The U.S. closed its border to Mexican livestock a year ago, hoping to prevent a screwworm outbreak. Not only did the closing fail to contain the flesh-eating pest, it’s hurting Texas cattlemen while helping Mexican beef exporters.
Brazil plans to announce its first-ever sovereign bond issuance in China, denominated in yuan, during a trip by a large delegation of government officials to the Asian country later this month, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Lululemon Athletica shares fell about 8% on Friday after the athleisure wear maker cut its annual profit forecast, fanning worries over the pace of its turnaround and shifting focus to the challenges awaiting the incoming CEO.
Saks Global received court approval for its bankruptcy restructuring on Friday, clearing the luxury retailer to exit from Chapter 11 with a smaller store footprint and lower debt.
A Los Angeles jury on Friday sided with Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by the families of three women who alleged that the company’s talc products caused ovarian cancer, finding that J&J was not negligent when selling cosmetic talc products.
Most of the 13 U.S. treatment centers in a government-funded hospital network for severe infectious diseases are ready to handle patients, including those with Ebola if needed, representatives from the hospitals said this week.
Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin said on Saturday that U.S. energy companies were the main beneficiaries of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and that Washington was trying to change the fundamental contours of the global energy markets to suit U.S. interests.
Airbus is wavering over when to launch a larger A220 jet due to a muted response from powerful leasing companies and a debate over range and performance, six industry sources said.
In April, Travis Arcamone was named flight attendant of the year at Spirit Airlines’ Orlando, Florida, base. A month later, he was out of a job, after the company failed to find a way out of a second bankruptcy and collapsed in early May.
European retail investors are among those jockeying for a piece of the hotly anticipated SpaceX initial public offering, but some observers warn the deal could prove a bumpy ride for those without the resources that institutional investors have behind them.