Harvey Weinstein work puts new glare on celebrity lawyer
David Boies' role as a hard-nosed litigator representing corporations has earned him lavish payouts but created big potential conflicts.
Merkel's tortuous path toward a coalition
Since her party won just 30.2 per cent of the vote in September, the chancellor has struggled to bridge a yawning gap between prospective coalition partners.
RBNZ brings forward rate-hike forecast
New Zealand's central bank signaled it may need to raise interest rates slightly earlier than previously expected as capacity pressures and a weaker currency stoke inflation.
EU gives UK weeks to make Brexit offer
Unless London makes a big financial offer this month, the bloc may be unable to adopt guidelines for the transition talks at a crucial summit in December.
Xi pushes back at Trump's attacks
The Chinese President reminded his US counterpart that America's "big three" automakers sold more than 5 million vehicles in China last year.
May tested again as minister resigns
British aid minister Priti Patel was forced from office over undisclosed meetings with Israeli officials as PM Theresa May sought to reassert her diminished authority.
Murdoch's Saudi prince sold Fox stake
The exit of the Saudi Prince leaves the Murdoch family's 21st Century Fox vulnerable to a protest vote next week.
Murdoch loyalist says mogul 'vulnerable'
Rupert Murdoch's control of 21st Century Fox is threatened by the loss of an important ally, according to one of his long-time commentators.
Lies, damned lies and rich lists
The world's proliferating rich lists have clear weaknesses. Some compilers are more scrupulous than others.
An Indo-Pacific quad is the right response to Beijing
Deferring to China 10 years ago on a four-way link with Japan, India, and the US did nothing to stop Beijing's assertiveness.
Ross 'lied' about his wealth to make Forbes list
The magazine says the Commerce Secretary "lied to us" about his net worth, exaggerating it by billions of dollars to make the widely-cited "...
