Since taking office in January, Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has placed China at the center of his attempts to foster an industrial and economic renaissance in South America’s largest country.
Thailand’s central bank wants the new government led by Srettha Thavisin to pursue fiscal consolidation in tandem with monetary policy to avoid fueling inflation in the economy.
HSBC Holdings Plc has hired Alex Hong from Evercore Inc. to lead the bank’s dealmaking efforts in Singapore.
Texas narrowly skirted a statewide power emergency after unexpected rain brought temporary relief from record heat.
Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd. said it’s buying a 61.2% stake in UMW Holdings Bhd. for 3.57 billion ringgit ($769 million) to further strengthen its position in the country’s automobile industry.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX discriminated for years against refugees and people granted political asylum who were seeking jobs at the rocket company, the US Justice Department said in a lawsuit.
European Central Bank Governing Council member Boris Vujcic said officials need more data about the trajectory of inflation to judge whether interest rates have risen far enough.
KKR & Co. has agreed to sell Australian Venue Co., the owner and operator of more than 200 pubs and bars Down Under, to PAG.
Eiko Higuchi took a job in an audio factory employing people with disabilities after an accident left her needing to use a wheelchair. Thirty-five years later, she’s become a master craftswoman, making microphones for recording industry stars like Dr. Dre.
The leader of South Korea’s biggest opposition party said Japan’s release of treated water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant is an affront to humanity, even as his rival President Yoon Suk Yeol supported it.
