BUSINESS

The limit on new coal plants in certain parts of China could signal more negative tidings for the long-suffering U.S. and global coal industries.

The consumer products company has been shrinking its portfolio to focus on faster-growing brands such as Tide detergent and Gillette shaving products.

Leading U.S. solar power firms begin reporting first-quarter 2016 earnings this week, just after a clean energy giant went bankrupt.

Investors are still treading cautiously ahead of meetings of the U.S. Federal Reserve Wednesday and the Bank of Japan Thursday.

The London-based bank posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and said restructuring costs were in line with its plans.

The Japanese automaker also announced Tuesday that it has set up a three-member investigation committee to look into the fuel test scandal.

The German automaker displaced Toyota from the top spot in the first quarter of 2016 despite the emissions scandal that broke in September.

Analysts at PricewaterhouseCoopers said in a report that slowing economic growth will not affect the rapid expansion of overseas takeovers by Chinese businesses.

In the first quarter, the British oil giant reported a net loss of $485 million, beating analysts’ estimates significantly.

The Malaysian fund, which also has been burdened with over $12 million debt, has been accused of mismanagement and corruption.

Investors have said concerns over the value of the business have been a major reason behind the lack of recovery in Toshiba’s share price following an accounting scandal last year.

The new round of funding for the financial affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is the single biggest private funding for an internet business.

The victory for state-owned naval contractor DCNS Group marks a vote of confidence for France's defense industry.

Growth was the slowest seen since the second quarter of last year due to poor exports and stumbling capital investment.

The chemicals and seed producer said its global cost savings and restructuring plan was on track and still expects savings of $730 million this year.

Most of the chain's restaurants are independently owned, Ed Rensi said, but he wouldn't address how McDonald’s charges store owners.

Asian stocks were on the defensive Tuesday as investors braced for central bank policy meetings in the U.S. and Japan.

Investor Lynn Tilton, briefly the subject of a reality TV show, touts Patriarch’s goal as rescuing troubled companies and preserving American jobs.

Compensation rose 3 percent to a median $14.5 million for the nation’s top 100 CEOs in 2015.

Even as stocks pushed toward new heights in the past week, fewer big money managers considered themselves bullish on the course of the market.

Investors are staying away from risky assets one day before the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting.

Sales rose in the Midwest and South but were unchanged in the Northeast. Markets were little moved by the data.

Saudi Arabia’s deputy prince said the kingdom plans to sell a stake of less than 5 percent in its behemoth oil company.

Drugmaker Perrigo said Monday it will replace Joseph Papa — who will become the CEO of Valeant — with President John Hendrickson.

Up to 11,000 jobs are under threat after the struggling retail chain British Homes Stores was unable to find a buyer.

Jia Yueting, a billionaire entrepreneur and owner of LeEco, sees a car as "a smart mobile device on four wheels, essentially no different to a cellphone or tablet."

The Canadian aviation giant reportedly discussed setting up an airline in Qeshm Free Zone on an island in southern Iran during a meeting with local officials.

Analysts expect the company to report revenue of $4.24 billion in the three-month period ending March 31, down from revenue of $4.47 billion in the year-earlier period.

SWIFT told Reuters it was aware of malware targeting its clients and added that it would release a software update Monday.