Economics, Policy & Regulation
US Hedge Fund Activists Tackle CEOs
CSX is only the latest example of shareholder activists pushing for change in leadership.
North America
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Award Winners
North America Winners : Taxing Times
Coverage of North American regionalwinners of Global Finance magazine's 2017 awards for Best Treasury & Cash Management.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
US Border Tax Splits Trump, House Republicans
Donald Trump's policy plans put him in conflict with traditional Republicans in Congress and the states--in this case, his plans to impost tariffs to shape trade.
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.
News
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
<strong>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.</strong>
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Pharma Prices Raise Eyebrows
<strong>US: </strong>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.