Workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine to strike Thursday: Union

The main union at BHP Billiton’s Escondida copper mine, the world’s largest, told Reuters on Tuesday that negotiations mediated by the Chilean government with the company have failed and that workers will go on strike on Thursday. Workers warn that a...

Don’t get too excited! Cramer says the market’s new highs have nothing to do with Trump

While Cramer does agree that Trump’s method of tweeting his perspective is “the most thoughtless way to communicate since two cups attached on a string,” he doesn’t think the president is unpredictable. His approach may not be presidential, but...

Japan’s PM Abe drums up business pledges in hopes Trump tweets good news: FT

Japan’s government is pushing companies and investors to hand over details of their U.S. investment plans so Shinzo Abe can deliver a “tweetable” figure to Donald Trump when they meet this week. Executives at three top Japanese companies said...