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Tillersons Test: To Manage Relations With Kremlin

ExonMobil’s CEO Rex Tillerson went overnight from dark-horse candidate to president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of State. If confirmed, Tillerson might prove to have the toughestposition in the new cabinet as he wrestles with strife around the world anda new relationship with Russia.

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Trudeau Seeks Infrastructure Bank To Boost Investment

Justin Trudeau's government wants to boost infrastructure spending, but without using tax dollars, so it's establishing a bank to attract private money.

Features

Foreign Financial Folk Turn Bullish On Trump

As the reality of a Donald Trump presidency sinks in with the world's markets, financial professionals and economic groups are choosing to look at the stimulus that could result from the election of the real estate developer turned reality show star.

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New Head at Caterpillar Faces Slow Growth

Caterpillar, the US-based leader in the machinery and engine industry, announced thatin January Doug Umpleby, a longtime Caterpillar executive, will succeedDoug Oberhelman as the company’s CEO. He will be challenged by slow growth worldwide.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Wells Fargo To Grow Online, Probably Close Branches

Tim Sloan, newCEO of Wells Fargo, will likely close branches and seek growth online, but even that may not be enough to helpthe San Francisco-based bank change direction in the wake of its cross-selling scandal.

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Adidas Favors Outside Track

Will bringing in an outsider revive the brand with fresh insight or cause it to stumble on the turns?

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Monsanto Deal In Hand, Bayer Faces Regulators

In potentially the biggest foreign corporate takeover ever by a German company, Bayer seeks to buyMonsanto for 62 billion. Werner Bauman gets into agribusiness.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Obama: US To Lift Sanctions On Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has a change of heart regarding US sanctions against her country.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Pharma Prices Raise Eyebrows

US: Heather Bresch, the CEO of Mylan, an American pharmaceuticals company, finds herself at the center of one of the biggest pharma controversies in recent years: price-gouging.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Tax Clampdown Looks Beyond Apple

The EU hit Apple with a tax bill, but it's not the only company in regulators' sights.McDonalds, Facebook, Google and Amazonare being called on the carpet about tax practices too.

Awards

World’s Best Consumer Bank: On Keeping Customers Happy

Jennifer Tory, group head, personal and commercial banking at RBC, discusses the bank’s ongoing quest to blend its digital and physical channels for clients.

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Can Jet CEO Make Walmart.com Fly?

US | Wal-Mart’s decision to buy Jet.com, a fast-growing e-commerce company, for $3.3 billion is being viewed as a shrewd move for both companies—one that strengthens their ability to compete with Amazon.