Police fire pepper spray at crowds as protests turn unruly after Trump’s Phoenix speech

A day of noisy but largely peaceful protests of President Donald Trump’s speech in Phoenix turned unruly as police fired pepper spray at crowds after someone apparently lobbed rocks and bottles at officers. A haze enveloped the night sky Tuesday as protesters...

Germany is trying to stop China from gobbling up its companies — but there may be a downside

The measures so far seem to have had the desired effect. Though tabled by the German government as targeting all non-EU investors “regardless of origin”, China, the largest international investor into Germany – and indeed most countries – felt...

If a crisis slams the South China Sea, here are the losers — and a few winners

Several industries are trying to assess what open confrontation in the South China Sea would cost them, and a lot of them don’t like what they’re finding. The world’s second-largest economy is getting more wary — and more vocal in its...