Who needs the USA? These 11 countries are trying to cement a major free-trade deal without it

The current “spaghetti bowl of bilateral trade deals” across the region fails to address issues faced by multinational businesses, such as compliance with multi-jurisdictional supply chain regulations and intellectual property rights behind borders, he...

Trump threatens Venezuela with sanctions, calls Maduro a ‘bad leader’

“The United States will not stand by as Venezuela crumbles. If the Maduro regime imposes its Constituent Assembly on July 30, the United States will take strong and swift economic actions,” Trump said. Maduro’s foes are demanding a presidential...

How could we cope if capitalism failed? Ask 26 Greek factory workers | Aditya Chakrabortty

You could call the men and women at Viome factory workers, but that wouldn’t be the half of it. Try instead: some of the bravest people I’ve ever met. Or: organisers of one of the most startling social experiments in contemporary Europe. And: a daily...