Trump to tout US economy, urge fair trade at elite Davos forumWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will be entering something of a lion's den when he visits the elitist enclave of Davos next week, rubbing shoulders with the same "globalists" that he campaigned...
US government shutdown would increase Pentagon’s weapons costsWASHINGTON: A US government shutdown will stall new defense department contracts and ultimately increase the costs of weapons, creating even more budgetary headaches as lawmakers grapple with a govern...
Road to ruin? Carillion collapse puts spotlight on UK outsourcing modelLONDON/BALMEDIE: In Balmedie, a village on the northeast coast of Scotland, an unfinished 12 km stretch of dual carriageway is a stark illustration of why British construction company Carillion went b...
Gunmakers look to new products to lift demandAfter cooling demand for firearms in 2017, large manufacturers are hoping new models of pistols and long guns rolling out at the industry's big trade and convention next week in Las Vegas will generat...
NAFTA talks seen ending happily, despite growls from TrumpBENGALURU/SAO PAULO: The North American Free Trade Agreement will probably be renegotiated successfully with only marginal changes, said a large majority of economists in a Reuters poll, despite the T...
China draws up new ‘special’ emission curbs on industriesSHANGHAI: China will impose "special emissions restrictions" on enterprises in major industrial sectors in northern China later this year, as it bids to ensure its war on pollution continues once a to...
Britain wants comprehensive trade deal with EU: PM MayBERLIN: Britain wants to have a comprehensive trade deal with the European Union as well as a defence pact in place once its leaves the bloc, Prime Minister Theresa May said in remarks published in a...