At a time of heightened tension over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, Trump's move, the first direct trade measure by his administration against China, is believed unlikely to prompt near-term change in commercial ties.   The White House and U.S. industry groups say that China's...

Aiming to shrink a growing trade deficit with Mexico and tighten the rules of origin for cars and parts, the Trump administration is starting renegotiations of the 23-year-old NAFTA trade pact this week but has set a collision course with the auto industry.   U.S. President Donald Trump...

Corporate America is finding China to be a reliable source of profit growth this year even as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing may be running high.   In recent weeks, many major U.S. companies have reported stronger second-quarter earnings and revenue from their Chinese...

This year, shares of US companies that receive bulk of their profits outside the country have shown significantly better returns than those of organizations oriented to the domestic market. On average, the shares of the largest US exporters from the S&P 500 - the top 10 of the companies showing...

Companies operating in the Permian basin in the US showed good results in August. This is not surprising, given the fact that this pool, located in Texas and New Mexico, is one of the best oil fields, according to American experts. However, there were also negative components, such as delays in...

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is published each working day shortly before noon on British time. This is the weighted average rate at which loans are offered to banks in five currencies and seven maturities, from one day to 12 months. The rate is based on the data provided by 20 selected...

Hot stocks like Google-parent Alphabet Inc and Visa Inc. are being outpaced by shares of industrial products maker Handy & Harman Ltd with a nearly 30-percent gain in 2017. Yet, in large part because no sell-side research analysts publish any estimates of its earnings, few on Wall Street have...

World stocks update highs on Tuesday, despite weaker than expected data on China's trade, which overshadow prospects for global growth, writes Reuters. China's imports and exports lagged far behind forecasts last month. Exports from China in dollar terms increased by 7.2%, imports - by 11% compared...

The Prime Minister of Japan and Head of the Liberal Democratic Party of the country Shinzo Abe found himself in the epicenter of a serious political scandal. There is no certainty that he will be able to stick to his post until the end of his term of office, and this makes one think about the...