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Mexico Cancels Trump Meeting
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto canceled a planned meeting with President Donald Trump after the U.S. president increased pressure on Mexico to pay for a border wall. 1404
Gloom Descends on Mexico’s Nafta Capital
President Trump’s threat to renegotiate Nafta and build a wall has created deep anxiety in Monterrey, a northern Mexico industrial hub where foreign investment has lifted tens of thousands of workers into the middle class and made mighty industrialist families even richer.
Verizon Is Weighing a Combination With Cable Firm Charter
Verizon Communications is exploring a combination with Charter Communications that would unite two giants in search of growth in a rapidly consolidating media and telecom landscape.
J&J’s $30 Billion Biotech Deal Carves Out Drug-Discovery Unit
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to acquire Actelion, Europe’s biggest biotech firm, for $30 billion, bolstering the U.S. drug giant in rare-disease treatments. Actelion will spin off its drug-discovery operations.
Trump Attends GOP Lawmakers’ Gathering
President Donald Trump is in Philadelphia Thursday to meet with House and Senate Republicans at a corporate-backed policy retreat. He is expected to face a familiar tableau: Thousands of protesters.
Trump Plans Action on Unsubstantiated Voter-Fraud Claims
President Donald Trump plans to take executive action to advance his call this week for a major investigation into his widely discredited assertion that the 2016 election featured extensive voter fraud. 59
U.K.’s May Faces Balancing Act in Talking Trade With Trump
When Theresa May meets Donald Trump, she will carry out a balancing act: Lay the groundwork for a trade deal without antagonizing European leaders.
Details Emerge About Jeffrey Katzenberg’s New-Media Venture
A regulatory filing shows longtime Hollywood executive Jeffrey Katzenberg has raised nearly $600 million to invest in digital and technology ventures.
U.K. Judge Blocks Nigeria Oil Spill Suits Against Shell
Royal Dutch Shell can’t be sued by two Nigerian communities in U.K. courts, a judge ruled, dealing a blow to efforts to seek damages in European courts for oil spills in the West African country.
American Cars in Japan: Lost in Translation
One thing hasn’t changed since the 1980s when Donald Trump started criticizing Japan over trade: Japanese consumers still buy hardly any American cars.
Brazil Seeks Arrest of Businessman Eike Batista
Brazilian police on Thursday were seeking to arrest Eike Batista, the former billionaire whose industrial empire collapsed in 2013, with prosecutors saying he had left the country and his lawyers saying he would cooperate with investigators.
Ahead of the Tape
Donald Trump’s 4% Growth Target Is Easier Said Than Done
Friday’s GDP report will highlight just how difficult—if not impossible—it will be for U.S. economic growth to rebound to President Trump’s target.
Alibaba Affiliate in Deal for MoneyGram International
The world’s most valuable financial technology company, Ant Financial Services Group of China, is expanding in the U.S. with a major acquisition.
Welcome to the Virgin Islands, Which Are Swimming in Debt
The U.S. territory is running out of options as it faces rising debt and pension obligations, a declining population and tepid response to proposed new bond offerings. 60
Heard on the Street
Bristol-Myers Squibb: Make Lemonade From Lemons
Shareholders shouldn’t give up on Bristol-Myers Squibb just yet.
Former Employee Wins Legal Feud to Open Up Startup’s Books
A former manager at privately held Domo Inc. has prevailed in a legal fight to obtain financial records from the company, affirming the rights of startup investors and employee shareholders.
Elon Musk Tweets About Mysterious Tunnel Project
Weeks after tweeting that traffic was driving him nuts, the SpaceX and Tesla founder says he plans to start digging a tunnel in a month or so.
China Seeks to Calm U.S. Over Its Semiconductor Ambitions
Amid escalating tensions, China’s technology ministry is playing down China’s semiconductor ambitions and contending that U.S. concerns over the issue are overblown.
Google Parent Alphabet Earnings: What to Watch
Google parent Alphabet Inc. is scheduled to announce fourth-quarter earnings after the market closes Thursday. Here’s what you need to know.
World
Gambia’s Ex-Leader Left His Mark—and a Grim Legacy
Even after the departure of longtime President Yahya Jammeh, Gambia’s challenges reach beyond the drain of brain and muscle that will be hard to compensate for without a large-scale return of émigrés.
U.S.
Stadium Plan Revives Inglewood’s Real Estate
As the San Diego Chargers make plans to become the second National Football League team to move to the Los Angeles area, this sleepy suburb has emerged as an unlikely prize among moguls battling for dominance in sports and entertainment.
Prosecutors Try New Tack on Police Shootings
Prosecutors across the country are looking for new ways to handle police use-of-force cases, following a string of criticisms after fatal police shootings of black men didn’t result in prosecutions of officers.
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After Trump's TPP Withdrawal, What's Next for U.S. Trade Deals?
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Trump's Border Wall Order Shakes Up U.S.-Mexico Relations
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Slow Food Fast
Tomatillo-Chicharrón Guisado Recipe: 30 Minutes Or Less
In this easy recipe from Houston chef Hugo Ortega, fried pork rinds simmer down to a luscious consistency in a tangy tomatillo stew.
Museum Rewards Donor with Fake Art to Hang at Home
A collector gave Matisse and Manet originals to the Nelson-Atkins Museum and got souvenir copies to keep his walls from “getting lonely.”