Payless reportedly in talks to close 1,000 stores

American footwear retailer Payless is reportedly in talks to close 1,000 stores, making it the latest retailer facing closures as consumers shift to online shopping. The Topeka, Kansas-based company is in talks with lenders over a restructuring plan that includes...

Former US ambassador to Japan hopes Trump-Abe summit gets alliance back on track

The meetings Friday and Saturday between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may help lay the groundwork to carve out a bilateral trade deal from the ashes of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, said Tom Schieffer, former U.S. ambassador to Japan....