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BP PLC has pulled off a string of deals in recent weeks that signal the British oil giant is looking to grow again after six years of retrenchment following the deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Multinationals operating in China are facing new delays in recent weeks, as Chinese regulators impose tougher restrictions on the movement of capital out of the country to slow the yuan’s decline.

Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz was arrested Monday on suspicion of bribing government officials in Guinea, Israeli authorities said, widening the fallout from a scandal involving one of the world’s richest iron-ore deposits.

Cities across northern China issued pollution alerts over the weekend, signaling a new willingness to pay an economic price for cleaner air.

Lands’ End has named Jerome Griffith, a motorcycle enthusiast and retail veteran who most recently ran luggage purveyor Tumi Holdings, as its next chief executive.

The EU contends Ireland has been “inconsistent” and “not systematic” in its treatment of multinational companies like Apple, according to a newly disclosed filing.

Find out how the Barefoot Executive, Carrie Wilkerson, built her empire.

General Motors Co. will cut car production at several U.S. assembly plants in January to reduce swollen inventories, the latest auto maker adjusting to softening demand after a seven-year growth spurt.

The battle for control of the Tata Group took an unexpected turn Monday as Cyrus Mistry, the ousted head of the group’s holding company, resigned from his positions on the boards of five of the group’s biggest companies.

The U.S. Air Force general in charge of the F-35 fighter jet program disputed President-elect Donald Trump’s contention that costs have run out of control, saying the days of price and schedule overruns largely ended in 2011.

Japan’s SoftBank is pumping $1 billion into OneWeb, which aims to use hundreds of satellites to provide internet access in rural areas and developing countries, in a fundraising round that values the startup at roughly $2.5 billion.

You don’t have to apologize for thinking it’s sane to stay in your hard-earned comfort zone.

First determine your ‘why’ and then your ‘how’ will become clear.

After years of missteps, the software giant is among the few titans of the 1990s to figure out the post-desktop world. One cultural change: CEO Satya Nadella took aim at the company’s “not invented here” bias.

Outlaw Country, founded by rocker Steven Van Zandt, is a model for how the satellite-radio giant plans to take on Spotify, Pandora and AM/FM radio

What you need to know to land a $10,000 to $50,000 loan.

She sought to solve one problem, but discovered a bigger one in the process.

The U.S. economy is strong, with unemployment near the lowest in a decade, and home prices notching records. But the number of single-family homes under construction remains at recessionary levels.

Marketing, finance, focus and adaptability will help you weather major challenges.

William Ackman and Chipotle Mexican Grill reached a settlement that gives the activist investor two seats on the burrito maker’s board.

If two’s a bit too much company for your business, the solo route could help you maintain control while offering valuable personal-liability protection.

Will New York’s freelancer rights bill spread to other cities? Stay tuned.

House Republicans plan to press ahead with a business-tax plan that has drawn criticism from retailers, refiners and other importers, the chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee said on Friday.

After years of helping others, this young entrepreneur decided to help himself.

Founders will find vast opportunities if they locate near Midwestern hubs of industry.

President-elect Donald Trump is set to nominate Republican Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina as his budget director, which would place a fiscal conservative who has warned against larger deficits in charge of the White House Office of Management and Budget.

Saudi Arabia is re-evaluating its multibillion-dollar U.S. financial strategy because of shifts in the American political landscape, including whether to go elsewhere with the public stock debut of its state oil firm.

The considerable marketing muscle behind “Super Mario Run” propelled Nintendo’s first smartphone action game to the top of Apple’s app-store charts.

A judge has denied WPP’s motion to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit by JWT employee Erin Johnson, as well as lifted a “stay of discovery,” enabling Ms. Johnson’s lawyers to subpoena witnesses as the case continues in court.

Activity trackers, treat-dispensing webcams, even a game console–for dogs? Joanna Stern’s pup puts the latest in pet “innovation” to the test.

Did you know that Pepsi used to be called ‘Brad’s Drink’?

French drug giant Sanofi is in talks for a deal with Actelion Pharmaceuticals, according to people familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson abandoned its pursuit of the Swiss drug company.

The battle for sales of outdoor projector Star Shower Motion shows how frequent online price changes have challenged the retail industry.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state complicates challenges facing Exxon Mobil Corp., which must manage a transition to a new CEO but also the scrutiny Mr. Tillerson’s new public role could bring.

An analysis released Tuesday of more than three decades of death records found that what kills Americans across the U.S. differs widely by region and even by county.

From public speaking to app development to building a personal brand with Gary Vaynerchuk, these courses are too good to pass by.

Start with an understanding that “the right people are worth everything.”

Google’s self-driving car project got an official name, Waymo LLC, and became a stand-alone business unit within the Alphabet empire, setting an expectation that the effort soon will make money.

Goldman Sachs plans to elevate David Solomon and Harvey Schwartz to be top lieutenants to CEO Lloyd Blankfein, according to people familiar with the matter, filling a void left by No. 2 executive Gary Cohn, who is leaving the bank to join the Trump administration.

General Motors Co. asked the court to maintain a bankruptcy shield for some lawsuits over faulty ignition switches after a lower court ruled the auto maker’s failure to reveal the safety defect violated consumers’ legal rights.

U.S. regulators slapped Wells Fargo with new regulatory sanctions, saying the firm failed to address alleged “deficiencies” in a plan to manage its own bankruptcy without a taxpayer bailout.

Measurement firm Nielsen and location data company Foursquare are teaming up to help marketers better understand when online advertising drives people into physical stores.

Shareholders allege director Marc Andreessen privately coached the CEO by text message on how to win over other members of the board.

Coca-Cola said Friday that Muhtar Kent would resign from his role as chief executive in May 2017, to be succeeded by James Quincey, the beverage company’s president and operating chief.

Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn is the leading candidate to serve as director of the White House National Economic Council, two Trump transition advisers said Friday, putting alums of the prominent Wall Street investment bank into the top two economic jobs of the new administration.

Many of Silicon Valley’s most prominent executives are expected to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s tech meeting in New York this Wednesday, people familiar with the plans said Saturday.

Time to get Fido-friendly.

U.K.-based Vodafone, the world’s second-biggest mobile carrier by subscribers, aims to be one of two ‘premium’ players—it doesn’t matter which—in each of its 26 countries.

Anticipate needs, don’t lose your cool, and manage expectations, just to start.

21st Century Fox is in late-stage discussions to buy all of Sky PLC, the U.K.’s market-leading pay-TV provider, in a $14 billion deal, as Fox moves to consolidate its holdings.

The only people who find success are those who go out there and see what happens.

Chicken-companies will get another chance in coming days to smooth investors’ ruffled feathers over questions about poultry pricing that have pressured share prices.

Donald Trump’s dust-up with a local labor leader over a Carrier Corp. factory in Indiana has alarmed some union officials, even as they hope the incoming president can make good on his promises to create and retain jobs.

Three months after trumpeting the AirPods as a breakthrough technology, Apple still hasn’t made them available. The company says it needs time before the wireless airbuds are ready for consumers.

Microsoft is working with Qualcomm to spawn a new breed of tablets and notebooks that promise to diversify the software giant’s technology base and give the chip maker access to new markets.

Shares of Japanese telecom giant SoftBank rose 6.2% after CEO Masayoshi Son met Donald Trump, reviving hopes for a megadeal in the U.S.

It takes a mix of strategy, luck and conviction.

Your company should be doing both.

The CEOs of AT&T and Time Warner defended their proposed $85 billion merger to lawmakers, trying to navigate a tricky political landscape in which President-elect Donald Trump has expressed hostility to the deal.

The U.S. Surgeon General called surging e-cigarette use by children and young adults “a major public health concern” and recommended increased regulation and taxation of the products in a report set to be released Thursday.

Freelancers work hard for their money. Entrepreneurs work hard to set up systems that make them money.

About 45.2 million passengers are expected to fly globally on U.S. airlines during the 21-day holiday period from Dec. 16 through Jan. 5, up 3.5% from the same period in 2015, according to the leading airline trade group.

Shell said it had signed an agreement with Iran’s state oil company to explore future projects, signaling that giant energy companies are unlikely to be deterred by President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to undo the Iran nuclear deal.

Glassdoor recently released its annual Employees’s Choice Awards list.

Ree Drummond, the food blogger who has translated her life on a ranch in Pawhuska, Okla. into a mini-empire of books, housewares products and a Food Network cooking show, is hitting the newsstands next year.

Whatever your business, the fundamentals of growth are the same.

Donald Trump is going to discover, just as previous presidents have, that altering the forces of economics is harder than it seems at first, Greg Ip writes.

The dollar is on a tear, and that is shaping corporate strategy on both sides of the Atlantic. U.S. exporters are bracing for tough times. For European exporters, by contrast, the dollar’s strength has created opportunity.

The Senate approved legislation aimed at speeding up Food and Drug Administration approvals, which is expected to usher in a new, more industry-friendly era of drug and device regulation.

Ad-spending growth is poised for a significant slowdown in 2017, due to economic and political uncertainty, according to the latest forecast from IPG’s Magna Global

Former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has spent hundreds of millions of dollars of his fortune over the past decade fighting tobacco use in the developing world. Now, with cigarette use declining globally, he is deepening his campaign.

Founder Ren Zhengfei’s intense style looms large at world’s No. 3 smartphone maker, where employees are rewarded for things like forgoing vacations and overtime.

After prices and rates dropped, regulators and lenders made it harder for borrowers to get loans. ‘The people with access to credit have become rich.’

President-elect Donald Trump widens the circle of candidates for the nation’s top diplomatic job, a list that now includes Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson.

The Obama administration said it had denied a permit needed to complete the last leg of an oil pipeline across the Midwest, prompting cheers from opponents but warnings that the move could be short-lived since President-elect Donald Trump supports the project.

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Donald Trump criticized Rexnord for its plans to move a factory from Indianapolis to Mexico, the second time the president-elect has pressed an attack against a U.S. company set to shift production abroad.

Communication is the key to success when it comes to finding a compromise for you and your family.

Keywords: Creating artificial intelligence systems that can be used for a variety of problems, and not just the narrow applications to which the technology has been put so far, could take decades, writes Christopher Mims.

Smithfield Foods plans to cut a quarter of its carbon emissions over eight years, working with onetime environmental critics on a move the pork producer hopes will trim costs and burnish its brand.

President-elect Donald Trump and his emerging team are confident their proposed tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks will spark a dramatic upswing in economic growth. Two forces will make that tough: an aging population and stagnant productivity.

Here’s how to keep your business out of legal trouble.

Donald Trump’s choice for Treasury secretary said there will be “no absolute tax cut” for high-income households, a promise at odds with tax proposals from Mr. Trump and House Republicans.

Airbnb agreed for the first time to enforce legal limits on the number of nights a year a host can rent out a home, a major concession as the company is assailed by regulators in the U.S. and Europe.

Discover what makes a startup successful and how you can apply those essentials to your own business plans.

CBS has landed the rights to stream National Football League games on its stand-alone digital platform CBS All Access, the broadcaster said Thursday.

Young Jack Bonneau is killing it. Why are so many Americans surprised?

Greg Hayes’ pilgrimage to Trump Tower ended roughly two weeks of intensive talks between representatives of Vice President-elect Pence and United Technologies. Under the deal, the company will get $7 million over 10 years to keep jobs in Indiana.

The president-elect vowed to punish U.S. companies that shift jobs overseas as he praised a deal that would save about 800 factory jobs in Indiana.

There are so many unknowns when you launch a business that mostly what you think will happen doesn’t. That’s just something else you have to factor in.

Facebook’s artificial intelligence know-how could help tackle some of its most pressing problems, such as the spread of misleading news, but executives say the social network first needs policies to guide how best to apply such capabilities.

A massive aluminum stockpile has been shipped from a Mexican desert to a remote Vietnamese port, an unusual series of moves tied to businesses associated with a Chinese billionaire.

Customers who owe more than their cars are worth are getting financing incentives including rebates, long loan terms—even cash.

From fearless entrepreneurs to advancements in smart technology, get ready for innovation.

The total income reported on the top 400 individual tax returns rose 20% in 2014, according to Internal Revenue Service data released Thursday.

Discover the five factors that banks analyze to determine whether to approve your small-business loan application.

Entrepreneurs across the country are shaping small cities.

Experienced restaurateurs share their best advice for starting and growing a successful restaurant.

Activist investor Elliott Management called for change at Cognizant, a $34.6 billion IT-outsourcing firm whose growth prospects have been upended by the rise of cloud computing.

Decide what you can begin today and you’ll stop worrying about what to do with your life.

Texas has much to lose if the Nafta free-trade deal is changed significantly, and business owners in the state are hoping President-elect Donald Trump won’t carry out his threats to revamp the agreement.

From public speaking to app development to building a personal brand with Gary Vaynerchuk, these courses are too good to pass by.

You should be keeping track of every aspect of your business — every day.

Tesla Motors has come under fire from the SEC for using prohibited accounting metrics and sharing that information with investors, according to regulatory correspondence.

Allstate Corp. said Monday it had agreed to acquire privately-held Squaretrade Inc., which sells warranties for electronic products, in a deal worth about $1.4 billion.

Time Inc. rejected two overtures from Edgar Bronfman Jr. and Access Industries that offered at least $18 per share for the country’s largest magazine publisher, according to people familiar with the matter.

To prepare for the flood of holiday orders just under way, Amazon.com has been using technology ranging from touch screens to robots to shrink the time it takes to train new hires at its warehouses to as little as two days.

A slide in the share of young adult smokers who choose Marlboro cigarettes has been arrested by Philip Morris’s introduction of a lower-priced alternative to its traditional Reds.

U.S. highway safety regulators raised concerns over General Motors Co.’s plan to halt semiautonomous vehicles with unresponsive motorists, the latest push from government officials to police development of self-driving cars.

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to make America energy-independent. He may receive an unintended boost next week in the form of an oil production cut by OPEC, which could raise crude prices.

Blood-testing company got much of its funding from high-profile private investors who weren’t part of the ecosystem that typically backs startups and could see their stakes wiped out.

Get ready to snuggle up with some high quality, free content over your extended weekend.

Stripe, whose software is used by businesses to accept and track digital payments, will be valued at $9.2 billion in a new funding round that is being completed, the company said.

The owners of Hamburg Sud, the world’s seventh-biggest shipping container operator in terms of capacity, are considering putting the business up for sale as the industry battles a prolonged slump.

As the U.S. labor market tightens and the population of undocumented immigrants shrinks, employers in industries such as hospitality, construction and agriculture are scrambling to fill jobs they say Americans don’t want.

Italian chocolate maker Ferrero International SA said Friday it has reached a deal to buy some of the assets controlled by United Biscuits Ltd.

Teen retailers have taken a beating in the past year as young consumers eschew uniformity and turn to lesser-known or fast-fashion options.

The sale of South Korea’s STX Offshore has been stopped after a Seoul bankruptcy court handling the case disqualified a bidder that hoped to buy all of the company’s assets as a package.

While European utilities have been selling off coal-fired power plants at a brisk pace, spurred by falling electricity prices and new anti-carbon rules, Czech firm Energetický a Průmyslový has been standing by to snap them up.

Johnson & Johnson has approached Swiss biopharmaceutical company Actelion about a possible deal, the two companies said Friday.

Walt Disney Co. has another holiday-season hit on its hands.

BP PLC has agreed to buy a 10% stake in Eni SpA’s super-giant Zohr gas field offshore Egypt, expanding an already extensive footprint in the country.

Besides providing great food and outstanding service, discover what else can you do to draw customers in to your new restaurant.

Deutsche Lufthansa will cancel 876 of 3,000 scheduled flights Wednesday because of a pilots’ strike and faces more disruption on Thursday as unions plan to extend their walkout.

Health-insurance premiums for Alaskans have been soaring almost 40% a year. That prompted the state government to make a novel move: to pay health costs for about 500 of the sickest residents to hold down premiums for everyone else.

South Korean prosecutors raided the Samsung conglomerate’s offices as a scandal surrounding the country’s president and her top advisers crept deeper into the nation’s largest business group.

Imagine snacks at your door in 10 minutes or less.

Looking to attract a larger crowd? Here’s how you can expand your personal training.

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking a sweeping regulation set to qualify millions more Americans for overtime pay Dec. 1, delivering a blow to one of President Barack Obama’s signature workplace rules.

The number of vehicles in operation hit a record in the U.S. as the average lifespan of cars and trucks continues to get longer, giving a boost to service providers and parts makers.

U.S. beverage calories per person declined only 0.2% in 2015, a slower rate of decrease than in earlier years, despite efforts by the likes of Coke and Pepsi to cut such calories in the American diet by 20% over a decade.

Nations have started to coalesce around a China-led trade group after U.S. President-elect Trump reiterated plans to withdraw from American-led trade pact.

U.S. employers have spent months adjusting employee schedules, job duties and pay ahead of a new overtime rule set to take effect next week. But an order from a federal judge on Tuesday puts the fate of the rule into question.

Mentors and advisors are known to back out of the deal entirely if a legal agreement is too confusing and intimidating.

Poultry companies will be required to verify the accuracy of information they submit for a benchmark used to set chicken prices at supermarkets.

Volkswagen’s brand chief said the company, which is coming off a bruising year, expects to boost revenue from in-car digital services and aims to sell one million electric vehicles annually by 2025.