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China moves to curb the tech sector's explosive growth.

Islamists lose power to liberals but the king continues to dominate political decision-making.

Millionaire Labor Party leader becomes Norway's prime minister.

Most nations have followed a risky trajectory of indebtedness after the 2008 financial crisis. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, their borrowing shattered records.

Dated extraction technologies and poor maintenance are only partially to blame for Royal Dutch Shell's decision.

US Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler calls for greater regulation of cryptocurrencies to rid the sector of fraud, scams and abuse.

Ferrari hopes a scientist will be able to drive innovation at the storied car company.

JPMorgan is on a shopping spree.

The public face of Singapore’s largely successful Covid-19 response is now in charge of the finance ministry.

Banks that led and lagged in deploying digital offerings witnessed significant differences in defection rates.

Toshiba shareholders voted for an independent probe into allegations that investors were pressured against pursuing a management shake-up at last summer’s annual general meeting.

As leader of a nation marred by deep political divisions and devastated by the coronavirus epidemic, Guillermo Lasso faces monumental challenges.

ESG metrics are growing in popularity but are still far away from being standardized.

London’s loss of the crown as Europe’s top trading hub is only the latest in a year-long string of bad news for the UK.

China surges past the U.S. as the top destination for foreign direct investment.

Hundreds of millions of people globally have no checking or savings bank account. Financial exclusion undermines their quality of life and hold their nations’ economies back.

Strongly advocated by Germany, the agreement drew criticism from other European Union member states concerned with issues ranging from Beijing’s human rights record to cybersecurity and technology transfer.

Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union chose Armin Laschet to lead the party.

Household saving is defined as the difference between a household’s disposable income and its expenditures on goods and services. During the pandemic it rose to historical highs everywhere.

Reverberations from the US-China trade war may have contributed.

IPO roadshows go virtual in bid to circumvent Covid.

Shell has elevated two other women to senior trading roles as well.

The global pandemic pushed many shaky companies over the edge into bankruptcy, but some of them will emerge stronger and more profitable in the long run as a result.

Sagasti’s first order of business will be restoring trust in government. 

The passing of the man who transformed Samsung from small trading business into tech giant inaugurates a new era.

U.S. Department of Justice alleges Google violated anti-trust laws.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is about to complete the company's transformation from niche maker into the valuable chip manufacturer in the world.

The shake-up at the top of the company’s ranks comes at a pivotal time for the e-commerce business.

In today’s environment, special purpose acquisition companies for big investors are getting bigger and bolder.

COO Jim Farley will become Ford Motor Company’s CEO in October, succeeding Jim Hackett.

The abrupt announcement that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was resigning for health issues after nearly eight years in power startled the world.

Thailand's economy is being battered by the pandemic and political uncertainty.

Iconic brands and companies that have flourished for over a century are being damaged, wiped out, or transformed all around the global as a result of the ongoing pandemic.

China's Elon Musk comes from humble beginnings.

"One country, two systems" is rapidly becoming one country, one system.

 Human capital is a company's most important asset.

Social distancing and lockdowns are propelling some fintech companies' fortunes.

With a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University, the 35-year-old was appointed to the cabinet of president Martin Vizcarra last October.

Loans and bonds can be used sensibly to invest but too much debt can be catastrophic for a company, especially if the economy goes south.

According to free-market economists, economic freedom is the key to prosperity and growth.

The scandal reignited long-standing concerns over accounting standards at US-listed Chinese companies.

eBay's identity crisis continues under new leadership.

Zafrul Aziz becomes the first non-politician in the country's history to hold the position.

Diversity will become an increasingly valuable asset for boardrooms.

A reshuffling at the top of Russia's political class.

LinkedIn's new CEO got his job with the company through the site.

A small step forward for women's rights.

African nations are doing away with a relic of the colonial era.

The merger could herald a spate of M&A activity in the brokerage industry.

Greece's new conservative government inherits an economic recovery from their leftist predecessors.