Alibaba’s Jack Ma to step down in one year, hand baton to CEO ZhangJack Ma, the charismatic co-founder of China's largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, will step down as chairman in one year to concentrate on philanthropy and education, passing on the re...
US House Republicans target more tax cuts as elections nearRepublicans in the US House of Representatives plan to unveil another round of tax cuts this week, hoping to draw a sharp contrast between themselves and Democrats ahead of the Nov. 6 congressional el...
Argentines seek soup kitchens, barter markets amid crisisMen wait outside the metal-grill door of a soup kitchen in a slum, hoping to get a small serving of beef and mashed potatoes. At a barter market on the capital's outskirts, a woman tries to persuade a...
EU, US seek to clear trade talks confusionTop officials from the US and EU meet in Brussels on Monday in an effort to iron out differences on trade talks announced to great fanfare this summer. US President Donald Trump and European Commissio...
SEC halts trading in two cryptocurrency products, citing market confusionThe US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Sunday it was immediately suspending trading in two investment products that track cryptocurrencies, citing confusion in the markets over whether the...
Chinese inflation picks up in August amid tariffs warChina's consumer price inflation rose more than expected in August, official data showed Monday, after Beijing's first wave of tariffs on US goods came into force, with prices of eggs, pork and vegeta...