The Trump Organization has revealed plans for "American Idea", a new three-star hotel chain with a patriotic flair, echoing Trump's campaign slogan about putting America first.

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The problem isn't globalisation per se, but the rise of what Henry James called a 'hotel civilisation'.

The World Bank has maintained its forecast that global growth will improve to 2.7 per cent this year, citing a pick-up in manufacturing and trade, improved market confidence and a recovery in commodity prices.

Just after 8 am, a woman descends from the ceiling at the Bud Walton Arena, 30 miles from Walmart's headquarters.

In the rugged heart of New Zealand's South Island, a high-altitude desert where the men of Middle-Earth made their last stand in the "Lord of the Rings" movies has become a battlefield once again -- this time over water, as intensive dairying has contaminated its green scenery.

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Two high-profile executives quit Donald Trump's advisory council and Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein took to Twitter for the first time ever to express disapproval at his decision to ditch the Paris climate accord.

President Donald Trump just made good on his campaign vow to leave the Paris climate accord. Now, the hard part: making coal great again.

The idea is to cut costs on the expensive 'last-mile of deliveries', when packages are driven to customers' homes.

Once one of China's most powerful steel executive will serve 15 years in prison after corruption and bribery conviction.

​A former New York maths teacher allegedly graduated from ripping off his students of a few hundred dollars 14 years ago to scamming billionaires millions of dollars.

American taxpayers may have overpaid for Mylan's EpiPen shot by as much as $US1.27 billion ($1.71 billion) over the last decade, according to a US government report.

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It is easy to think of the Commonwealth as a mere relic of empire. But it could be the future face of globalisation.

Uber suffers a $US708 million loss in the first quarter as its head of finance joins the exodus of top execs leaving the company.

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Trump's next Twitter misfire could be deadly serious if his account isn't better protected.

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The climate genie, already out of the bottle, just got that bit harder to put back in.

James Packer's former business partner, billionaire Lawrence Ho, reportedly said in an interview that Crown and other gaming companies had upset the Chinese government by engaging staff in China despite a ban on the marketing of gambling.

After losing her most glamorous retail partners amid the controversies and boycotts that have marked her father's move into the White House, Ivanka Trump has gone downmarket. At its heart, Ivanka Trump is now a celebrity brand, not a designer fashion house. It's the messy discount rack, not the gleaming glass jewellery case.

Uber has fired Anthony Levandowski, the star engineer at the centre of its high-stakes legal fight over driverless cars.

Hyundai and its affiliate Kia Motors were not long ago ranked third among foreign car brands in China, but recent sales have been hit by a consumer backlash.

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​Pay packages for America's top executives once again climbed in 2016 after slipping the year before.

The retirement funding gap is expected to grow to the equivalent of $400,000 per person by 2050, adjusted for wage inflation, which is larger than the size of the global economy. Australia is one of the six countries with the biggest pensions.

Alan Hassenfeld became the toy industry's newest billionaire after shares of Monopoly maker Hasbro closed at a record high on Wednesday.

Once again, it's the German speakers who pinch their pennies.

Israeli businessman Beny​ Steinmetz has labelled George Soros "nuts" and accused him of trying to upset his hopes of developing the Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea, according to a media report.

The Chinese government has criticised international ratings agency Moody's, saying its first ratings downgrade in 30 years was based on "inappropriate methods" of pro cyclical rating.

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President Donald Trump's first budget is simply an extended tweet and truly remarkable in its unseriousness. To see why, try for a moment to take it seriously.

Target has agreed to pay $US18.5 million ($24.78 million) to settle investigations by dozens of US states over a 2013 hack of its database, in which the personal information of millions of customers was stolen.

Ford Motors is replacing embattled Chief Executive Mark Fields with a turnaround specialist who has been leading the automaker's moves into self-driving cars.

Roger Ailes, who died Thursday at the age of 77, left behind a legacy as a builder of a conservative media empire and a strategist for dozens of political campaigns.