Vitol, rival oil traders in spotlight of Brazil bribery probeBrazil's epic "Car Wash" corruption investigation has taken down presidents and elite businessmen, and led to the largest corporate leniency deal ever signed. But graft allegations lodged by prosecuto...
OPEC exit frees Qatar from US legal concernsEven before taking over Qatar's energy policy in a government reshuffle last month, Qatar Petroleum (QP) CEO Saad al-Kaabi had long wanted the Gulf state to leave OPEC. Kaabi was concerned OPEC member...
US seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in AfricaNational security adviser John Bolton is expected to lay out priorities Thursday for what the administration calls "the continent of the future" during remarks at the Heritage Foundation. Critics are...
Investors reject Mexico bond buyback in blow to presidentInvestors rejected a new, sweetened offer from the Mexican government Wednesday to buy back their bonds from a cancelled airport project, deepening a growing quagmire for President Andres Manuel Lopez...
Japan confirms economy in second best stretch of post-war growthJapan is having its second-best stretch of uninterrupted post-war growth, the government said on Thursday, a nod to premier Shinzo Abe's aggressive stimulus measures deployed five years earlier to pul...
Japan’s SoftBank to shun Huawei in favour of Ericsson, Nokia equipment: NikkeiSoftBank Group Corp plans to replace 4G network equipment from China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd with hardware from Nokia and Ericsson, Nikkei reported on Thursday, without citing sources. The move c...