Why Markets Rallied on Trump's Trade Deal

The bilateral trade deal with Mexico and any subsequent agreement with Canada may create some frictions for companies and consumers, but it is a relief compared to what might have been.

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Regional Banks Still Need a Lending Boost

A promising rebound in loan growth now appears to be fading. That could become an issue, especially for small and midsize lenders.

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Why No One Can Catch Netflix

Streaming service is so far ahead of the competition and knows how to please its customers so well that it will be very hard to dislodge.

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App Tax a Hard One to Beat

Apple and Google’s app store commissions form a lucrative revenue stream that most app developers can’t sidestep in the way Netflix is attempting. That could spur regulators to take a closer look.

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HP's Ink Flow Slows

Concerns about slowing growth of printing supplies offsets strong PC sales for tech giant.

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Xiaomi's Founder Gets Closer to a Winning Bet

Lei Jun, founder of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, just enjoyed one of the biggest paydays in global corporate history. He could be in for another jackpot soon.

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H&M May Never Catch Up

The world’s second-largest fashion chain by sales has fallen behind as consumers have moved online. Despite a big decline, the stock hasn’t priced in the new reality.

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Videogames' Epic Shootout Coming This Fall

This fall the industry will launch a series of major first-person shooters, while “Fortnite” is poised to begin a new season. That may prove to be a bit too much action for some game publishers.

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Smucker Needs to Fix Peanut Butter and Jelly

Food company Smucker has made smart moves to adjust its portfolio, but without boosting its core brands the stock will keep struggling.

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Abbott Labs Is a Rare Growth Story in Health Care

The reason to buy shares in Abbott Labs is simple:The company is growing its top line faster than just about any health-care company of comparable size and since it doesn’t sell pharmaceuticals in the U.S., it is relatively insulated from regulatory risk.

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Indian Markets Look Headed for Further Extremes

The country’s stock market is close to all-time highs, while its currency is at all-time lows versus the dollar.

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Nvidia Clears Its Crypto Cloud

A volatile crypto market has been a distraction for the chip maker—and its investors.

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Good Isn't Good Enough at Macy's

The department store has solid earnings and raises guidance, but that isn’t enough for investors after a big stock run.

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Why Turkey's Trials Are Rippling Into Europe

Emerging-market currencies aren’t the only ones affected by Turkey’s crisis, the euro is too.

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This Year's Big Disrupter: The Dollar

Much of the disruption to global financial markets this year has come from a source close to home: the U.S. dollar.

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New Investor Guessing Game: What Is 'New Fox' Worth

Once Fox’s deal with Disney closes, the next question will be how to value what is left behind: Fox News and Fox Sports.

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Not the Streaming Deal 'Star Wars' Fans Are Looking For

Walt Disney’s streaming service could have a troublesome absence when it launches late next year.

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Latin America searches for redemption on the football pitch

The extra intensity of Latin American fandom

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Colombia’s new president will struggle to heal his country’s divisions

Iván Duque’s alliances and campaign promises will make reconciliation difficult

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[CORRECTED] Polio returns to Venezuela, and threatens the region

The country’s neighbours need to strengthen their defences against infectious diseases

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Donald Trump stomps on Canada’s economy

To avoid further damage, Justin Trudeau may have to stop coddling farmers

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Argentina’s central-bank president resigns

The peso plunges again and Federico Sturzenegger steps down

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Tesla's Go-Private Dream Doesn't Add Up

Tesla’s wildest day yet leaves far more questions than answers.

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A failed drone attack shows that Nicolás Maduro is vulnerable

Venezuela’s president has many enemies

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Brazil’s banks, profitable whatever the economic weather

The economy is sluggish, but banks are coining it

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Canada plans a crazy quilt of cannabis retailing rules

Recreational pot will be legal everywhere

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After a populist goring, Argentina’s beef ranchers are recovering

At least one group is happy about Mauricio Macri’s economic reforms

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Judging Latin America’s judges

Why is strengthening the rule of law so difficult?

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A failed drone attack shows that Nicolás Maduro is vulnerable

Venezuela’s president has many enemies

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Brazil’s banks, profitable whatever the economic weather

The economy is sluggish, but banks are coining it

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Canada plans a crazy quilt of cannabis retailing rules

Recreational pot will be legal everywhere

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After a populist goring, Argentina’s beef ranchers are recovering

At least one group is happy about Mauricio Macri’s economic reforms

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Judging Latin America’s judges

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A bubbling Islamist insurgency in Mozambique could grow deadlier

Militants have torched villages and carried out a spate of atrocities in the gas-rich north

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A bubbling Islamist insurgency in Mozambique could grow deadlier

Militants have torched villages and carried out a spate of atrocities in the gas-rich north

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AT&T Not Out of the Legal Woods Yet

The Justice Department’s appeal of a judge’s decision to allow AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner is highly unusual, but the odds of it achieving at least a partial victory aren’t trivial. That may only affect future deals, but there is a possibility of blowback for AT&T as well.

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CBS Analysts Aren't Clueless---They're Feckless

When analysts failed to ask questions about sexual harassment allegations on CBS’s conference call, it showed how badly their role is still misunderstood.

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Refugees have become a pawn in the struggle for Syria

Russia wants to help them return—if the West pays to rebuild Syria

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Saudi Arabia may relax its ban on Christian churches

New evidence suggests the Prophet tolerated churches in Arabia

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Why Hamas jails people who can’t pay their debts

Other countries abolished debtors’ prisons long ago. In Gaza, they are full

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Eritrea, Africa’s most repressive state, begins to open up

Peace may lead to reform in a country that enslaves its young

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A tarnished victory for Emmerson Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe

Will the West overlook the ruling party’s political gamesmanship?

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Refugees have become a pawn in the struggle for Syria

Russia wants to help them return—if the West pays to rebuild Syria

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Saudi Arabia may relax its ban on Christian churches

New evidence suggests the Prophet tolerated churches in Arabia

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Why Hamas jails people who can’t pay their debts

Other countries abolished debtors’ prisons long ago. In Gaza, they are full

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Eritrea, Africa’s most repressive state, begins to open up

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A tarnished victory for Emmerson Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe

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Japan’s habits of overwork are hard to change

No one is happy with Japan’s workstyle, but it is proving hard to change

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Why the mayor of Seoul sleeps in a shack

He wants to learn how the hard-up live

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How will Imran Khan govern?

Perhaps he will surprise

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A controversial register of citizens in north-east India

Some 4m worry they may become stateless

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Japan’s habits of overwork are hard to change

No one is happy with Japan’s workstyle, but it is proving hard to change

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Why the mayor of Seoul sleeps in a shack

He wants to learn how the hard-up live

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How will Imran Khan govern?

Perhaps he will surprise

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A controversial register of citizens in north-east India

Some 4m worry they may become stateless

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Tesla Profits: Be Careful What You Wish For

Tesla’s guidance has investors cheering, but the good news comes with strings attached.

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Zimbabwe’s elections turn violent

Army brutality and allegations of vote-rigging dash hopes of a new start

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Zimbabwe’s elections turn violent

Army brutality and allegations of vote-rigging dash hopes of a new start

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Republicans inch towards action on global warming

The key is to avoid the language of guilt and repentance for climate change

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Republicans inch towards action on global warming

The key is to avoid the language of guilt and repentance for climate change

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What the #MeToo Allegations Mean for CBS

The potential removal of CEO Les Moonves, and even the weight of the charges, increase the chance of a merger with Viacom.

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A truck bomb in the Philippines tells peacemakers to make haste

A new law could resolve some of the grievances of Muslim separatists

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A truck bomb in the Philippines tells peacemakers to make haste

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