In Interview, Carlos Ghosn Defends His Legacy

“Nobody’s going to take it from me,” said the fugitive former auto mogul, a symbol of globalism under pressure. Press Release Distribution Service

The Economy Is Expanding. Why Are Economists So Glum?

At an annual gathering of the profession, researchers presented evidence and talks that amounted to warnings on the state of the record-long expansion. Press Release Distribution Service

The Mystery of Teen Vogue’s Disappearing Facebook Article

The online magazine deleted a glowing story about Facebook after questions were raised about whether it was an ad. Press Release Distribution Service

To Guide the Labor Movement’s Future, She Looks to Its Past

Sara Horowitz founded the Freelancers Union and has a new company that bundles insurance for gig workers. Press Release Distribution Service

Facebook Won’t Take Down Misleading Political Ads

The tech giant said it would not impose limits on such advertising, despite pressure from liberal and conservative critics. Press Release Distribution Service

Right-Hand-Drive Cars: Not Just for Mail Carriers

Vehicles from Japan and Britain strike a chord with collectors looking for a different kind of wow factor. Press Release Distribution Service

たった1日休業したオーナーへのセブン-イレブンの仕打ち

商品棚が空っぽになっても、日本の硬直したコンビ二業界の文化の変革のため本部との闘いを続けると決意する松本実敏オーナー。 Press Release Distribution Service

I’ll Share My Salary if You Share Yours

Forget talking about our sex lives. The m›odern woman is talking about money. Press Release Distribution Service

Michael Bloomberg’s Jobs Plan Is Focused on Place Over Class

The wealthy former mayor of New York is emphasizing geographic inequality in his bid for the White House. Press Release Distribution Service

Fed Charts a New Path as Regulators Revisit Bank Rules for Poor Communities

Regulators disagree over how to tweak the rules, and a Federal Reserve governor offered an alternative to a proposal issued last month. Press Release Distribution Service

The Ukraine Plane Crash in Iran: Black Boxes and Other Questions

Initial statements from Iran and Ukraine were contradictory, and the cause of the crash remains unclear. The plane’s so-called black boxes could help, but Iranian officials may not turn them over to Boeing. Press Release Distribution Service

Taking Stock of the Boeing Crash and Iran Missile Attack

The crash in Tehran of a 737-800, which killed all 176 onboard, and Iranian strikes against military bases in Iraq moved markets. What’s next? Press Release Distribution Service

Stocks Rally as Iran Worries Ease and Corporate Outlook Brightens

Stocks rallied, and oil fell, after it became clear that Iran and the United States were backing away from further confrontation. Press Release Distribution Service

Japan minister launches counterattack after Ghosn blasts justice system

Japan’s justice minister launched a rare and forceful public takedown of auto executive-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn after he blasted the country’s legal system as allowing him “zero chance” of a fair trial as he sought to justify his escape to Beirut. Press Release Distribution Service

Lebanon bans ex-Nissan boss Ghosn from traveling: judicial sources

A Lebanese prosecutor imposed a travel ban on former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday, judicial sources said, after he was questioned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges. Press Release Distribution Service

Walsh to bow out after building British Airways parent IAG

Willie Walsh, who created British Airways’ parent firm IAG by dragging old-fashioned flag carriers into the modern-age of budget flying, is to retire and will be replaced by Iberia boss Luis Gallego. Press Release Distribution Service

How Big Tech is helping transform cars into smartphones

Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to do the same thing for your car. Press Release Distribution Service

Factbox: A look at British Airways-owner IAG’s new first-in-command

Willie Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways-owner IAG , will step down from the airlines group he helped to build later this year and hand the reins to Luis Gallego. Press Release Distribution Service

Samsung sets up anti-corruption panel as chief faces trials

South Korea’s Samsung Group, whose leader faces trials over a bribery scandal involving former president Park Geun-hye, has appointed external experts to a new oversight panel to stamp out criminal conduct, the chief of the committee said on Thursday. Press Release Distribution Service

Lebanon seeks Ghosn file from Japan-Lebanese judicial source

Lebanese judicial authorities have asked Japan for its file on Carlos Ghosn, including the charges against him, and will not question him again until the information is received, a Lebanese judicial source told Reuters on Thursday after Ghosn was questioned. Press Release Distribution Service

Oil steadies around levels prevailing before U.S.-Iran attacks

Oil prices steadied on Thursday after the previous session’s sharp losses on the back of swelling U.S. crude stocks and easing fears of an escalation in conflict between the United States and Iran. Press Release Distribution Service

Democratic lawmaker rebukes Wells Fargo rebate request

Democratic Representative Katie Porter, a first-term lawmaker known as a tough Wall Street critic, accused Wells Fargo & Co of passing on costs associated with its wide-ranging scandals to third parties, in a scathing letter sent to the bank’s new chief executive on Thursday. Press Release Distribution Service

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