quebec warehouses and lay off about 1,700 full-time employees — a move the union representing workers at the e-commerce behemoth’s ...
Canadian provinces to see borrowing costs rise on U.S. tariffs
The U.S. is Canada’s largest trading partner, and the countries exchange numerous resources. Ontario and Quebec bond spreads are primarily exposed to tariffs on critical minerals and automobiles, ...
Musk and Altman spar over 'Stargate' AI venture hyped by Trump
Trump was joined by SoftBank Group Corp.’s Masayoshi Son, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Oracle Corp.’s Larry Ellison at the White House to announce the venture, dubbed Stargate, which they said would deploy ...
JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs resist calls to roll back diversity
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are pushing back on demands to roll back their diversity initiatives.
Freeland to scrap capital gains tax hike if she's elected
It’s a major reversal for Freeland, who introduced that capital gains hike in April as Trudeau’s finance minister. She argued at the time that it was fair for the government to ask companies and ...
Danielle Smith ’understands we need to be united,’ says Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith understands why Canada’s political leaders need to be united in the face of United States President Donald Trump’s tariff threat, and he ...