BUSINESS

The group that bought the Waldorf Astoria is spending billions on other major U.S. hotel chains. Here’s why.

At a hearing Wednesday, Apple, McDonald’s, Google And Ikea will be asked about special arrangements they've negotiated in Europe.

Car companies need help protecting their increasingly connected cars, and one way to do that is by embracing the ethical hacking community.

The drugmaker, led by CEO Michael Pearson, faces a crucial test Tuesday after postponing 2015 results amid concerns over its business model.

This week, fresh forecasts released after the meeting will almost certainly signal a retreat to perhaps two or three rate hikes this year, economists predict.

Shares rise in Europe and Asia, adding to gains chalked up after last week’s stimulus package from the European Central Bank, as investors turn their attention to policy decisions from Washington, Tokyo and London.

The growth was spurred by major deals — such as the one signed by China Vanke and Shenzhen Metro Group — and reassurances from a state regulator about the continued presence of a state rescue fund.

Despite the global oversupply, Iran has accelerated production as it seeks to recover the output it lost under Western sanctions.

The proposal has come from a consortium led by Anbang Insurance Group, a Chinese company that already owns hotels in the U.S., including the Waldorf Astoria.

Monday’s ruling in Russia comes less than a month after the European Union revived a probe into the search giant’s ad practices.

Investors are awaiting several policy meetings by major central banks around the world this week — looking for insight into the overall state of the economy.

A strike by thousands of miners in northeast China has underscored the challenges the government faces in carrying out pledges to restructure loss-making industries.

Morgan Stanley predicted that investors will flock to bonds as safe havens instead of volatile stock markets.

China’s biggest property developer could spend up to $9.3 billion in a stock-and-cash deal to thwart a hostile takeover bid.

Following the completion of the deal, Citic would become China Overseas Land & Investment's second-largest shareholder.

With the economy shrinking again and prices flat, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to consider fresh stimulus.

The U.S. dollar wallowed at one-month lows against a basket of major currencies early on Monday with the Fed seen almost certain to stand pat at this week's policy review.

As the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting begins Monday, Asian shares started the week higher, buoyed by gains on Wall Street and glimmers of strength in weekend data from China.

The former employee claimed he was fired for trying to stop a colleague from deleting data.

The deal between the two major insurers still needs approval from federal antitrust regulators.

Iran is negotiating with Germany’s Siemens and U.S. company General Electric over oil and gas equipment, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Sunday.

China’s new securities regulator Liu Shiyu struck a cautious tone in his first public comments and defended Beijing’s intervention aimed at propping up stocks.

The Chinese company, which already owns New York City's Waldorf Astoria, would add iconic hotels in Washington and San Francisco.

Countries in the European Union will pay a price in the event the freedom of movement across borders is constricted because of a so-called Brexit or the refugee crisis.

The negotiations underscore Energy Transfer’s efforts to bolster its balance sheet after a plunge in oil prices complicated its acquisition of Williams Companies.

The former world No. 1 tennis star took to Facebook to slam "distorted and exaggerated" media reports.

Factories and retailers in the world’s second-largest economy performed worse than expected in the first two months of the year, official data show.

The rating agency’s move comes soon after it lowered China’s credit rating outlook citing factors such as rising debt burden and falling foreign-exchange reserves.

The call comes as policymakers the world over are struggling to revive their economies, which have been buffeted by slowing productivity and high debt.