Brexit to open new opportunities in China-UK trade, top Chinese banker says

Li said China will be focusing on market reforms and the restructuring of state-owned enterprises in its next phase of economic development, opening up new opportunities with the U.K. in terms of financing. Even though there are fears that London’s position as a...

Strategies: The New Currency Champ Lives South of the Border

March 25, 2017 Jeff Sommer STRATEGIES Can you guess which world currency has gained the most since Donald J. Trump’s inauguration as president? Here’s a clue. It has something to do with a “big, beautiful wall” on America’s southern...

Arkansas Struggles to Find Enough People to Watch Executions

By MATTHEW HAAG March 25, 2017 The state of Arkansas, which plans to execute eight inmates over 10 days next month, is struggling to overcome a logistical problem to carry that out: There are not enough people who want to watch them die. A state law requires...