international relations

SYDNEY—Fox Corp. Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Lachlan Murdochended a defamation lawsuit against an Australian media firm, just days after his company settled a separate high-profile dispute with Dominion Voting Systems in the…

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.—Nikki Haleyfrequently questions the use of public money to help corporations as she campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, but her tone was significantly different when it came to interests in South…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago prompted a volley of tough sanctions from the U.S. and its allies, a historic use of economic measures that will likely have lasting implications for businesses.Financial crime experts widely agree…

Canada could require that companies report on their efforts to stop goods made with forced labor from entering their supply chains, adding to momentum among Western governments to tackle the practice.Pending legislation would compel many…

Risk experts predict businesses could face another year of tumult as the U.S. and international powers jockey for position in a new era of geopolitical shifts.The previous year brought Europe’s largest armed conflict since World War II and…

The future has never been brighter for renewable energy, as some of the snags that kept wind and solar production from going full throttle this year seem poised to ease. While site- and grid-permitting delays, inflation and supply-chain…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has barred imports from three companies, including a supplier to Western apparel companies, that the agency says could be using North Korean forced labor. As part of a…

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to attend meetings with oil-rich Gulf Arab nations crucial to his…

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to attend meetings with oil-rich Gulf Arab nations crucial to his…

The U.S. audit watchdog sanctioned three firms and four audit professionals from KPMG’s global network for alleged misconduct such as failing to cooperate with an inspection and cheating on training exams. The Public Company Accounting…