A victory for liberal candidate Moon Jae-in, the favourite in Tuesday’s presidential elections in South Korea, would end nine years of conservative rule, and may energize what Mirae Asset Daewoo Co.’s investment strategist Peter Kim calls the “Occupy chaebol” movement. For shareholders of Samsung Electronics Co., the shifting political winds could mean more dividends and share buybacks. Popular angst ...

  Energy Secretary Rick Perry is right to say the U.S. needs a long-term solution to its massive nuclear waste problem. It also makes sense for Perry and some members of Congress to see Yucca Mountain as part of that solution — though many Nevadans promise to make sure it won’t be. But even if Yucca can survive the political ...

  Venezuela is slipping into chaos as President Nicolas Maduro called for the popular assembly last week in a fresh attempt to consolidate his hold on the nation. The opposition has refused to help draft a new constitution, calling the process fraudulent. The opposition coalition has accused Maduro of going against the country’s charter as any constitutional change requires the ...