Obama, Xi Commit To Climate Action

At a press conference in the White House, President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China discussed their willingness to work together to tackle the problem of climate change.

Sep 28th, 2015

At a press conference in the White House, President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China discussed their willingness to work together to tackle the problem of climate change.

eBook: Secrets of Rock Star CFOs

eBook: Secrets of Rock Star CFOs

Secrets of Rockstar CFOs is a new ebook based upon conversations with dozens of elite CFOs, from Silicon Valley startups to Fortune 500 multinationals.

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry during a press briefing at the White House, April 22, 2021.

US Weighs Sanctions on China Solar Over Forced Labor

Much of the world’s polysilicon comes through China’s Xinjiang province.

In this July 9, 2018, file photo, an advertisement for Xiaomi is displayed at a subway station in Hong Kong. China’s commerce ministry said Thursday that the removal of Xiaomi Corp. from a U.S. government blacklist was beneficial, a day after the U.S. reversed a ban on U.S. investments in the smartphone maker imposed by former President Donald Trump.

US Reverses Ban on Chinese Smartphone Maker

Xiaomi sued the U.S. government after the Trump administration blacklisted the company in January.

39th session of the General Conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Nov. 4, 2017.

Beyond Vaccines, UNESCO Wants More Science Shared

Experts say the pandemic has shown that sharing sensitive research is possible.

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Amazon Wins $300M EU Court Tax Ruling

The EU has taken aim at deals between individual countries and companies that ultimately lead EU states to compete against each other.

This satellite image from Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS, shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt on March 25.

Part of Suez Canal to Be Expanded in Wake of Debacle

Egypt plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the canal, where a stuck vessel closed off the crucial waterway in March.

In this file photo, workers discharge gas from a truck to supply a gas station with fuel in the Iztapalapa area of Mexico City.

Mexican Judge Rules Against President's Gas Law

The law allowed Mexico's government to seize private gas stations in case of "imminent danger to national security" — and give them to the state-owed Pemex.

A woman walks by an H&M clothing store at a shopping mall in Beijing on March 26, 2021. An American business group warned Tuesday, May 11, 2021 that government-instigated consumer boycotts of foreign shoe, clothing and other brands in China are making companies less willing to invest. Brands including Swedish retailer H&M, Adidas and Nike have been targeted by demands online for consumer boycotts. That came after state media criticized them for expressing concern about reports of possible forced labor by ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region of China's northwest.

China's Boycotts Are Spooking Investors

Retailers like H&M, Adidas and Nike have been targeted for boycotts after they voiced concerns over Chinese labor issues.

Delegates talk near an ElectraMeccanica single-user electric vehicle during the inaugural B.C. Tech Summit in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016.

3-Wheeled Car Factory Coming to US

It will produce 20,000 EVs each year.

EV Maker Picks IL for First-Ever US Plant

It will create 745 jobs initially and 1,400 within six years.

A forklift driver loads material for temporary shelters to be sent to India.

Long-Haul Carrier Emirates Shipping Free Aid to India

This should mean major savings for aid groups as airfreight costs have skyrocketed amid the pandemic.

In this April 29, 2021, file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Long March 5B rocket carrying a module for a Chinese space station lifts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang.

China Discounts Possible Harm from Falling Rocket

The rocket that launched the main module of China's first permanent space station is expected to plunge back to Earth at an unknown time and location.