Stalemate: Britain’s May under mounting pressure to rethink Brexit planBritish Prime Minister Theresa May was under mounting pressure on Monday to rethink her plan for leaving the European Union after Brexit talks reached a stand-off at the weekend over the so-called Iri...
Bond bears stalk a FANG, short Netflix debtIn March, noted short-seller Andrew Left took a swipe at Netflix Inc's stock, calling the online video company's aggressive spending on content acquisition "unsustainable." The stock took a brief dive...
Brexit could rewrite the rules in Channel fishing fightsWith tensions already high between the French and British fishing fleets after a confrontation over scallops, Brexit could change the game completely by redrawing battle lines in the Channel. French f...
Japan unveils sales tax hikeJapan on Monday announced a much anticipated sales tax hike in 2019 to address the nation's huge public debt, despite warnings it could hobble growth in the world's third-biggest economy. The point-of...
Once mighty US retailer Sears files for bankruptcySears, the venerable US chain that once dominated the retail sector but had been in decline since the advent of the Amazon era, filed for bankruptcy Monday and announced it was closing almost 150 stor...