The French government has made it clear what President Emmanuel Macron meant by a reform of the European Union (EU) accession process, which he sees as a prerequisite to the bloc’s further enlargement. The proposed process wouldn’t be much of an improvement on the current one; rather, Macron appears to be trying to drown the issue of further EU enlargement ...

After HP Inc. rebuffed Xerox Holdings Corp.’s attempted $34 billion takeover attempt, don’t be surprised if the printer company’s next step is to say, “You don’t buy us, we buy you.” But don’t expect any offer to be generous. A counteroffer from its bigger rival may have been Xerox’s plan all along. The two companies have been involved in tentative ...

You know times are hard in provincial South Korea when the guy selling walkers and hearing aids can only make ends meet by day trading. Ho Cheol Lee, 52, keeps his eyes on flashing stock quotes while his shop, crammed with wheelchairs, canes and other equipment for seniors, sits empty. Lee has run the store for roughly two decades, and ...