Algerians need look no further than Egypt for a glimpse of how difficult any transition could be if they put off painful economic measures. In the four years after the 2011 ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt halved its foreign reserves while economic growth all but ground to a halt;...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, finalized the biggest divorce settlement in history on Thursday, leaving him with 75 percent of their stock in the tech giant and giving her nearly $36 billion in shares. MacKenzie Bezos said she would give all of her stake in The...

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will remain in custody until at least April 14, a Japanese court ruled on Friday, as prosecutors quiz him over fresh allegations of financial misconduct. The Tokyo District Court said in a statement it had accepted a request from prosecutors to detain the...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned France to drop plans for a tax on digital giants such as Facebook and Apple, saying it would hurt American business. The top US diplomat raised his objections as he met French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Washington during 70th...